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Cat’s breed with big eyes – Exotic Shorthair

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

exotic-shorthair1Exotic Shorthair is a breed created by humans., Around 1960 and was approved in America only since 1984, with numerous crosses made by breeders between the  Persian race  cats and other breeds with short hair and Russian Blue, British Shorthair etc.. During the evolution of new breeds, the kittens were chosen corresponding to the Persian standard, but they had a short and fluffy fur.
Persian breed has great popularity, which is demonstrated where the group exhibitions of their feline is always most participants. But considering that today’s lifestyle becomes increasingly agitated, Exotic Shorthair increasingly gain more ground. Called “Persian in pijamas” or “lazy man Persian, Exotic Shorthair keep their temper calm and affectionate, but require much less care . Because of its beauty and qualities, has spread very quickly both the Americas and the European  continent.

Morphological traits.

Breed exotic short hair, is characterized by a round head, big eyes and apart, which offers a mild look, with an almost ExoticShorthair2childish expression .The ears are firmly attached, removed lightly  in an oblique position, with small peaks, slightly rounded and slightly turned forward. It can be observed  a small nose, but never type Pekinese. The body, solid and robust, is still elegant and distinct. The members are extensive, broad, powerful and robust. The tail is relatively short, but proportional to the length, is typical in this race to the body .The hair, whose length is 1-4 cm, which has, among other advantages, that of not becoming break. In addition, hair is soft , elastic and even silky. Excepting gold color and some less common varieties, colors allowed for this race are allowed to Persian breed.

Character and behavior.

Exotic cats are becoming more valued because of their affectionate, playful and intelligent side. It can say with much certainty, that this race is the future and will win in front of other breeds that are found in, very easy to accommodate .She accommodates very easy at life in an apartment, she is very clean and this brings  more satisfaction  to the owner. Easy to educate, it is customary fast with house rules, is attached to the master, joyful and full of tenderness ..Animal robust and resistant, is less demanding, and if is fed properly, it spares no effort to show the whole beauty and elegance.
ExoticShorthair3From Persian they  took the calmly specific behavior, but the presence of one ancestry like other breeds such as Russian Blue, Exotic Shorthair, gives to the cat a specific joy. But it remains a quiet cat that will not make giant leaps and somersault like other breeds with short hair. Also,  this cats are known as silent,  that’s why they  rarely meows.
Males are known to be more affectionate, females always seemed to have something important to do.

Varieties

In this race me can meet more varieties of color, of which we can mention:  one color Exotic, three-color, spotted, tiger,

British Shorthair is a muscular breed.

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

British shorthair cat that comes in variety of colors and the most fascinating factor in coloring is that it can BritishShorthair1be either a blend of two colors or simply one single color for the whole body. They are natural breed and they are crossbred with Persian Cats to improve the thickness of their coat which is the reason why they have dense coats of hair that are often described as crisp or cracking, which refers to the way the coat breaks over the cat’s body contours when ruffled. British Shorthair eyes are big round that comes in many colors primarily copper or gold eyes. British Shorthairs are large and muscular but they can carry around that weight easily and are cobby build that enables them to play around and do the usual cat activities.

British Blue is one variant and the grey color gives it the name though it has a tinge of blue therefore called British Blue; which one upon beholding the sheer sight of a cat clad in coat comprisiBritishShorthair2ng of a mix of grey color with slight blue ting take away the senses that enable one to structure sentences in order to explain the pure charisma that scene holds because its simply divine to watch that and that is what which makes it popular across the globe. They are very less demanding though when they need the attention they communicate it and after the fulfillment of their appetite for their attention they go back to what they were doing and let you alone to complete the task you were working on. British Shorthair is very quite, laidback and affectionate creature they often like to help and they love to participate in activities that people around them are working on, they might even at times jump into bed with you. They are equally inclined towards people belonging to the adult age group or children they are at par with the teddy bBritishShorthair3ear though they don’t mind cuddling but they would love it a little petting on the back with the just resting on the ground.

They make very little noise but they do talk when required; they don’t brag around all the time. They have a very unique distinction of recognizing voice of people and they try to literally talk to them and reply back in their distinctive manner. They go along very well with cats, dogs or birds. As British Shorthair enjoys company of other animals who share the same temperament as they have. They are not demanding at all doesn’t matter if you are a person or a family that sits around and watch TV or have less activity going around they only need affection and they will just come and sit around where you are or watch any activity that is going on from a distant place and contend it self with that. The maintenance is something where one has to be very careful because they shed twice a year in spring and fall, while shedding winter coat and getting summer coat but the routine care involves just hand grooming and soft brush. They cost around $600 to $700.