Cats of breed sometimes call chartreuse kartuzsky or Cartesian. The first mentions of these animals carry to the 16th century therefore chartreuse – one of the oldest cat breeds which homeland consider France.
Chartreuses - animals of the average size, as a rule, a dense constitution. Wool at them extremely dense and smooth, mainly gray or gray-blue color. The underfur short is also one tone lighter than primary color. Karl Linney classified these animals by this reason as independent breed and called it "a blue cat". Males chartreuses are much larger than females. Ancestors of these cats consider the Syrian and Iranian breeds.
Features of nature of chartreuses
All cats big individualists, but chartreuses – the most pronounced among all other breeds. They prefer to keep away from people, showing thereby the independence and independence. From chartreuses it is difficult to wait for shrill miaow with the purpose to draw attention to itself. Even the hungry cat will expect very patiently, caustically eliciting food.
These animals by nature have quite low voice therefore will be ideal for those who love quiet and unobtrusive pets. Chartreuses choose one owner from all members of household. They show him the devotion and tenderness from time to time. But easier than other cats transfer a long absence of the owner. Chartreuses are remarkable also the fact that well transfer loneliness. These cats are intellectuals. They very thinly feel mood of the person. If understand that the owner is upset and about something worries, will unostentatiously follow him. These clever cats are very susceptible both to censure, and to a praise. Therefore it is simple to bring up them: the animal quickly understands what from it is required.
Features of appearance of chartreuses
The largest representatives of chartreuses reach 7 kg of weight. As a rule, it is males. These strong animals, with well developed muscles, if necessary are capable to move very quickly. A breast at chartreuses wide, smoothly passing into an equal short neck. An equal tail, with a small bend on a tip. The main distinctive feature of this breed – color of eyes and wool. At a color there can be any shades gray and blue: from silver-gray to the expressed blue. Eyes can be copper-yellow, yellow. Chartreuses meet blue and green eyes, but regard it as diskvalifikatsionny defect. There are no difficulties in care for these cats. They "are reticent", wool at them short, quickly understand requirements of the owner. Walks, food, bathing – all as at other cats. But chartreuses have one weak spot – teeth. At these cats the scale is quite often formed. Therefore it is necessary to watch that in a diet of the pet there was as little as possible sweet.