Egyptian Mau

History

Egyptian Mau is the oldest race of the domestic cat ever. Mau cats believed to be a derivative of the African Wild Cat (Felis Lybica ocreata). Ras domestication process is expected around the year 4000 to 2000 BC (BCE).

Ancient Egyptians often used to find this cat and bird hunting. Very often seen carved on temple walls depicting Mau cats were hunting in the swamp and biting a bird in his mouth. The oldest hieroglyphs cat picture was made around 2200 BC.

Around the year 2000 BC, cat Want a role in many ancient Egyptian culture. This cat is revered as a god that affects almost all aspects of community life at the moment. There are about 20 gods and goddesses in the form of a cat. At this time, many myths and curses appear related to cats.

A dead cat in this age become a mummy and then buried. The owner family, shaved his eyebrows as a sign of mourning. Another interesting thing from this era, namely the death penalty for someone who hurt a cat.

During the second world war, Ras Want endangered. Then the race was saved by an exiled Russian princess named Nathalie Troubetskoy. When he was in Italy, he got a cat Want of a child. The child got it from a diplomat. Troubetskoy trying to find out more about these cats and then determined mengembangbiakkannya. Many of the Egyptian Mau cat who is now a descendant of Troubetskoy cats.

Egyptian Mau first appeared in the contest cat in the U.S. in 1957. Around the year 1979 CFA recognized the existence of this race.

Characteristic
Egyptian Mau is the fastest domestic cat, capable of running with the speed of 36 mph (58 Km / h). Other races can run faster is the American Shorthair is also capable of running with the speed of 31 mph (50 Km / h). Egyptian Mau is a cat is very strong when compared to other cats of its size and role.

If anything, this cat is a miniature cheetah. Like Cheetah, Mau has a long rear legs and a thin skin and supple in the abdomen and hind legs. This causes the foot can stretch further when running.

Egyptian Mau regarded as the ancestor of the current cat. Some forms of anatomy, behavior and metabolism system different from other cats races. Want to be sensitive to temperature changes. Their body temperature is higher than any other cat. They are also very sensitive to drugs and other drugs.

Cat pregnancy generally ranges from 59-70 days. Rarely a pregnant cat for 70 days. Another case with Egyptian Mau, 73 days are still comparatively normal.

Want a cat has a unique voice. Sometimes they sound like mewing sounds of crickets or sound like the cackling of hyenas. Behavior that was quite interesting is when they're happy. They move the leg back to top-down like a dance.

Egyptian Mau is very rarely pure. It is estimated there are approximately 3000 registered Want tail around the world.

There are five colors Egyptian Mau, namely: silver, smoke, bronze, black and pewter (dark gray). For the purposes of the contest cat, only the first three recognized colors. All the cats want to have the color of pure green eyes.

American Shorthair

History

American Shorthair (ASH) is a descendant / development of the European races Shorthair and British Shorthair. History & development of ASH began in 1620, when the first domestic cats arrived in the Americas. The cat was taken by the predecessors of the European continent, climb aboard the Mayflower, to create a new colony in America.

The first colonization began in the northern United States. Similarly, ASH, the first development came from the American climate of northern hard. ASH adapted well and gradually follow until the spread of human development throughout the United States.

This race was originally known as Shorthair, then popularly known as the Domestic Shorthair in the 60's. In 1966 the name was changed to the American Shorthair.

Even a brown tabby ASH offered at a price of U.S. $ 2500 on a second cat contest held in Madison Square Garden, in the year 1896.

Characteristic
ASH is the cat's body size to large feet and strong claws. Snout shaped like a box, the entire body covered with thick short hair, solid and somewhat stiff. Serves to protect the body from cold and damp weather. These feathers thicken in the winter and fall in the spring.

Although including cat-large sized, ASH is lighter and thinner when compared with the British Shorthair. ASH including cats Late Maturity, mature and reach maximum size at the age of 3-4 years.

Size and ears were wide with curved tip. The distance between the ears. ASH is one cat with body strength & good health. Unlike a lot of Persian cats have a lot of genetic defects.
Color and color patterns vary widely ASH. Except colorpoint colors (such as the Siamese cat), for the benefit of all colors recognized registration. Popular color right now is silver tabby.

Temperament
ASH is a cat with a good character, intelligent with good hunting skills. ASH highly adaptable, relatively quiet but not as quiet as a Persian. American shorthair suitable for children and can be good friends with the dog. Maintenance is relatively easy and suitable for people who are busy.

Balinese

History

Ras balinese cat is a cat with an oriental cat body type (slender and long / svelte) long hair covered with color patterns such as race Siamese (colorpoint). Balinese cat's fur is not all Himalayan (Persian colorpoint).

These races form spontaneously as a result of mutation Siamese race. Siam is a short haired cats, because of spontaneous mutations arise Siamese cat with long hair. Simply Siamese cats and balinese is the same, the difference lies only in the long fur.

Balinese initially listed as "longahired Siamese". Around the 1920s, long berpulu Siamese kusing considered a rarity and sold as ordinary pets (pet). There are no special effort to breed these cats. Only in about 50 years of starting up the business to longhaired Siamese is considered as a separate race.

Around the mid 50's, two cat breeders, Marion Dorsey (Rai-Mar Cattery, California) and Helen Smith (MerryMews Cattery, New York) decided to breed longhaired Siamese. Helen Smith named the balinese race, because the elegance of these cats like beauty, elegance and grace bali dancer.

Ras balinese later became popular and many breeders try to improve the characteristics and appearance of this race. Balinese and then split into two, namely traditional and modern. Some people prefer the traditional type while most of the breeders and judges prefer modern.

Traditional Siamese Sepertihalnya race, traditional balinese have a heavier body and sturdy, form a more rounded head and smaller ears than modern balinese. Traditional Balinese have medium hair length (+ 5 cm) are covered throughout the body, while modern balinese have short hair on the head and body, long hair is only in the tail alone.

Color variations are recognized by the CFA as a Siamese cat variation, namely: seal point, blue point, chocolate point and lilac point.

Characteristics Balinese
Almost all the nature and Balinese body shape similar to the Siamese. The difference lies only in the long fur.

Maine Coon

History
Maine Coon is one race cats are naturally formed. As the name implies, this race comes from the state of Maine (United States). Various myths and legends associated with this cat race. Though biologically impossible, many people believe Maine Coon cats resulting from the marriage half wild with Racoon. This myth arises because the shape and color of cats maine coon tail much resembling a racoon. Also racoon name was later adopted also form a race of this cat, maine - comes from the state name and coon - short for racoon.
Another story was popular enough, maine coon from the six pet cats which Marie Antoinette sent to Wiscasset (Maine) when he was planning to escape from France during the French revolution.

Most cat breeders think this race marriages generated from domestic cats with the cats, long-haired from other countries. Two alleged racial cat became the ancestors Maine Coon is a cat Angora (allegedly taken by the British merchants) and the Norwegian Forest Cat (brought to America by the Vikings). Regardless of whether or not true these allegations, the physical form of Norwegian Forest cat is similar to the Maine Coon.

Maine Coon was recorded as the first contestant in the year 1861 cat. in 1895, a female Maine Coon cat brown tabby-colored with Cosie name, won the contest cat at Madison Square Garden.

Declining popularity of this race in the 1900s, defeated by the popularity of Persian cats. New in 1950 races begin again developed, registered and included in the contest cat. In 1968 six of Maine coon cat breeders to join and form a "Maine Coon Breeders and Fanciers Association (MCBFA)" to defend and preserve this race. In 1980 the Maine Coon is recognized by all cat lovers organization as one race with its own characteristics and standards. Currently in Indonesia also has some Maine Coon breeders.

Maine coon "original" has more toes than any other cat. The advantages of this finger is called genetic polidactyl and dominant. Although there are some special cat breeders maintain the original nature of this, most modern maine coon no longer carry the gene polidactyl. Most organizations and clubs did not allow the cat world cat polidactyl contest, as a result maine coon bred polidactyl not much more.

Characteristics of the Maine Coon
All member maine coon body is the result of the function of adaptation to climate and extreme weather. Fur shiny, thick and "anti-water", and the thick fur at the neck, abdomen and feet serve to protect the body from the snow and cold temperatures. Long tail with a thick fur, during sleep curled around to protect the body from cold temperatures. Eyes and big ears reflect the ability of vision and hearing more.

Maine coon has a high body, muscular and big boned. Adult male cats usually have a weight from 6 to 9 kg with a body length of 1m, while females are usually smaller with weight 4-6 kg. With the addition of winter fur which can reach lengths of 7 cm, maine coon look very large. Maine coon cat largest ever recorded has a body length (from head to tail) 121 cm.

Sepertihalnya Norwegian Forest cat and big cats other, including the Maine coon is the type of slow growth and development. The size and shape of the new adult body is reached at age 3 - 5 years.

Temperament
Maine Coon cat who is close to humans, not fully independent but not necessarily looking for the owner's attention. Compared persia who prefer to sleep lap, maine coon more active and likes to be close around the owner.

Physical characteristics
The main feature of maine coon physically present in the head, body shape, hair texture and hair around the neck resembling a lion's mane.

Large bodies, long, almost rectangular, pertulangan and strong perototan. Head of medium size and width, forehead slightly curved, with prominent cheekbones perototan clear. Nose broad and slightly curved at the tip with a sharp chin.
Big ears and wide at the bottom, forming a pointed bit at the edges, and covered her ears in a long fur. Eyes wide and slightly oval, appear round when wide open.

The length of neck moderate and strong, and slightly curved. Legs are long with pertulangan and perototan strong. Tail length and width at the base and thinning to the end, quite thick tail feathers. Thick, soft fur, short on the head, shoulders and legs, a bit long in the back and thighs, stomach and neck while longer. Undercoat soft and resistant to water, because the feathers a bit oily

Manx

History

Manx race came from a small island in England called the Isle of Man. Manx is one of the oldest cat races ever registered. Manx is also one race that occurs naturally. The main feature of Manx is a short tail or no tail at all and short fur.

Similar to race relations and exotic shorthair persians, Manx with long hair are classified into one another of different races, the race Cymric (pronounced KIM KUM Rik or rik).


Many stories and myths related to Manx and how he lost his tail. One myth tells how the Manx lost its tail in the days of Noah. One story says there was a cat arrived late at the time of Noah's Ark ready to go. Because a hurry to close the door, the door was hit and cut the cats that eventually became the ancestors Manx race.

Another myth tells of the early dogs were on board Noah did not like cats. Dog biting a cat's tail until the end. When the ship stopped at Ararat, the cat escaped and swam to the nearest island is now known as the Isle of Man. Eventually the cat and their offspring do not have tails.

Despite all these myths, Manx is a cat who had a genetic mutation. Mutation is associated with the development of the spine. Tailless gene is dominant (cover / tail beat the normal gene). The term â € € œSindrom Manxâ?? used to indicate a genetic disorder in the human spine and other animals.

Manx breeding should be watched closely. Manx who has two short tail genes (homozygous) generally die and miscarriages due to spinal disorders. The fetus is usually dead cats removed in a time of birth. Therefore, a breeder must be careful when marrying two tailless Manx. Something similar happened to the Scottish fold races who have genetic mutations in the cartilage.
Manx race was known in the British before the birth of Cat Fancy in the country in 1870. Then became popular in the U.S. in the year 1930.

Characteristic
Manx is a cat who is active and likes to play. This cat can jump higher than we can imagine. This capability is supported by the hips and rear legs are strong. Manx is also known as â € € œone cata person?? € or â € œone cata family??. Once he was bound and living with one person or one family, usually rather difficult to live and adapt to people or other families.

There are three forms of the resulting tails are: Dimple rumpy / rumpy, without a tail at all (he may take the show); Riser / Riser rumpy have little tails dipangkalnya; Stumpy, has a partial tail, longer than rumpy but shorter than longy; Longy , tail length to normal.

Body size Manx is very short compared to other races, with a wide chest and spine curved to hip. Location of the hips higher than shoulders because the hind legs longer and more powerful than the front legs.

Another distinctive feature is a round head with prominent cheeks. Color matching the color of nose hairs. Short and thick necks and big eyes, round, although the color does not match the hair color. Ear size is, the lower part widened with curved tip, where the two apart.

Manx fur consists of two layers, short and thick. Almost all colors are recognized as colourpoint, bicolour, solid and tabby.

Persian

Persian cat is a cat who is very pretty and beautiful with a great body shape, solid, large and round head, covered with a thick layer of fur. Even a layman would immediately recognize Persian cat.

In Indonesia, the cat race bred persians enough compared with other races. Perhaps due to the long hair and thick and calm nature, elegant and pampered, which is one characteristic of race cats persians. Persian dikandangkan easier, relatively quiet and more suited to live in the house.

Based on the length of fur, consisting emergency persia the two types of long-haired (long haired persian) and a short furry (exotic short hair). Based on color variations, persia divided into seven groups, namely:

Solid color (soon online)
Silver and Golden Division (soon online)
Shaded and Smoke Division (soon online)
Tabby Division (soon online)
Particolor Division (soon online)
Bicolor Division (soon online)
Himalayan Division (soon online)

Head:
Head of persia big and round, a snub nose and wide with a clear gap barrier with eyes. Strong jaw and wide, full cheeks supported prominent cheekbones. When viewed from the side, the forehead-shaped nose and chin perpendicular.

Ears: round ends, the base widened, not too tall and lean forward.

Eyes: eyes that open and wide, round, eye color associated with coat color.

Agency: broad, rounded chest with the back slightly rounded, the size and position of the rear rounded belly and lower (cobby)

Legs: short, thick, strongly supported a large bone. Straight front legs and hind legs too straight when viewed from behind.

Hoof: large, round, solid, five fingers on the front foot and four toes on the hind legs

Fur: Long and thick, shiny, covering the entire body

Tail: hairy thick, straight, according to the proportion of body length

Properties: easy to adapt to a variety of places, like to play and easy to love. Sweet facial expression with the properties could sit quietly and sleep in one place for hours, quiet and soft-spoken.

How To Knowing Your Kitten's Sex...??

Sex adult cat is usually more easily known than the kitten (kitten). Gender can be determined by examining the way around the anus (below the base of the tail).

Male adult cats usually have larger bodies and muscular and has a penis and testicles. Adult male testis cat shaped like two small balls for marble that lies between the anus and penis. Under the testes are small circular holes where the exit is premature.

Adult female cats certainly do not have testicles. Below is the vulva anal canal such that shaped like a line. In addition, a cat who has three colors must have a female gender.

A little bit difficult is to determine the sex kitten that was less than two months. Error determine sex often occurs because sometimes the area around the anus covered with a coat of dirt.

Testes in male kitten that has not fully developed are not easily visible and palpable.

Male kitten has a small circular hole in the bottom of the anus. In addition the distance between the anus with a penis bigger hole because at this place will grow testes. Vulva-anus distance in female cats closer together and shaped like upside-down exclamation point.