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"Oxana" wrote in message
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Anyone has a British Shorthair ?

As far as I know there is only one person on this group who has pedigree
British Shorthairs. That's Sandra, maybe she will reply to you.

Tweed

"Cheryl Perkins" wrote in message
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-04-21, Adrian A penned:
wrote:
What's a British Shorthair? My cat's British born with short hair,
does he qualify?

Memphis and Pheonix, the cats that own Sandra are both British
Shorthairs, *very* beautiful cats.

All cats are beautiful cats =P

If you say that in the presence of a non-cat person, they tend to be a bit
puzzled and point out that in their opinion that scrawny stray with the
peculiar fur colours isn't really quite as beautiful as, say, their
neighbour's beautiful, well-fed cat with the lovely symmetrical stripes.

But I know what you mean!

I think a British Short Hair, like the American Short Hair, comes in the
usual cat-type colours and patterns (but of the more symmetrical variety)
and, unlike so many cats, some human has kept track of their ancestors.

My two are Domestic Short Hairs, although until the vet's receptionist put
that on their forms, I thought they were your average ordinary or alley
cat, or moggie, as I think they say in the UK. 'Domestic Short Hair'
sounds so pretentious!

But very politically correct ;-) My two are Domestic Short Hairs too. But
really they are moggies which means cats of no known ancestry i.e.
"mongrels."

Tweed

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

On 2006-04-21, Adrian A penned:

wrote:

What's a British Shorthair? My cat's British born with short hair,
does he qualify?

Memphis and Pheonix, the cats that own Sandra are both British
Shorthairs, *very* beautiful cats.


All cats are beautiful cats =P

True! Anyway, judging from the pictures I've seen, "British Shrthairs"
are difficult to distinguish from just plain cats. Roundish head, rather
cobby body, and they tend to be fairly large - although not like Maine
Coons or Norwegian Forest cats - and any kind of markings or coat color is
acceptable. (So, if you can't really tell the difference, why bother with
a throughbred, when a normal "cat" cat will do as well?)


You *can* tell the difference. I knew straight away when I saw pics of
Memphis & Pheonix that they were pedigree cats. It hit me in the eye.
Didn't it you?

Tweed

On 2006-04-21, Cheryl Perkins penned:

My two are Domestic Short Hairs, although until the vet's
receptionist put that on their forms, I thought they were your
average ordinary or alley cat, or moggie, as I think they say in the
UK. 'Domestic Short Hair' sounds so pretentious!

Yeah! I knew next to nothing about cats when I got Oscar. When they
said she was a "domestic longhair," I actually thought that was a
breed!

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:07:29 +0200, Oxana wrote:


Anyone has a British Shorthair ?


No, it's amazing. Not one single person anywhere on the planet
has such a cat. I wonder why they would give a name to a nonexistant
breed?

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

On 2006-04-21, Cheryl Perkins penned:

My two are Domestic Short Hairs, although until the vet's
receptionist put that on their forms, I thought they were your
average ordinary or alley cat, or moggie, as I think they say in the
UK. 'Domestic Short Hair' sounds so pretentious!

Yeah! I knew next to nothing about cats when I got Oscar. When they
said she was a "domestic longhair," I actually thought that was a
breed!

Whenever I take my cats to the vet, I always see "DSH" on the form
describing their type. Well, except for Smudge, who has "DMH" or
sometimes even "DLH" (medium- and long-haired) on hers. That's what
it said on their charts in the shelter, too. I think it's the standard
way to describe ordinary moggies in the US.

Joyce

My father's beloved Clawed DePussy (RB) was a pure-bred British
short-hair (my father rescued him when he was about 6 years old -
DeBussy's former owners were moving into a flat in town and didn't
want their cat to clutter their lives any more - very much their loss;
stupid people). He was a nice looking cat - solidly built and
healthy. He was a real character and was absolutely devoted to my
father. He tolerated my step-mother and step-sister, but he came
alive when my father was in the room. He lived to about 21 before he
succomed to cancer.

Tish

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:45:38 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:



Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

On 2006-04-21, Adrian A penned:

wrote:

What's a British Shorthair? My cat's British born with short hair,
does he qualify?

Memphis and Pheonix, the cats that own Sandra are both British
Shorthairs, *very* beautiful cats.


All cats are beautiful cats =P

True! Anyway, judging from the pictures I've seen, "British
Shrthairs" are difficult to distinguish from just plain
cats. Roundish head, rather cobby body, and they tend to be
fairly large - although not like Maine Coons or Norwegian
Forest cats - and any kind of markings or coat color is
acceptable. (So, if you can't really tell the difference,
why bother with a throughbred, when a normal "cat" cat will
do as well?)

Christina Websell wrote:

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:


On 2006-04-21, Adrian A penned:


wrote:


What's a British Shorthair? My cat's British born with short hair,
does he qualify?

Memphis and Pheonix, the cats that own Sandra are both British
Shorthairs, *very* beautiful cats.


All cats are beautiful cats =P

True! Anyway, judging from the pictures I've seen, "British Shrthairs"
are difficult to distinguish from just plain cats. Roundish head, rather
cobby body, and they tend to be fairly large - although not like Maine
Coons or Norwegian Forest cats - and any kind of markings or coat color is
acceptable. (So, if you can't really tell the difference, why bother with
a throughbred, when a normal "cat" cat will do as well?)



You *can* tell the difference. I knew straight away when I saw pics of
Memphis & Pheonix that they were pedigree cats. It hit me in the eye.
Didn't it you?

Not after living with Patches, who was a stray for three
years before he adopted me! (He looked EXACTLY like the
picture of a British Shorthair in the cat book someone once
gave me.) He even had similar markings, the only difference
was the scar where he'd had an untreated cat-bite abcess on
one ear, before he found me. I think you confuse a
"pedigreed" appearance with a "well cared for" look, which
Memphis and Phoenix clearly have. Some pedigreed cats
(Siamese, Persian, Rex....) DO look drastically different
from their hoi-polloi relatives, but others just look like
pampered, well-nourished cats, IMO.

--
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AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:07:29 +0200, Oxana wrote:



Anyone has a British Shorthair ?



No, it's amazing. Not one single person anywhere on the planet
has such a cat. I wonder why they would give a name to a nonexistant
breed?

P-L-O-N-K!

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You know, Baha, that sounds like the gal you were trying to help with
the cat imigration. Taking them to the airport, cause the dates of
immunization were very specific. I wasn't sure who was in charge of
whom. But from the sounds of it, she was definitely in charge of the
relationship. You might even say she had him by the British
Shorthai....oh, nevermind.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
..

"Oxana" wrote in message
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Anyone has a British Shorthair ?