Cat Breeds
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Sphinx Cat Breeds
We are proud to be introducing to Malta a new breed of cat the “Sphinx”. These two very special cats shall be shown for the first time at our 6th and 7th International Shows. The pair of Sphinx have been bought over from Spain and shall remain with us in Malta. They shall be starting our breeding programme. We have compiled a brief insight into the breeds’ history and a few hints about the cats’ character and lifestyle.
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Varieties in Persians
In persian cats, varieties are depending by the coat colour and they will be divided as follows:
Calico and Bicolor
In Italy breeders started selecting bicolors around 25 years ago and given the high quality of the foreign lines used, nowadays we can admire italian individuals of equal level when compared to the ones from oversea. In this variety it is particularly difficult to reach the perfection given that the allocation of the colours plays an important role in the judgement of the show cat.
One time more we have to deal with Genetics and with the ramdomness of patching. In some countrie there clubs of fanciers where people meet togheter to share suggestions and tricks to improve the quality of their cats.
Actuelly bicolor have reach an acceptable balance: cobby body on strong short legs. Under is gorgeous coat you can feel its large chest, strong back and solid shoulders while the gorgeous neck`s coat makes more evident a round head with strong jaws and a small noze with dared eyes. Its tail, tick and short, furtherly remarks its solidness in its shapes.
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Finding a responsible cat breeder
There are other breeders who give some brief information about the kitten and tell the buyer that if s/he wants to buy the kitten, they have to pay a deposit.
After two weeks, when the buyer is accompanied by his or her children, goes to take the kitten home, they are giving one of the shocks of their life because the contact present to be signed states that the kitten cannot be mated.
If the buyer would like to mate the kitten in the future, s/he has to pay twice the price. Considering this, it could have been a wise idea to buy the kitten from abroad, because the buyer would have paid less.
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Persian cats - Breed History
The Persian cat is probably the most popular of all cat breeds. Purebred Persians are common all over the world as pets, and are prominent participants in every cat show.
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Domestic Cat Breeds
There are a variety of different cat breeds. Read about the many domestic cat breeds, including the Maine Coon and Siamese cats.
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