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British Shorthair cats make excellent pets, but
like most things in life you only get out what you put in. Lots
of love and attention will be repaid one-hundred fold from these
lovely animals. |
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A compact, well balanced and powerful cat, showing
good depth of body, full broad chest, short strong legs, rounded
paws, thick tail with rounded tip. Small ears, round cheeks, firm
chin, large round and well-opened eyes and a short broad nose. The
coat to be short and dense. All in all a strong, muscular cat, with
an alert appearance. |
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The rainbow of colours and patterns in which this
cat is now produced is most impressive considering the humble beginnings.
Colours as diverse as white, black, blue, red, cream, chocolate,
lilac, tortoise shell, blue-cream and the latest cinnamon and fawn.
All these colours are possible with the addition of white, resulting
in bi and tri- colours. Patterned cats include the tabby, spotted,
colour-pointed and tipped. Eye colour varies from gold or copper
in the self's, bi and tri-colours, to green in the tipped, blue
in the colour-pointed, and hazel in the black version of the silver
tabby and silver spotted, the rest having gold eyes as their self
counterparts. The blue is still the most popular, closely followed
by the Silver Tabby - thanks in no small measure to the television
advertising campaign running at the time of writing this article.
Although cats are regarded as independent and spend a large amount
of their time asleep or merely resting, they do, on the whole, appreciate
company. The British Shorthair will quite happily live indoors,
a much safer environment for it, but where there is no human company
during the day, due to owners working etc., then it is kinder to
have two cats as company for each other. |
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Character |
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The character of these cats is generally one of
a gentle, willing to please, playful and affectionate companion.
They are not noisy cats but will sometimes engage in conversation
with you, especially if it is getting near to time for them to be
fed. They enjoy a game of chase with a small toy, and some will
fetch this back to you for to be thrown again. They are quite lazy
at times and love nothing more than laying in front of the fire
and luxuriating in the warmth. |
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The general health of the British Shorthair is
good, with no apparent weakness to affect it. They have a life span
of approximately 15 years, some living to a much riper old age of
20 years. The care of these cats is just general common sense. They
need good quality food supplied at regular intervals, a bowl of
fresh water to be available at all times. Cats are extremely clean,
fastidious animals and under normal circumstance the most attention
that a British Shorthair cat requires is love - and plenty of it. |
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A warm bed out of draughts, should be provided
- you will probably find that the type they prefer are around 24"
of the floor and have an area of 4'6 x 6'0 and are usually covered
with duvets |
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