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FIN*Castlemoor’s C Carats Cilla
Breeder: Jaana Jyrkinen,
Castlemoor's
cattery, Hyvinkää, Finland |
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The Europan Shorthair is recognized in the
following colours:
 | black, blue |
| red, cream |
| tortie, bluecream |
| All those colours can also have all tabby patterns, for example black
spotted, red mackerel, bluecream blotched, and so on. |
| All those colours can appear with silver, for example
blue smoke, red silver blotched, cream silver mackerel, and so
on. |
| And all those colours can also be with white (bicolour, Van, etc.),
for example black and white bicolour, red and white Van, tortie mackerel
bicolour, and so
on. |
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Eurocatfancy
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| Breed profile |
| The European Shorthair is Europe's native
breed and has in origin in the cultivation of the European domestic
cat. The head is medium long, it is longer than broad and
is rounded at the cheeks. The nose is straight and medium long, the
base of the nose is clearly marked.
The eyes are large and almost round.
The ears are medium in size and upright set. The European
Shorthair is medium in size. The body is medium long and well
muscled.
The legs are medium long and medium strong. The front legs are
straight and narrow steadily to firm paws.
The tail is medium long and tapers only slightly. The coat is
short, hairs are firm, shiny and glossy, the coat does not lay
completely to the body, it is somewhat elastic. Overall the
European Shorthair has medium proportions, is well balanced and
nothing is extreme in the breed. |
History
The breed is propably one of Europe's oldest
breeds, and has not been mixed with other breeds, its original type
has been preserved for hundreds of years. The Shorthair - both the
European and the British - started as different breed for showing in
the late 1800s. It has been the Finnish breeders who developed the
European Shorthair as pedigreed cats and kept its purity. But it
took a long time, until 1982, that the European was recognized as
different breed also for shows. |
Temperament
The European is an active cat and likes to play.
It is slightly selective towards other cat breeds. The cat is very
loyal to its owner. The European is an outgoing and friendly cat. |
Grooming
The European does not need excessive grooming and
has an easy-going coat. But brushing it from time to time will keep
the coat glossy and elastic. |
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