13/05/2025
We thought we were more the dog people type but after meeting the likes of Bert (who thought he was a dog) and other feline characters, we quite enjoy our company with cats 😺.
So when we saw there was a Feline Fair on, we just had to go! We talked to breeders, had pats, watched the judging and learnt heaps:
Any name that has Rex means the coat has curl in the fur with a wavy pattern, odd colour eyes means high degree of white fur, and they have pixie ears. Like Cornish Rex or Scottish Rex.
Munchkins (also called Minuets or Napolean cats) are short legged cats with Persian cat ancestry. The must have straight legs, and don't often have back problems as cats spines are very limber.
Sphinx are hairless cats. They eat more to keep body temp higher (cat temp are higher than humans) so fatter and also p**p more. They are prone to sunburn. They don't need brushing but will be more greasy and sweat. They are very attached to humans.
The recessive gene in Ragdolls gives blue eyes and they can have heart issues. Their coat lay flat so fur doesn't mat as much. Cost $5-6K for a show cat, $1K for a house cat
The Bengal is a Asian Leopard cat x Domestic. The Toygar looks like a tiger and chosen from Bengals with striping.
Persians should have short faces and wide open nostrils so it won't have breathing problems, no muzzle so they can eat and coat fluffs. They do have kidney issues.
Maine Coone are huge cats but gentle giants. They have a square face, wide-big ears with linx ears, long rectangular body and a double coat. They have a heart condition and you need to be careful about hips and back.
Scottish Shorthair have folded ears (Scottish Fold), the fold genes have cartilage problems. They have open round 'surprise' eyes.
Mandalay/Bombay - like burmese but has solid colour and orange/copper eye-colour.
Abyssinian - tabby but iridescent as light/dark colour all the way down hair shaft, no marks or rings on tail or collars. They like alot of activity.
Elf cat - folded ears go backward
Tonkinese - Siamese x Burmese, aqua eyes
Siberian - good for allergy, allergy from saliva, little genetic issues, has a tripple coat and chilled nature.
It was such and interesting day 😊
