Results for: siamese cats
Balinese
...noticed that had a few long hair kittens in their Siamese litters. These kittens became desirable so the breeders began direct line breeding to keep the long hair and originally they were known as “Long haired Siamese”. It was another breeder and lover of this cat that changed the name...
Havana Brown
HISTORY Havana Brown cats are often thought to be of Cuban descent, they are actually an English breed. In the early 1950’s an English woman crossed a shorthaired Persian/Siamese with a seal point Siamese and produced a solid brown male cat. A California breeder brought the Havana ...
Burmese
...ese are thought to be descendants of sacred brown cats of Burma. APPEARANCE(S) Burmese are stocky medium sized cat with good muscular development. The head of a Burmese cat is typically rounded with a short muzzle and wide-set eyes. They have short legs, and rounded feet.
Egyptian Mau
...ccepted that they are descended from African wild cats, and an ancestor of the cats seen in wall paintings of Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Mau we know today is said to have originated in 1953, Italy, when an exiled Russian Princess met the cat of the Egyptian Ambassador to Italy. She was ...
Maine Coon
... including several of her favorite Turkish Angora cats. Although Marie Antoinette did not make it to the United States, her pets safely reached the shores of Wiscasset, Maine, where they mated with a Norwegian Forest Cat and evolved into what we know as the modern breed of the Maine Coon. Unlike th...
Chocolate Poisoning
Hi, Is chocolate bad for cats as well or just dogs? Dan...
Fleas on Cats and Kittens
fleas, cats, kittens, black specs, flea dirt, scratching, itching, chewing, biting, flea bites ...
Devon Rex
HISTORY As their name implies, these cats originated in Devon, England, where they first appeared in a litter of field cats born about 1960. When a woman of the area found a litter of field cats with one kitten that has tight curly hair, this was the beginning of the breed. As time went ...
British Shorthair
HISTORY The British Shorthair is the descendant of cats brought to Britain by the Romans, which then interbred with wild native cats. Later they were crossbred with Persian Cats to improve the thickness of their coat APPEARANCE(S) British Shorthairs are known for their marked ro...
Cornish Rex
HISTORY As their name implies, these cats originated in Cornwall, England, where they first appeared in a litter of barn cats born about 1950. APPEARANCE(S) The Cornish Rex has a slender body, deep chest and long skinny legs. The head is egg shaped with large oval eyes and larg...
Burmilla
HISTORY The Burmilla cats are attributed to be a result of accidental breeding between a chinchilla Persian and a lilac Burmese in 1981. APPEARANCE(S) Much like the Burmese, the Burmilla are medium-sized cats with compact muscular bodies and round faces with short muzzles. There...
Taurine
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Taurine is an amino acid found in meat and fish that promotes the intestinal absorption of lipids (fats) as cholesterol. Most people and animals are able to synthesize Taurine from glycine in their own bodies, but cats, being strict carnivores, never developed this abi...
Diabetes Mellitus in Cats
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Birman
HISTORY The Birman cat is said to have originated in Burma, where it was considered a sacred companion cat of the Kittah priests. There is a legend as to how the Birmans developed the colors they are today: “Originally, the guardians of the Temple of LaoTsun were yellow-eyed white ca...
Cyproheptadine
Periactin, antihistamine, appetite stimulant in cats, allergies...
Shedding in Dogs and Cats
Hair Growth Dogs Your dog’s hair grows in stages. Each hair follicle has a rapid growth period, the anagen phase, followed by a slower growth period and then the resting phase (catagen phase). While in the resting phase, the mature hair remains in the follicles and at some point de...
Hives for Cats
swelling, face itching, bee sting, allergic reaction ...
Heat Stroke in Cats
high body temperature, Hyperthermia, rapid panting, vomiting, drooling...
Turkish Van
HISTORY The Turkish Van originated when two women were vacationing in eastern Turkey, where they were given two kittens with auburn colored markings on the head and tail. These women brought the kittens and several more of these cats home and began a breeding program. The true Turkish Va...
Pepto Bismol
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Bismuth subsalicylate has anti-inflammatory, mild-antibiotic, antacid, and protective qualities. It is commonly used in humans to treat ingidestion and diarrhea, but is sometimes used by veterinarians to treat the same symptoms in dogs. It is not safe to give to cats. ...