Everything you ever wanted to know about Cats

A B C D E

A

Alter

A spayed or neutered cat

Anurous

A term used to describe a tailless cat.

B

Blaze

A distinctive, contrasting mark running down a cat's face from forehead to nostrils, usually found on Tortoiseshell or Parti-Coloured cats

Blotched

A Tabby pattern, also known as Classic Tabby or Marbled Tabby

Bonnet-Ears

When a cat holds its ears sideways and forwards, looking like the brim of a bonnet.

Breeches

Longer, thicker hair on the back of the upper third of the hind legs

Brush

A bushy or plume-like tail of a longhaired cat

Butterfly

- The pattern of markings on the shoulders of Blotched, Classic, or Marbled Tabby cats.

C

Calico

The American term for a Tortie-and-White cat.

Cobby

Short and sturdy on low legs

Cross-breed

The combination of two pedigree varieties.

D

Dense

A thick, full coat

Dome

A rounded forehead

E

Entire

The term relating to a cat that has not been desexed.

Exhibitor

A person showing a cat in a show competition


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