American Shorthair Cat

Name: Daisy

Age: 10 Weeks

Gender: Female

Status; Available

Breed: American Shorthair Cat

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To begging with, the American Shorthair Cat which is abbreviated as (ASH) is a breed of domestic cat  that is believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats. According to the Cat Fanciers’ Association, in 2012, it was the seventh most popular pure-breed cat in the United States.

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Even though it is not a very athletic cat, the American Shorthair has a great, powerfully-built up body. Also, according to the breed standard of the Cat Fanciers’ Association, the American Shorthair is a true breed of working cat. They have round faces and short ears.

To continue, according to the CFA, this said breed are not  powerfully-built body generally healthy, easy-going, affectionate with owners and social with strangers. Males are significantly larger than females, weighing eleven to fifteen pounds when fully grown. Mature females weigh six to twelve pounds when they achieve full growth at three to four years of age. With a quality diet and plenty of attention, love, and care, they can live 15 years or longer, requiring annual vaccinations and veterinary checkups. These cats have solidly built, powerful, and muscular bodies with well-developed shoulders, chests, and hindquarters.

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Again, this breed is recognized in more than eighty different colors and patterns ranging from the brown-patched tabby to the blue-eyed white, the shaded silvers, smokes and cameos to the calico van, and many colors in between. Some even come in deep tones of black, brown, or other blends and lovely combination.

European settlers to North America brought a lot with them, including the ancestors of what we now refer to as the American Shorthair. This breed’s European forbearers snagged a trip to the New World thanks to their affinity for hunting and catching rodents—a quality that was as prized on rat- and mice-laden shipping vessels as it was in the homes and barn of the country’s newest residents. It is believed that early American Shorthairs came over on the Mayflower, and that they may have made the trip even earlier than that.

Once in America, these cats began to breed, over time developing the traits that distinguish them as a truly American cats. Due to their prized personalities, American Shorthairs were (and continue to be) selectively bred in an effort to maintain and propagate their many likable qualities. And many of their physical traits can be traced to their early days in the country, including a dense coat that was ideal for withstanding cold winters while working and hunting outdoors.

The name “American Shorthair” was given to the breed in 1966 to distinguish them from the Domestic Shorthair, which is randomly bred and does not carry such specific traits from progeny to progeny. Today, American Shorthairs are the sixth most popular pedigreed cat breed, according to the Cat Fanciers’ Association. American shorthair cat breeder.

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