Turk Angora CatThe Angora Cat is one of the more ancient of Europe, with origin in Ankara, Turkey. He got in France in the XVIth century and little later in England, and together with the Persian, it is believed that he is the origin of the gene of long hair of the domestic European cats that, initially, were all of short hair. In that time, both breeds were almost identical, except for the color: the Turks of angora were giving each other in many colors, while the Persian were all blue . Both were very estimated by the innovation of their long and silky hair; but, at the end of the XIXth century, the Angora Cat was eclipsed by the Persian. As other cats of long hair of that time were not Persian, they were declining up to become extinguish out of his natal country where a baby's colony remained in the zoo. After the World War II, when some cats were exported to the United States and to Europe, the breed was not reborn.What kind of Ankara?
The Turkish Angora Cat of the United States is not the same cat that of Europe angora. The American Angora cats are more near than their Turkish origins, in Europe were used other breeds in the crossings, to obtain the complete scale of colors. All the Angora Cat was famous in origin for their white, elegant and silky hair and some breeders insist that this is the only one authentic angora. Now there are accepted in the exhibitions almost all the colors that find in the breeds of long hair. Since the coat is simple not double, it is less probable than tangle him. It is glossy, with a silky sheen, but it is sticking in most of the body, except in the tail, the neck, the chin and the "trouser" (in the fourth backs), where it needs to curl. The hair is not so thick as to weave jerseys of angora, which habitually are done by the hair of the goats and rabbits of angora. Playful and gracious
A general impression of an Angora cat is a cat that moves "prettily and fluency", according to the standards of the breed, Is such an intelligent and playful cat as elegant. Though he is not so brawling as the Siamese, he, is of an activity and friendly and is better than he is accompanied all the time. Some owners say that they are enjoying playing with an audience. Certainly, see an Angora cat jumping over the shoulders of the owner to give him the welcome, demonstrates the athletic and affectionate that he is. They like games and learn tricks quickly, like returning objects. Q/A Do I to brush Turk Angora Cat daily? Cloudy, in summer, When most his hay has fallen? No. As you brushing her passing the hand to her every day. A weekly profound hair should be sufficient until the cap of winter hair starts growing again. We have chosen in a litter a white kitty with the eyes of different color, now he is 5 weeks old and the breeder says to us that is possible he is deaf. Is there some way of which we could know it? The breeder will have some idea immediately, but there are some proofs that you can do: separate the kitty of the litter and do a strong sudden noise. When he is not looking. For the reaction of the kitty, it must be obvious immediately if he can hear or not. Deafness is not a serious tare, providing that the cat sees.. and providing that you do not try to cross the cat. Fatima, my red cat shaded of Angora, is one year old and is started putting the very nice hair, however, after his summer shed, suddenly his face become very pale, is it normal? Yes. The shaded hair is slightly tinted with silvering, which seems more palely when the thick winter cap is fallen. The cats with pale hair are inclined to be burned by the Sun, which can produce cancer of skin, this way you have to have care that the cat does not lie down to the Sun too much time. |
