How to distinguish purebred American shorthair cats

Characteristics of American short-haired cats:

(1) Head features: The head is large and rectangular. Full cheeks;

(2) The ears are of medium length. The tip of the ear is round and the base is wide. Binaural distance should be half of binocular distance;

(3) forming a convex smooth line from the top of the head to the neck;

(4) The nose is of medium length with the same length and width. Seen from the side, the line from the beam to the forehead is slightly convex;

(5) Mask: square. Adult male cats have obvious fat;

(6) Mandibular: strong and long;

(7) chin: strong, fully spread, parallel to the upper lip;

(8) Ears: medium-sized, with a slightly rounded tip, and the distance between the two ears is twice that of the eyes.

(9) Eyes: The outer corner of the eye is higher than the inner corner, and the eyes are large and wide, rising slightly. The upper eyelid is like a half almond, the lower eyelid forms a graphic curve, and the eyes look different according to the color of the coat;

(10) Neck: medium length, stout and powerful;

(1 1) Body: strong, muscular, wide and straight back;

(12) Limbs: medium length. Strong bones and muscular. From the back, the limbs are vertically balanced;

(13) Tail: medium length, thick base, blunt tail tip, round claws and thick meat pad;

(14) coat color: short, hard and dense;

(15) personality characteristics: gentle, patient, amiable, will not lose his temper, do not like noisy,