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Cat Shedding
Almost all cats shed to some degree, although the Cornish Rex sheds very little and the hairless Sphynx does not shed but can leave oily spots on furniture. Longhaired cats leave more hair about than shorthaired cats. By brushing your cat regularly, you can minimize the amount of hair that is spread around the house - or that your cat spits in hairballs.
Shorthair Cat Breeds
Cats in the wild generally shed their coats twice yearly, in the spring to lose the heavy winter undercoat and in fall in preparation for the the next winter undercoat. Indoor cats shed at any time of the year. The amount of shedding hair is less than the outdoor cats due to the artificial light inside the house, but it depends on the control of the constant temperature in your home. Shorthair breeds tend to shed less than the longhair ones.
| Breed |
Country of Origin |
Characteristics |
| Abyssinian |
Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia) |
Medium size cat with a beautiful ticked tabby coat. Recognized colors: ruddy, red, blue and fawn and some other colors. |
| American Shorthair | U.S.A. |
Medium to large size cat with a short and very dense coat. Recognized colors: more than eight colors, most common is the classic tabby pattern in silver, brown, or red. Shedding can be minimized by brushing twice or three times a week. |
| American Wirehair |
U.S.A. | Medium to large size cat with a dense, coarse coat that has a curly appearance. Recognized colors: similar to American Shorthair patterns. Brushing is not recommended because the wiry hair is easily damaged. |
| Bengal | U.S.A. |
Medium to large size cat with a spotted or marbled coat with thick, peltlike fur. |
| Bombay | U.S.A./England |
Medium size muscular cat with a jet black shiny and close-lying coat. |
| British Shorthair |
England | Solidly built medium to large size cat with a plush, dense and crisp coat. The British Shorthair comes in many colors, blue being considered the traditional color. Shedding can be minimized by brushing twice or three times a week. |
| Burmese | Burma |
The Burmese is a medium size cat. The short, finely textured, and glossy coat darkens from a milk-chocolate colour in the kitten to a rich sable brown in the adult. Recognised colors: dark sable brown, champagne(light brown), blue(gray), and platinum(lilac). |
| Chartreux | France |
The Chartreux is a muscular cat with a dense, woolly blue-gray coat of short to medium length. |
| Cornish Rex | England |
The Cornish Rex is a cat with athletic appearance and a short, soft coat of a wavy appearance. Comes in a great variety of colors. Cornish Rex sheds minimally. |
| Devon Rex | England |
The Devon Rex is a cat with long forelegs and a short, soft, and wavy coat. Comes in a great variety of colors and coat texture. Brushing is not recommended, as their hair is very fragile. |
| Egyptian Mau | Egypt |
The Egyptian Mau is a medium-size cat with a spotted coat. Maus come in three colors: silver with charcoal markings, bronze with dark brown to black markings, and smoke with black markings. |
| Japanese Bobtail | Japan |
The Japanese Bobtail is a medium-size muscular cat with a stumpy tail covered by thick fur. The most popular coat pattern is tricolor: red, black and white. |
| Korat | Thailand | The Korat is a muscular medium-size cat with a sparse undercoat. They come in one color: blue-gray with a silver tipping. |
| Manx | Isle of Man |
The Manx is a solidly built, medium-size cat with a very thick and glossy coat and dense undercoat. They come in many acceptable colors: tabby, solid, bicolor, shaded, tortoiseshell, and calico. |
| Ocicat |
U.S.A. |
The Ocicat is a long, medium to large cat with a close-lying, randomly spotted coat. The spots can be tawny, chocolate, cinnamon, blue, lavender, and fawn on a silver or nonsilver background. |
| Russian Blue |
Russia |
The the Russian Blue is a solidly coloured, blue-gray cat with round, green eyes and soft, silky fur that resembles sealskin in texture. Shedding can be minimized by brushing twice or three times a week. |
| Scottish Fold | Scotland |
The Scottish Fold is a medium-size cat with a dense coat that stands out from its body. Comes in many colors and patterns. Shedding can be minimized by brushing twice or three times a week. |
| Siamese |
Asia |
The Siamese is a long, svelte cat with a short, close-lying, silky coat. Recognized colors and patterns: seal point(deep, seal brown points and a pale, fawn-colored body), blue points (a bluish-white body with slate blue points), chocolate points and lilac points. |
| Sphynx | Canada |
The Sphynx is a medium-size cat with practically no coat: the Sphynx's wrinkled skin is covered with soft, short down. All colors and patterns are acceptable. |
| Tonkinese | U.S.A. |
The Tonkinese is a medium-size cat with a short, close-lying, silky coat. They come in three patterns: solid, mink, or pointed in one of eight colors - natural, champagne, platinum, blue, cinnamon, fawn, red, and cream. |
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