Recently there was very popular around the world the British cat breed. These are the sleek-haired cats who are result of pairing of the Persian and local breeds from Great Britain. Sometimes owners of other short-haired animals try to give them for British to receive for them more money. Therefore it is necessary to know distinctive features of breed correctly to make a choice upon purchase.
Instruction
1. The British cats, besides a traditional bluish color, can have other options. There are continuous colors: white, without other impurity, deep black with black small pillows of paws, chocolate, saturated tone with paws of dairy color, a lilac color with a pink shade and also brick, cream, tortoise. Consider that the last option meets only at females. There are also various combinations of flowers: lilac and cream, blue and cream, smoky colors, "chinchilla", Siamese "color points". Still the set of other coloring which are not deviations from standards meets.
2. Pay attention to a shape of a body of a cat. Representatives of the British breed – strong, have well developed thorax, a little shortish paws, a powerful and short neck with imperceptible transition from a body to the head. Often these cats are confused with Scottish Folds who less massivna, have easier constitution. The body of Scottish Folds reminds a pin figure more, the tail is narrowed by the end. At the British breed a tail on length average, at the basis wide, and on the end is brief. Also sometimes the British cats are confused with short-haired strighta. To distinguish them, look at a nose: at the British it on the end is a little bent. Ears have to be short and a little rounded off.
3. Hair of the British cats soft, not adjacent, dense, dense, elastic to the touch. At skottishy wool is very similar, but often softer and less elastic. The present business card of the British breed – a dense underfur which reminds to the touch plush.
4. Observe behavior of the pet. The British cats have quiet and balanced character. They easily make contact, are tender, but are not persuasive. From Persian they are distinguished by lack of laziness, often they are mobile, play much. But they show independence, are inclined to a privacy and loneliness.
5. There is a breed variation – the long-haired British who did not admit until recently. They have the same signs of breed, long wool has the same structure distinguishable from wool of Persians or other cats. If the hair of a long-haired British cat does not fall down in koltuna - it is thoroughbred breed.