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British Shorthair
The British cat derives its ancestry almost
exclusively from the domestic shorthair, the moggythpat we all know so
well. Over the past century careful selection has resulted in a clearly
identifiable breed. The British Shorthair should be a cobby cat with short,
strong legs, a round head with well-rounded eyes and a tail broad at the
base and rounded at the tip. The coat should be short and dense. The general
impression should be that of a compact, alert, fit and healthy cat.
British Shorthairs come in a great range
of varieties: Self, Tabby, Tortoiseshell, Bi-Colour, Smoke, Tipped, Colourpointed
and Manx.
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The plain-coloured
cats are known as Selfs, and these may be White, Black, Blue, Red
or Cream, or one of the newer colours such as Lilac or Chocolate.
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There are patterned
cats, for example Tabbies or Spotteds in various colours with or
without the Silver gene; this latter gene has the effect of producing
a silver undercoat.
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There is a range
of colours in Tortoiseshell cats, and these colours are mirrored
in their Tortie and White variations.
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Then there are
the Tipped; these too carry the Silver gene which has the effect
of making their coats appear white almost to the ends where they
show tipping of various colours, most commonly Black.
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The Bi-Colours
combine the various Self colours with the addition of white.
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The Colourpointed
cats have British type with a Siamese pattern; their faces, ears,
legs and tails are of a contrasting colour to that of their bodies.
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Finally there is
the Manx, the famous cat without a tail. Their conformation is different
from that of the rest of British cats, the major points being that
they tend to have longer heads, taller ears, back legs longer than
their front ones resulting in a high rump and, of course, no tail.
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