American Bobtail Cat – Country of origin – United States
This breed of cat is one of the new breeds and has appeared in the late 1960’s. The American Bobtail has a peculiar feature and that is the “bobbed” tail which in length is about one-third to one-half of normal tail length. There is a misconception that this breed is related to Japanese Bobtail but actually its not so.The American Bobtail is believed to be a cross breed of a bobcat and tabby cat. The Manx gene is considered to be responsible for the unusual tail. New and improved breeds in different colors and divisions are the result of modifications in the genes. Due to these changes, a better household pet with wild look features and sweet nature is produced. The International Cat Association recognized this cat in 1989 and was accepted for Championship competition in The Cat Fanciers Association, The International Cat Association and the American Cat Fanciers’ Association.
Characteristics of the American Bobtail Cat
Bobtails generally take 2-3 years to fully develop. This is much more than what a normal cat takes. They have a noticeable body and have strong built. The chest, hips and other body parts are extremely strong built and the hind legs are longer than the fore legs. The head is very broad and without flat panes, concave curve from nose to brow, prominent whisker pads and a gentle slope wide nose along with medium sized ears which equally mounted on top and side of head.
Talking about eyes, they are almond shape and the color varies with coat color. The coat is basically of two types- Short hair coat and long hair coat.
Temperament of the American Bobtail Cat
Bobtails are overactive, friendly and very intelligent. They greet the owners at doors much like dogs. They have a high tolerance level and are very energetic. One thing famous about them is that they can easily escape from locks.
The Aegean cat (only native Greek breed of cat.) originated from the Cycladic Islands of Greece and its development was started by the breeders in fledgling Greek Cat Fancy in early 1990.
Characteristics of the Aegean cat
Aegean cat has a semi –longhaired coat without any down hair and has a rich tail. This coat provides a good protection to the body in the extreme cold climatic conditions. As far as colors are concerned, white is always present along with 2 or 3 other colors. Stripes may or may not be present in this breed.
The Aegean Cat has a muscular build and has a perfect body. This medium sized breed has round-shaped paws and a long straight tail without any kinks. Ears are wide having rounded tips and are covered with hairs. Mostly like other cats, the eyes are really beautiful with shade of green color in them.
Temperament of the Aegean cat
The Aegean Cat is intelligent and is very capable predators. Due to this they are mostly used as pest controllers in the rural areas. Aegean Cats as pets share a very good relationship with humans. They are very social and communicate well with others. Due to their lively nature they can easily draw the attention of others.
Human disease sometimes dangerous for cats is a news that is running on media stations all around. As we all know that the cats may get infected with the stuff we expose to them. It may even be that our pet cat is allergic to us even if we don’t smoke.
The veterinarians scrabbling industry is expanding now a days. New tests on cats are made to find about what these creatures are allergic to, medicines are also being made for them. Some luxurious products for our beloved cats are also be made and are available in market such as hypoallergenic soap for cats, special beds an toys for cats, and more over an anti-dandruff shampoos for cats. A time would come when these companies will blame that cats are allergic to some kind of cat litters.
They have discovered a new topic to start a business in the pet care market.
This is one of the best funny cat video ever seen. The cats are enjoying life, rolling on ground, playing guitar, resting on sofa, falling from roof and the most funny scene is that of a black cat get scared in the dark.
Latest news on cats- “Now the city of cats” . Sacramanto animal shelters have over run with cats and kittens like never before. This is the time of breeding of cat, people keep the cat and their food outside their houses which creates problems for SPCA.
The Abyssinian breed of cat is believed to be originated from an Egyptian cat family. This domesticated breed was taken from Egypt to England by a British soldier. The Abyssinian breed has the characteristics of Zula and Tabby breeds. The Abyssinian is one of the most popular shorthair breeds of cats in United States of America.
Physical Characteristics of the Abyssinian
Talking about the physical characteristics, The Abyssinian has a medium length body with well-developed muscles. The bone structure is fine and has slender legs in proportion to the body. Other characters are – long tail with tapering at point, small and oval paws, broad cup shape ears and an M shaped marking in the fur on the forehead.
One of the beautiful characteristics of this breed of cat is that it has almond shaped eyes with either of gold, green, hazel or copper color which fit perfectly into the broad and wedge shaped head.
The coat is very fine, short and close lying. Three four colored bands are present along with one main base color. In the Abyssinian, back of the hinds and the feet are black in color. One more color which is popular is the Sorrel having a yellowish-brown base, with chocolate brown ticking. In the recent years, Blue Abyssinians are becoming very popular due to the light-beige base color along with blue ticking, paw pads and backs of the legs. The Silver Abyssinians (not recognized by the Cat Fanciers Association) has pure silvery white with markings varying from black, blue, warm dark cream and cinnamon.
Other rare colored Abyssinians are Cream, the Tortoiseshell, Chocolate, Red and Lilac.
Temperament of the Abyssinian
The Abyssinian is from the intelligent and extrovert breed of cats. They are always laying and exploring new things but they are sensible enough to avoid any unnecessary risks. They are attention seekers and if they are deprived of that then they can get into depression. Abyssinians go well with other cats but they do not compromise with their space. They may not be considered as a perfect lap cats but still they are one of the most popular breeds in the US.
just look at the size of the cat.
