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GRC Romanxx Lil
Breeder: S. Jean Brown,
Romanxx cattery, North Carolina, USA |
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The Cymric comes in almost all colours and patterns:
 | In some organizations chocolate and lilac is
not recognized. |
| In some other federations colourpoint and
ticked tabby is not recognized. |
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SGC MinusDeTails Electra, OD
Breeder: Kay DeVilbiss,
MinusdeTails cattery, USA |
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Please note:
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The Cymric is accepted as a different breed by
several organizations, see ACF, ACFA, CCA, TICA, WCF.
CFA calls the Cymric Longhair Manx. |
| In some organizations there are three different
types recognized, concerning the tailless:
Rumpy: complete lack of tail.
Rumpy riser: having the
coccyx, the hinge that attaches the tail to the spine.
Stumpy: having the coccyx and one or two tail vertebrae. |
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Eurocatfancy
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| Breed profile |
| The Cymric is a
medium-sized cat, her main feature is the lack of the tail.
The head is somewhat rounded with typically chubby
and prominent cheeks. The nose is straight with a gentle dip between
the eyes. The muzzle is slightly longer than broad with rounded
whisker pads. The ears are medium in size and relatively high set.
The eyes are large and round.
The neck is short and strong.
The body is compact and medium long, with sturdy
bone structure and a broad rounded chest. The Cymric gives a solid and
substantial appearance. The flanks are deep. The back and rump are
rounded, giving the Cymric that specific rounded appearance.
The legs are strong and the thighs of hindlegs are very strong,
hindlegs are noticeable longer than the front legs, thus the rump
appears higher than the shoulders.
The Cymric has no tail.
The coat is medium long, becoming gradually longer
from the shoulders to the back. The coat is quite dense and well
padded (pillow effect). The breeches, the hairs at the abdomen and
the frill are longer than the hairs on the body. The frill is quite
long and looks like a bib. |
History
The literature is not very clear. Some say that
the Cymric co-existed naturally together with the Manx (the
shorthair version) on the Isle of Man. Some claim that it is a
man-made breed, where Persians had been crossed with Manx in the
1930s (see Richard H. Gebhardt, former CFA president, in The
Complete Cat Book).
Cymrics appeared on cat shows around 1963, and were first recognized
by CCA in the late 1970s and by TICA in 1979.
The name Cymric is derived from Cymru (Welsh word for Wales) and was choosen by two pioneer breeders, Blair Wright and Leslie
Falteisek. It is said, that the grandmother of Blair Wright had seen
longhaired tailless cats in Wales first. |
Temperament
The Cymric
shares the Manx’s pleasant temperament. They are even-tempered,
calm, intelligent and generally very affectionate to their human
companions. The Cymric makes a good family pet and gets along with other
companion animals very well. They like to play and are
fascinated by water. They are remarkable jumpers because of their
powerful hind legs, no shelf is too high for them. |
| Grooming
Because of the
semi-long coat and thick undercoat, some grooming is required.
However, the fur does not mat and therefore doesn’t
require as much grooming as other longhaired cats. But the dense coat needs combing with a good quality steel comb,
at least two
or three times a week to remove dead hairs. |
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