Shorthair cats

Bengal cats, bred to combine the beauty and grace of wild Asian cats with the docile nature of a pet, are not at all like a curly native of the English county of Cornwall – cornish rex. imposing British – on loud Orientals. In addition, there are many breeds or their varieties in shorthair and longhair varieties. For example, exotics, which, in fact, are short-haired Persian cats, or munchkins – “dachshunds” of the cat world, which are both long-haired and short-haired.

Features of care

Cats with short hair have gained particular popularity among people who do not want to devote a lot of time to caring for a cat’s coat and fighting for cleanliness in the house. The short coat does not need to be brushed often, and cats are quite capable of putting it in order on their own. Nevertheless, the owners will still have to make a hand: at least once a week you need to comb out dead hairs with a special brush. But the animal will shine, shine and please the eye.

Otherwise, caring for cats with short hair is not much different from caring for any member of the feline family. They also need balanced dietlike their long-haired or hairless counterparts. Taking a kitten into the house, the owners should buy scratching post, comb or mitten for grooming, dry and wet food, Toys for a fluffy pet, bowls for food and water, tray и filler for him.

While thorough and sometimes expensive grooming is not required for shorthair cats, do not forget that a new family member will have to to educateto devote time games with him, as well as to budget a certain amount for veterinary services.

So different – and all beautiful

Each cat, regardless of the degree of fluffiness, has its own unique character, so it is impossible to accurately distinguish any special features inherent in cats with short hair. However, there are breed characteristics, and you should not expect that a cat of the breed savannah, who inherited extreme mobility from his wild ancestors, will sleep peacefully for days on end.

If you are going to buy a pet, you should remember that you will have to live with a cat or a cat for many years, become related and become one family. Therefore, the choice of a new family member must be approached responsibly and carefully study the features of various breeds of short-haired cats. There are so many! And they are all beautiful in their own way. Meet and choose!

The main breeds of shorthair cats: abyssinian, Anatolian, american shorthair, american curl, american bobtail, Bengali, Bombay, british, burmilla, the harbor, devon rex, european shorthair, egyptian mau, Cornish Rex, kurilian bobtail, laperm, munchkin, thai bobtail, oriental, Russian blue, savannah, selkirk-rex, Siamese, Singaporean, snow-shoe, Thai, chartreuse, Scottish lop-eared, exotic, japanese bobtail.