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Bengal Nose

PoC avatarPosted on June 5, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 5, 2022

Bengal Nose – a comparison between a good nose and an affected nose – photo copyright Helmi Flick This page was first written, as I recall, in around 2009. It has been updated on more than one occasion including today … Continue reading →

Posted in Bengal cat | Tagged bengal breeders, Bengal cat, Bengal cats for sale, cat genetics, cat nose, cat's nose, genetic diseases, genetic disorders, inbreeding, inbreeding depression, inherited illnesses, pictures of cats | 20 Replies

Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) should revise breed standards as the Kennel Club has done for the French bulldog

PoC avatarPosted on December 2, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2021

The Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) has been under pressure for decades to revise the breed standard i.e. the guidelines, for the flat-faced cat breeds namely the Exotic Shorthair, the Persian and the Himalayan. I hope that the pressure has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Breeding | Tagged breed standards, breeding cats, Cat Associations, cat breed standards, cat breeding, cat fancy, dog breeding, exotic shorthair, extreme breeding, flat-faced persian, himalayan cat, inbreeding, selective breeding | Leave a reply

Herman the Exotic Shorthair passed away 25.05.2019

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 26, 2021

Herman was the bug-eyed overbred Exotic Shorthair cat (a shorthaired Persian) who, due to his odd appearance, became one of those much heralded and celebrated online cat celebrities with many thousands of followers on Instagram and all the other social … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrity cats | Tagged cat celebrity, celebrity, celebrity cat, exotic shorthair, inbreeding, selective breeding

What does breeding true mean?

PoC avatarPosted on May 5, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 5, 2021

“Breeding true” means that the offspring look like their parents. It is achieved by “line breeding” which is a form of inbreeding which ideally does not transfer undesirable traits together with those traits that the breeder wants such as the … Continue reading →

Posted in breeding true | Tagged breed standard, breeding cats, cat breeding, cat fancy, cat fancy terminology, inbreeding, inbreeding depression, line breeding | Leave a reply

Inbred royals were less capable so what about inbred purebred cats?

PoC avatarPosted on April 3, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 3, 2021

Historians at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) studied the inbred monarchs of England and Scotland from 990 to 1800. They were inbred because marriages at that time were unions of convenience both politically and strategically. The most inbred monarch … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Breeding | Tagged Cat Appearance, cat fancy, cat health, cat intelligence, inbreeding, inbreeding depression | 1 Reply

Pictures of Ugly Cats

PoC avatarPosted on January 26, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 26, 2021

Here are seven pictures of ugly cats and it is very sad. It is not fun or even interesting. I am publishing them here for a serious reason but I don’t expect anyone to agree with my philosophical argument. They … Continue reading →

Posted in pictures of ugly cats | Tagged breeding, extreme breeding, genetic disorders, genetic mutation, inbreeding, pictures of cats, ugly cats | 4 Replies

Cat breeding: male stud’s living arrangements and tips

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2020

I’ve never bred domestic cats and have no desire to do so because I believe that all people should adopt a domestic cat companion from an animal shelter and when that task has been completely carried out and there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Breeding | Tagged breeding, cat breeding, cat fancy, inbreeding, stud cat

20 Sphynx cats rescued

PoC avatarPosted on November 25, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 25, 2020

NEAR EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – NEWS (COMMENT): CTV NEWS (and this story is unique) reports that an Edmonton cat rescue has taken in 20 Sphynx cats after they were removed from a home near Edmonton. It seems likely that this … Continue reading →

Posted in cat rescue | Tagged breeders, cat breeder, Cat News, cat rescue, crime, inbreeding, sphynx cat | 1 Reply

Why does the Manx cat have no tail?

PoC avatarPosted on June 29, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 29, 2020

Although there are ten imaginative hypotheses as to why Manx cats have no tails, there is one genuine and less colourful reason which is that the Manx gene cropped up spontaneously as a naturally occurring mutation on the Isle of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cat breed, cat breed history, cat evolution, cat genetics, evolution, genetic mutation, inbreeding, manx cat, manx cats | Leave a reply
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