Selkirk Rex

Selkirk Rex is a breed cat, which is characterized by a curly coat.

General

It was discovered in the U.S. in 1987. In an animal shelter, a seemingly ordinary house cat litter was delivered. Quick fell there on, however, that one of the boys was different from the others. A blue-cream and white females from the litter had very different fur than the other siblings of the litter. Also, the eye color differed from those of others. His eyes were bright green and the fur was short and curly. Also noticed that the whiskers were not, as usual, but also frizzy. Since they were of the opinion that there had to be on an special kitten, it was passed on to the breeder Jeri Newman. There it was named Miss DePesto of Noface.

Jeri Newman was a famous Persian breeder in the U.S. and soon decided to breed with the odd cat. In the course of the first considerations a name for the new race had to be found. After much deliberation, she decided on the name Selkirk Rex. Selkirk in honor of your father - Rex because of the curly coat.

Just over a year after Miss DePesto was moved in with Jeri Newman, she decided to breed Miss DePesto with a black Persian cat.

From the mating eventually emerged six healthy kittens. Three of them were born with curly hair and three with normal fur. From this mating, therefore, indicated that the curls had to be present as a dominantly inherited Genmerkmal. So it is quite sufficient that one of the parents has curly fur. The cats are not related to other Rex species. For example, the short curls of Devon Rex or Cornish Rex are a recessive trait.

Appearance

In a Selkirk Rex litter is found mostly curly and not curly boy. The curly boys are instantly recognizable. The whiskers are already locked, and the fur has been the curls that will be available later pronounced once. Since it still is a very rare breed in the breed Selkirk Rex breeders nowadays work on expanding the gene pool. Therefore Selkirk Rex will not be taken purebred, but by the mating of Exotic Shorthair, Persian and British Shorthair cats.

The different matings bring very different boy. Mated, for example, Persian with Selkirk Rex so arise both long-and short-haired boy. The mating of British Shorthair Selkirk Rex with the other hand usually brings predominantly short-haired curls.

The type of a Selkirk Rex is by a variety of mates still very different. However, it should go in the direction of British Shorthair. A Selkirk Rex cat is stocky, strong and stands on thick paws. The body is stocky. The cat has an overall round and strong impression. The head is also round, with small to medium sized ears. The chin is firm pronounced. The nose is short, but in no way equipped with a stop. The eyes are large, round and set wide apart. The coat of the Selkirk Rex is fluffy and soft and curly. The short hair variant has short, curly hair grip, which flows mainly behind the ears, on the neck and belly into small curls. The long-haired cats have semi long fur with larger curls. Mostly, the curls are a little more pronounced in the long-hair variety.

Selkirk Rex cats are very affectionate cats, which is referred to below as breeders, dog cat. They love to have their people all day close. They are quiet cats and are also happy together with other conspecifics.