Snowshoe
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Pet Info
The Snowshoe is a breed of cat. The first Snowshoes appeared in the 1960s in America, as a result of cross-breeding between a Siamese and a bi-colored American Shorthair.
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The Snowshoe cat was only recognised as a breed a little less than three decades ago but has made a big impression in this short time.
Snowshoe Cat Personality
Breeders brave enough to take on the Snowshoe challenge find that the cat pays back the effort in love and affection.
Snowshoe Cat Breed - Overview and History
The Snowshoe is a somewhat recent domestic breed that was developed during the 1960s by a breeder of Siamese cats.
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Snowshoe Stats
Color: The distribution of the white and the pointed color is carefully outlined in the breed standard.
Personality: The Snowshoe is a talker with a soft, melodic voice.
Snowshoe Cats Personality.
The Snowshoe is a breed of cat with personality aplenty, famous for providing their humans with constant amusement. These cats are generally very sociable, mixing amiably with other cats and pets.
Snowshoe Cat Breed
The Snowshoe has inherited the passive personality and a gentle and friendly nature from its ancestors. It is a lively creature and a good hunter, affectionate and faithful, and also fond of the company of humans.
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Description
The Snowshoe began as a cross between the American Shorthair and the Siamese in the early 1960s in the United States, producing a sturdy, pointed cat with white markings on the face, ...
Snowshoe Breed Information
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Snowshoes can be bred in all Siamese point colours and have blue eyes. There are many variations on pattern ranging from the 'preferred' pattern, consisting of a white inverted 'vee' on the face and white boots, ...
Snowshoes weigh between 2.5 - 5.5kgs.
Feeding
Being an active cat the Snowshoe will require approximately 80 Kcals of food per kg bodyweight per day. They are not prone to obesity.
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The Snowshoe has a smooth but short coat, which is colored blue, lilax, chocolate or seal point -- "point" is in reference to a pale body color with relatively darker extremities; i.e., the face, ears, feet and tail.
the ACFA SNOWSHOE Standard
General: The Snowshoe is a medium cat that combines the heftiness of its domestic shorthair ancestors with the length of its oriental ancestors. It is a well balanced cat overall, firm and muscular.
Snowshoes are born all white, and the points darken with age.
Fault: Head too long. Muzzle too broad. Small, rounded ears. Small, rounded, very slanted eyes. Body very long and frail or too short and massive. Thin tail. Knotted, fine-boned legs.
Like many animals that are kept as pets the Snowshoe cat will generally have one person in the household that they will follow and pay the most attention to.
Snowshoe :: Cat Breeds
The Laid Back Cat. The Snowshoe cat is adorable, loving, very friendly, extremely gentle, calm, intelligent and great fun.
Snowshoe
Description / History
Affectionate and people-oriented, the Snowshoe is an amiable and loving friend and companion. Although not as vocal as a Siamese, the Snowshoe can be quite a talker, albeit with a softer, more melodic voice.
The Snowshoe has Provisional status. Cat Breeds in this category have an adopted Standard
but may only be shown in the NEW BREED and COLOUR classes.
Snowshoe kittens are born totally white. The point coloring begins to develop in a few weeks. The tail, legs, head and ears darken as the kitten ages. The body is a lighter color ranging from a light cream color with the shading darkening with age.
The Snowshoe is a breed of cat. The first Snowshoes appeared in the 1960s in America, as a result of cross-breeding between a Siamese and a bi-colored American Shorthair. The ears are large and triangular.
The Snowshoe is a medium-sized cat combining the heftiness of its Shorthair ancestors with the length of its Oriental ancestors.
In reality, 90% of all Traditional Snowshoes come from unregistered Traditional Siamese and Classic Siamese and unregistered mitted, pointed cats. The only American Shorthair used belonged to a breeder named Maia Sornson.
Snowshoe
The Snowshoe is a cross between the American Shorthair and the Siamese, producing a sturdy, pointed cat with white markings on the face, chest and feet. This breed is not widely recognized.
SNOWSHOE
This interesting breed, which in perfect form sports a white mask and four "snowshoes," is derived from crosses between the Siamese and American Shorthair. It is a medium-sized cat with smooth coat, and often blue eyes.
Snowshoe Cat: A breed of cat with large ears, blue eyes, a triangular head with black marking, and a shorthaired, white and gray coat.
Solid: Also known as self, a term referring to a coat of a single color.
Snowshoe Siamese Cat Personality
Besides its beautiful coat of solid and white patterns, it is the balanced snowshoe Siamese personality that has added to the popularity of this cat.
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The Sphynx is a breed that is newly accepted into CFF for competition. The cats are not really hairless as some believe; they have fine hair covering their bodies. To feel a Sphynx is like touching a suede hot water bottle.
The Snowshoe is a fairly recent addition to the cat family. A kitten that had four white feet was found in a litter of purebred Siamese kittens and this was the beginning of the Snowshoe as we know it today.
The 'Mitted Pattern' is found in the Snowshoe, Birman and Ragdoll. The mitted pattern can occur with any of the colourpoint colours and patterns.
Snowshoe (shorthair Siamese/American Bi-color)
Tonkinese Cat (shorthair Siamese/Burmese)
Some breeders have begun to develop Siamese that look more like the original specimens, with a round head and solid body.
Cats with coloured point markings such as the Siamese and various Siamese crossbreeds (including the Balinese, Burmese, Colourpoint Shorthair, Himalayan, Javanese, Ocicat, Oriental Shorthair and Longhair, Snowshoe, and Tonkinese) tend to be ...
Large paws, and especially the extra-large paws of polydactyl Maine Coons, facilitate walking on snow and are often compared to snowshoes.
 See also: Snowshoe cat, Behavior, Siamese Cat, Tonkinese, Ocicat
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