June 03, 2010

American Wirehair (AWH)

History 

 
American Wirehair (AWH) is a race of cats that were born from spontaneous genetic mutations of the cat who lived on a farm in New York, United States around the year 1966. Red-colored male cat Tabby and white cat is the only one who can live to adulthood. Cats are then given the name Adam of the Council Rock Hi-Fi. Cats with this genetic mutation have a strand of hair is stiff and wrinkled like a wire. Even his whiskers had come stiff and wrinkled.
A Havana Brown cat breeders and German rex, Joan Oa € ™ Shea interested in this uniqueness. He tries to wed the mother cat to produce the same child, but several times his efforts meet with failure. At the suggestion of a cat geneticist named Roy Robinson, Joan marries Council Rock with several female cat who turned out to produce seedlings with stiff hairs.
To strengthen and enrich the genetic nature of genetics, race crossed with American Wirehair American Shorthair (ASH). ASH traits such as muscle thick and dense, and good health, declined in AWH.
American Wirehair was first registered in CFA in 1967. New in 1978 races is to get championship status (must be included in the contest cat).
race cats, american wirehair

Characteristic American Wirehair is a cat who is very close to and oriented in humans. Similar to a dog, he will follow its owner wherever the owner left. AWH easy to adapt to humans and other animals. AWH also includes a quiet cats and rarely voiced.
It is favored because of race is relatively easy maintenance and resistance to disease. Another plus is its not noisy and very loving owner.
race cats, american wirehair

AWH including medium-sized race with 4-5.5 kg body weight. Part of back, shoulders and hips the same width. Perototan thick like ancestor (american shorthair). Long tail moderate, thick at the base, and then thinned with a blunt edge.
Characteristic of this race there in the dense and coarse fur. Strands of fur notched groove, when touched feels like spring or wool. Slightly rounded head shape with prominent cheekbones.
Other races female will usually meow, miaow, more spoiled and tried to approach the stud when in lust / estrus. Female cat from AWH races often have a silent heat / silent season, namely lust (mating time) that are not visible signs at all. This is a challenge for the breeder. Often a pair of cats that dikandangkan AWH together perform marriages without a breeder / owner had to know.

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