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Cats that shed very little

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SoH Feedback - 25 Jul 2004 02:45 GMT
Does a breed of cat exist that (a) has a social disposition and likes to be
held and (b) sheds very little?

Thanks to all.

Pat Suarez
Agua Girl - 25 Jul 2004 02:38 GMT
> Does a breed of cat exist that (a) has a social disposition and likes to be
> held and (b) sheds very little?

Yeah, it's called an iguana .  :-)

There is actually a hairless cat.  Quite expensive and difficult
to care for (body temp thing).  I am not sure of another breed
that doesn't shed much but if you brush your cats often you'll
find the shedding is less of a problem.

AG
SoH Feedback - 25 Jul 2004 14:43 GMT
Thanks! Sounds like one cat and one hairbrush are in order. I appreciate it.

Pat

> > Does a breed of cat exist that (a) has a social disposition and likes to
> be
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> AG
Dik F. Liu - 25 Jul 2004 18:10 GMT
>There is actually a hairless cat.  Quite expensive and difficult
>to care for (body temp thing).

These would be the sphynx cats. I am not sure that they like to be held,
however. Sphynx cats are known to be active cats. Devon Rexes have a curly coat
that barely shed. But they too are known to be active cats. There are also the
Asian single coat breeds - the Siamese, Korat, and Burmese. These cats have
little to no undercoat and shed very little. They are all active cats, although
the Burmese are known to be lap cats. I have a Korat girl who enjoys being held
when she is not bouncing from wall to wall.

I am unsure how predictable a cat's disposition is. Cats, like people, vary so
much individually. In contrast, a breed's coat is predictable, as breeders
breed their cats' coat to confirm to the breed's standard.

Dik
Rhonda - 25 Jul 2004 18:49 GMT
I saw several hairless cats at the Humane Society on one visit. Might
look there first.

Rhonda


> There is actually a hairless cat.  Quite expensive and difficult
> to care for (body temp thing).  I am not sure of another breed
> that doesn't shed much but if you brush your cats often you'll
> find the shedding is less of a problem.
>
> AG
dd - 25 Jul 2004 15:27 GMT
That would be a Russian Blue--sweet little cats that fetch like dogs
and seem to always be smiling--and relatively very little shedding
compared to that of other cats.

> Does a breed of cat exist that (a) has a social disposition and likes to be
> held and (b) sheds very little?
>
> Thanks to all.
>
> Pat Suarez
Orchid - 25 Jul 2004 15:37 GMT
>Does a breed of cat exist that (a) has a social disposition and likes to be
>held and (b) sheds very little?
>
>Thanks to all.

    Bengals shed very little and are very loving, but they are an
extremely active breed and emphatically not for most people.  :)

Orchid
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