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Morphological characteristics of American short-haired cat

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American short-haired cats are beautiful in appearance, strong in body and quiet in character. Generally speaking, its service life can reach 15~20 years. It takes three to four years for a kitten to fully grow into a cat. Males are significantly larger than females, weighing 5.5-7.5 kg and 4-6 kg respectively.

American shorthair cats have more than 80 colors and stripes, from coffee tiger spot to pure white with blue eyes, from agate to tricolor, among which silver tiger spot is the most familiar color for American shorthair cats. An ideal American short-haired cat should be strong and even, from medium to large. Although women are not as strong as men, overall coordination should be the same as men.

Body length is slightly longer than height. Viewed from the side, the body is divided into three equal parts, and the length of the tail is equal to the length from the shoulder to the bottom of the tail. The head is big, the cheeks are plump, the ears are medium-sized, the tips of the ears are slightly round, and the distance between the ears is twice that of the eyes. The forehead is smooth and protrudes appropriately on the top of the head. From the front, there is no obvious protrusion between the ears. The eyes are big and round, the upper eyelid is like an almond broken in the middle, the lower eyelid is round, the outer corner of the eye is higher than the inner corner, and the eyes are bright, clear and smart. The length of the nose is medium. Viewed from the side, the curved nose extends from the forehead to the tip of the nose. Jaw bone is strong, chin is strong and fully open, parallel to upper lip. Medium length, strong and muscular. Strong legs, round claws and thick meat pads. The coat is short, thick and uniform, and the texture is hard.

American short-haired cats have short, thick, hard and dense hair, which can resist moisture, cold and skin damage. There are more than 100 fur colors, and CFA recognizes 62 colors, including white, black, blue, red, brown tiger, silver tiger, red tiger, blue tiger, tiger spot, double color and turtle.

American bobtail cats lose their hair every day, just like people lose about 30 hairs every day. If your cat has long hair, you must comb it every day. It's a little strange if it's a short-haired cat, but the cat's constitution is different. You can try to comb it every day and see how it works. If you still lose a lot of hair, it is necessary to re-examine the nutrition you gave to American bobtail cats. In fact, as far as the top American cat food 10 is concerned, not every American bobtail cat is suitable.

These are the morphological characteristics of American short-haired cats and how to care for their hair. If you want to keep an American short-haired cat, you might as well take it home as soon as possible. I believe this lovely cat will definitely add infinite fun to your life.