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The British Shorthair is one of the world's most beloved pedigree cat breeds. It's very easy to see why: not only are they very winsome and prepossessing to look at, they have charming natures. While not given to extended sessions of lap time, they are nonetheless deeply affectionate, loyal and easy to get on with.
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Breed Details Status: Common Place of Origin: UK Rough date of Origin: 1800s Hair length: Shorthair Activity Level: Medium Vocalness: Medium Child friendly: Good with children Intelligence: Playfullness: Relaxed Grooming Requirements: Less than once per week Weight: 4.0 - 8.0kg Size: Large House Cat or Outdoor Cat: House Cat Pet Compatibility:
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7. British Shorthair - Orange Tabby Cat Facts. British Shorthairs are one of the oldest domesticated cat breeds, thought to have originated in Rome around the first or second century AD. They are a medium-sized, sturdy cat with a broad chest and powerful body. They come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, but the most common is the.
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12-16 inches Weight: 8-18 pounds Lifespan: 14-20 years British Shorthair characteristics Lifespan 5 yrs 20 yrs Good with other cats Needs space Social Butterfly Good with dogs
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LENGTH: About 22 to 25 inches. COAT LENGTH: Short and very dense. Not double coated or woolly. COAT COLOR: Many solid and patterned colors, including white, black, blue, red, cream, smoke, silver, golden, cameo, tabby, tortoiseshell, calico, and bicolor.
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In the late 1800s, a determined cat breeder named Harrison Weir began developing the British shorthair officially by crossing different individual felines. At the first organized cat show, held at London's Crystal Palace in 1871, a blue tabby British shorthair owned by Weir won Best in Show.
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This feline's undercoat color is slightly lighter than the outer coat. This cat has bright orange-copper or amber eyes and a pink mauve shade on its paws, nose, and eyes contours which darken over time. 5. White Color. This is a pure, snow-white cat breed without any spots, stripes, smoky or yellow undertones.
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British Shorthair Red Tabby Kitten Photograph by Jane Burton Fine Art America
The British Shorthair is an incredibly old cat breed, as they are believed to be descendants of felines carried to England by invading Romans. The cats brought over were kept around to act as rat catchers and pest control, and it wasn't long before they were widespread throughout England.
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British Shorthair Red Tabby Kitten Photograph by Jane Burton Pixels
Contents [ show] History of the British Shorthair Cat This is a breed of cat with a long history. When the Romans invaded Britain, they brought cats to protect their food supply. The cats stayed behind even when the Romans left, as the Brits had fallen under the spell of these charming kitties.
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British Shorthair Tabby Kitten Photograph by Jane Burton Pixels
The Brown Tabby British Shorthair Cat boasts a profound and intricate color palette, displaying markings of deep jet black set against a rich copper-brown base. However, an excessively pale brown ground color is considered a deviation from the breed standard. Ideally, these cats should have brick red nose leather, although black is also accepted.
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The British Shorthair is a medium to large-sized cat and he can be anything from 5 to 9kg. He has a short to medium-length dense coat that can either be a solid color, bi-color tortoiseshell or patterned. The coat becomes thicker and longer in the winter. This is a robust, strong cat, being heavily muscled with heavy bones.
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One of the very newest additions to the British shorthair club is the tabby bicolour. These cats are so new that they are not yet recognised by the GCCF, and are currently very hard to find, particularly because they are rapidly growing in popularity. All of the images on this page are of our own kittens.
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The British Shorthair is the pedigreed version of the traditional British domestic cat, with a distinctively stocky body, thick coat, and broad face. The most familiar colour variant is the "British Blue", with a solid grey-blue coat, pineapple eyes, and a medium-sized tail.
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Catzilla British Shorthairs. Cat Smith, breeder of Silver Tabby and Silver spotted British Shorthair kittens. Based near Taunton, Somerset.
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Gray Tabby British Shorthair Kitten Photograph by Jane Burton Pixels
The round faces and soft fur make the British Shorthair a popular cat in the British Isles and around the world; these cats have a rich history in the area dating back to the Roman times,.
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The British Shorthair - Tabby cat shares its temperament with other varieties of the British Shorthair. To read the behaviour of the British Shorthair click here. Varieties Comes in brown tabby, silver tabby and orange tabby with the range of tabby patterns. Breed Details Status: Common Place of Origin: UK Rough date of Origin: 1800s