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 Cat Breeds - There are a variety of different cat breeds. Read about the many domestic cat breeds, including the Maine Coon and Siamese cats. And view the many cat breeds pictures to see how each breed differs dramatically in coat length and overall look.
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Peterbald. Read all about these unusual Peterbald cats. Learn about typical Peterbald characteristics and behaviour, breed profiles, and view the many pictures of this fascinating breed.
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PETERBALD
The Peterbald are graceful cats of oriental type
which appear to be hairless (although they are not truly hairless).
History
At first the breed was called the Don Sphynx, but after it was
discovered, that this cat was totally different from the Sphynx, the
name was changed to the Don Hairless.
In 1993 a very oriental looking brown mackeral tabby Don Hairless
male, was mated to a tortie Oriental
female. These oriental type hairless cats were called Peterbalds.
Description
The cat has firm, fine bones and elongated body and feet, with
delicate, elastic, warm "chamois" skin.
The skin is thin,
soft, tender and fine, with pigmentation in hairless places, and
with a "drawing" in the places with residual coat. The skin is
wrinkled, easily moving along the body on the neck, under the feet
and in the groin.
A fine down coat along the
body is allowed, more furry, soft, fine coat is allowed on the ears,
muzzle, tail and feet.
The head is long, wedge-shaped, with flat, high cheek-bones and flat
skull. It has an almost straight profile, with slightly noticeable
angle from forehead to nose.
The Peterbald is a sturdy, lean cat with a high, long neck with
running wrinkles. The body is long, muscular, cylindrical with
deep groin line. The cat's legs are long with firm, fine boning.
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The muzzle is strong and so is the chin - but not a protruding chin. It has several
vertical lines/wrinkles on the forehead which diverge before the
ears nearly at right angles.
The whiskers and eyebrows are wavy or
broken off near the skin. The ears are large broad at the base,
high on the head, straight set, following the line of the wedge,
opening forward.
It has straight vertical forelegs. The paws are oval with long agile
toes. Young cats have wavy coats on their feet and may have fine
coat on the extremities until the age of two years.
The tail is long,
straight, strong and whippy. Up to one inch of the tail tip may be
covered with soft dense close lying wavy coat.
Characteristics and Temperament
The Peterbald is a very friendly, outgoing, and very intelligent cat.
Although they are outcrossed with siamese they are not as
noisy, and also more peaceful cats.
A Peterbald loves his owner, and
does not mind to make friends with strangers. They are graceful
cats, that get very well along with other animals in the house.
They
can easily stay in a small place like a flat, not like their
bloodbrothers, the siamese, who are just too inquisitive to stay in
one place.
Special Requirements
Although one might think that ths new breed will have
losts of problems due to inbreedeng etc, they are very strong,
healthy cats.
They are super cats to have as comanion animals, with
this extra bonus that they do not shed!
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