The British Shorthair Cat

British Shorthair is a breed of domestic cats. It is a well built and muscular animal.

Shorthair felines, British Shorthairs belong to Britain. The cats
evolved centuries ago when Romans brought cats from their homeland and
those cats mated with wild cats of Britain. With time the British
Shorthairs came to being. However, it was not until the later half of
nineteenth century that these felines started appearing in cat shows
and began to be formally recognized. Originally they were accepted only
in blue color and were thus known as British Blue. With time though
other colors were given formal recognition and the name changed to the
current one.

British Shorthairs are somewhat large sized with a
muscular physique. They have strong chest, shoulders and legs and are
known to possess significant strength relative to their size. Body is
stout overall. Head is round with chubby cheeks, big round eyes that
are usually copper to golden in color, and short widely set ears. Well
developed whisker pads give rise to a very sweet ’smiling’ facial
expression. Tail is tapering at its end and paws are rounded. Apart
from blue, which is the most common color, other colors and patterns
include black, chocolate, cinnamon, fawn, lilac, red, white, bicolor,
colorpoint, tabby and tortoiseshell.

British Shorthairs are
healthy and sturdy felines. They don’t suffer from any persisting
health ailment in their lines. They are relatively heavy as a breed and
not very agile. They are active though and have been reported
throughout history to be quite capable hunters in their natural
environment.

Easy going and calm, British Shorthair cats have a
very good temperament. They are independent and playful and not very
demanding. Their lustrous coat doesn’t shed nor require daily grooming.
As kittens they are quite playful. As they age, taking nearly four
years to reach their full size , they become relatively sedentary and
overweight in some cases. Still they maintain their loyalty and
affection towards humans.

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