American Wirehair cats
American Wirehair Stats
Color: The breed standard accepts all colors and patterns, except those showing evidence of hybridization, resulting in chocolate, lavender, the colorpoint pattern or those combinations with white.
American Wirehair Cat Breed - Overview and History
The American Wirehair is a true American breed, resulting from a spontaneous mutation in a litter of upstate New York farm cats in the mid-to-late 1960s. Both parents were normally-coated.
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The American Wirehair Cat originated in New York, the first appeared as a random coat mutation among a litter of six born to two barn cats.
American Wirehair Summary
The coat requires only weekly brushing for maintenance. If the cat is bathed, the coat loses its curl until completely dry. The American Wirehair is a spontaneous mutation.
American Wirehair Cats
The American Wirehair has a very dense, springy to the touch, and supple coat of hair. This cat is very agile, active and interested in it's environment.
American Wirehair
The American Wirehair, is a spontaneous mutation of the American Shorthair. The only difference is the stiff, wiry coat - every hair is crimped and springy, including the whiskers.
American Wirehair Cats
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American Wirehair Cat Personality
Wirehairs are people cats that crave human attention and affection. They are active without being hyper, and affectionate without being clingy.
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Physical Characteristics
Wiry coat varies in coarseness
Coat is curled or crimped
Developed from a mutation
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American Wirehair cats are natural athletes, extremely active and agile, very inquisitive, showing a keen interest in their surroundings.
The American Wirehair was first developed in the United States in the 1960's. This is a very rare breed of cat if registrations with the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) is anything to go by.
The American Wirehair is medium to large in size, with a well- rounded body and large, bright eyes that are round and slant upward on the outer corners.
The American Wirehair's most distinctive feature is its harsh, springy and wiry coat - each short-to-medium hair is thin and crimped, or hooked.
the ACFA American Wirehair Standard
2002 revision
General: The American Wirehair is a breed resulting from a spontaneous mutation in the 1960s.
In 1966 on a farm in Verona, New York, the American Wirehair made its debut in a litter of American Shorthairs. Its crimped, coarse coat was the result of the spontaneous mutation of a dominant gene.
American Wirehair
The American Wirehair breed is uniquely American. It began as a spontaneous mutation in a litter of upstate New York farm cats in 1966. A spontaneous mutation is an uncommon, although not rare, happening.
American Wirehairs are good-natured, easy-going cats, popular with families, as they are known to be very tolerant of children. They are calm but can also be playful even into old age.
American Wirehair Cat Fact File
Coat Type, Color & Grooming: Each hair is thin and wiry or bent, resulting in the crimped coat that is the hallmark of this breed. Breeders strive for coats that are dense, resilient, and coarse.
The American Wirehair is a spontaneous mutation. The coat, which is not only springy, dense, and resilient, but also coarse and hard to the touch, distinguishes the American Wirehair from all other breeds.
The Traditional American Wirehair is a natural, spontaneous mutation based from the Traditional American Shorthair that happened in the U.S.A.
The dense, resilient coat distinguishes the American Wirehair from all other breeds.
Underlying bone structure round with prominent cheekbones and well-developed muzzle and chin; slight whisker break; in profile, the nose shows a gentle concave curve.
AMERICAN WIREHAIR
This cat type is one of the newest officially recognized breeds, having been developed a scant three decades ago when a litter of very unusual kittens was born in upstate New York.
American Wirehair: A breed of cat with a medium-lengths coat with individual hairs that can be crimped, hooked or bent, lending it a wiry look.
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American Wirehair
The American Wirehair is distinguished by its coat - as the result of a natural mutation, every hair is crimped and springy, including the whiskers.
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