Selkirk Rex cats
Selkirk Rex Stats
Color: Selkirks come in nearly every color of the feline palette, including pointed, bi-color and silver varieties.
Grooming: The Selkirk Rex?s coat, even the longhaired variety, requires little maintenance.
Selkirk Rex Cat Breed - Pictures
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Selkirk Rex Cat Breed Traits
The Devon and the Cornish Rex have coats governed by recessive genes. In order for a cat to display a recessive characteristic, the kitten must inherit the gene from both parents.
Selkirk Rex History
This new curly breed was first discovered in the USA in 1987. A worker in an animal shelter noticed a cat with a unique curly coat and gave her to a Persian breeder named Jeri Newman.
Selkirk Rex Cat Breed Introduction
True to the name, "rex," which in animals means curly, the Selkirk Rex cat breed is a race of teddy-bear-like curly-furred cats.
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Origin
This breed is one of three breeds of Rex cats. The word "Rex" is a name that has through usage come to refer to the hair/fur of the cat (or for example a rabbit) that is different to the normal.
Selkirk Rex Cat - Breed Profile
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Selkirk Rex
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Selkirk Rex is a medium-sized cat with a broad and round head. Its curly hair covers the cat's entire body, but is usually more pronounced in the neck and tail.
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Physical Characteristics
The coat comes in two lengths: short and long
Round head with no flat planes
Loose, plush curl
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The Selkirk Rex, the third Rex cat to appear on the North American show bench, is markedly different from the two Rex breeds that preceded it - the Cornish Rex and the Devon Rex. Both the Cornish and the Devon are fine boned and svelte-bodied.
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General: The Selkirk Rex is the result of a dominant, spontaneous mutation that causes each hair (guard, down & awn) to have a gentle wave or curl giving the coat a soft feel.
The Selkirk Rex is a medium to large cat with good balance between legs and body. Heavy boning gives the cat surprising weight and it should be well balanced with good muscle tone and excellent health.
the Selkirk Rex looks more like a Poodle. Popular in the United States, the Selkirk Rex appeared in Europe in 1990 and is still rare.
Behavior
This active cat with a debonair, calm character gets along well with other cats and with dogs.
Selkirk Rex :: Cat Breeds
The Cat In Sheep's Clothing Or A Sheepcat. The first Selkirk Rex was spotted in 1987 as a curly-coated, dilute calico female kitten in an otherwise normal straight haired litter of non-pedigree cats.
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Description / History
Selkirks are healthy and sturdy. They are incredibly patient, loving and tolerant.
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One of the newest natural breeds, this naturally curly cat originated from a housecat, Miss DePesto of Noface, found in a shelter in Montana.
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The Selkirk Rex cat is an easy-going relaxed cat that resembles a soft, stuffed toy that you just want to pick up and hug.
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The Selkirk Rex originated with a curly coated cat found in Montana, USA.
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Coat Type, Color & Grooming: Selkirk kittens are born with curly hair and whiskers; when the kittens reach about six months of age, the curly coat is replaced by a sparser, straighter coat until they reach maturity.
Selkirk Rex's are very friendly and love the company of people and other pets. They are not overly active or energetic and are not know to be destructive. This is certainly a unique cat, which is currently quite rare in Australia.
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The Selkirk Rex is the result of a dominant, spontaneous mutation that causes each hair (guard, down and awn) to have a gentle curl giving the coat a soft feel.
One of the main features of the Traditional Selkirk Rex is its curly coat. Unlike the other Rex breeds, the Devon and Cornish, who's coats are governed by recessives genes, the Traditional Selkirk Rex's gene is dominant.
Selkirk Rex
The Selkirk Rex was developed from a natural mutation that arose in the U.S. Like the other Rex cats, the Cornish Rex and Devon Rex, this breed has a naturally curly coat.
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Like the two other "Rex" breeds, the Selkirk has a very unusual coat of very wavy or curly, almost sheep-like hair. But this is about all the Selkirk has in common with the other two.
Selkirk Rex Cat: A breed of cat with highly curled hair, including the whiskers.
Semi-Feral: A cat which, though not domesticated, still lives near and is accustomed to humans, such as barn cats.
My male Selkirk Rex doesn't want to mate my Himalayan female. Is he homosexual or just asexual? Should I just neuter him? From the mailbox of Franny Syufy, Guide to Cats for About.com ...
It is the oldest of the Rex breeds, the others being the Devon Rex and the Selkirk Rex. Despite its resemblance to ancient Egyptian statues, this mutation and the development of the breed, took place in England, in Bodmin Moor, Cornwall.
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