The rarest breeds of cats are planted for various reasons: due to some characteristics of the nature of the animal or the color of its coat, sometimes it is the desire to settle in the house of a special pet. All these breeds have their own distinctive features, for which their owners love.
Rare breed of domestic cats
The Cat Fanciers' Association lists every few years a new name for rare breeds of cats. Some were obtained by crossing, others were formed during a natural mutation. The price of a kitten depends on the country of its origin and category in the classification of breeds, the complexity of obtaining offspring. Some recognized breeds can be seen only at exhibitions, it is difficult to take them outside the country.
Breed Turkish Van
If you need an interlocutor and a loyal friend, a cat of this rare breed will certainly live up to expectations. For the first time these cats were seen in the area of Lake Van, located in Turkey on the Armenian plateau. It took twenty years for the breed to be recognized and appropriated a class. According to the description of the breed, the Turkish van , it is a medium-sized cat with a characteristic color. All representatives have a tortoise-white color: red, black, blue or cream, but always with white.
Buy a kitten is not just difficult, but almost impossible. The breed is listed in the Red Book, so find a purebred representative, and even take it out of Turkey is a very difficult task. He possesses interesting features of nature:
- he loves to splash and hunt in the water;
- in the apartment conditions adapts easily, but needs free space (it is comfortable to fold on his knees at the request of him, although he likes to spend time with the owner);
- to get a dog of any breed will not be difficult, because a van easily points to its place, home rodents are doomed to the fate of prey.
American Curl Cat
The name of the breed fully reflects the peculiarity of the structure of the pet's ears: the famous curls on the edges evoke tenderness. Brought the breed in the US, the animals are positioned as exhibitors and companion cats. There is no single standard in the question of color. The bent ears are the result of a natural mutation transmitted from the parents to offspring. Rare breed was divided into two varieties: short-haired and long-haired.
If the American Curl cat has conquered with his ears, before buying a kitten it is not bad to get acquainted with some features of his character and appearance:
- Representatives of the breed surprise with their observability and learning. After a while, the animal gradually adopts the rhythm of life and part of the owner's habits.
- For all its activity and constant playfulness, the cat has a balanced character. Mood swings or aggression is not characteristic of him.
- The price of a kitten depends on the degree of curl on the tip of the ear. A small corner of the curl will send the kitten into the category of pets, the middle will make it suitable for breeding breeding, the largest angle of the curl is characteristic for the animal to participate in the exhibition.
The breed of cats
For lovers of a silver-blue hue of a cat's fur, this rare breed will fit perfectly. The degree of silvery luster will only increase the cost of the kitten. This is one of the oldest and cleanest breeds of cats that first appeared in Thailand. In addition to the characteristic color, the cat will be given a special head structure: a flat forehead, large round ears. Wool not only poured silver, it is very thick and dense.
The name of rare breeds of cats is not always on hearing, and the croat does not belong to fashionable and popular breeds. However, the owners of such pets have their own reasons to pay attention to the cortex:
- the rarest breeds of cats are devoted, like dogs, seriously miss a man during his absence;
- the rarity of the breed ensures the purity of the species: it is difficult to find a thoroughbred representative, especially carefully following documents in Britain;
- maturity comes only to five years, then the cat acquires its own unique brilliance, and the eyes become bright green;
- corts will surprise their master with the ability to speak: they produce much more sounds, for each emotion there is one.
The breed of cats of the harbor
The business card of Havana is an unusual chocolate shade of fur, a narrow muzzle and large ears. This is the result of crossing a Siamese cat with a domestic black cat. The exotic character of the name should not be misleading, the native land of the breed is England. There for the first time they began to cross the Siamese and black cats, finally the breed was established in the USA. Oriental cats of the harbor are covered with smooth short hair, their body is proportionate.
- These representatives of the rarest breeds of cats need society, because of prolonged loneliness they become depressed and begin to ache.
- From the Siamese parent the harbor got problem gums and teeth. Teeth cleaning and constant monitoring of the oral cavity are the main point of caring for a cat.
- The shade can be chocolate with a rustle or a lighter one with a lilac shade. The color of the mustache always coincides with the color of the wool, and the pads of the paws remain pink.
The breed of burmilla cats
This rare breed among the others is distinguished by the eyes: they are as if summed up in black pencil, against the background of a gentle white shade of wool it looks really effective. It appeared as a result of the crossing of representatives of the breeds of Burmese and Persian chinchilla. From its progenitors, Burmilla received a calm, balanced character and high intellect. The animal needs constant communication and strokes from the owner, without them it starts to ache and becomes inactive.
Very rare breeds of cats often have a characteristic color, in Burmilla it is silvery white. There are varieties: shaded, smoky, solid and brindle, the rarest - silver solid. The whole body is distributed white, which in some places is darkened with silvery. For all its grace, the cat has a muscular and well-built body.
Luperma cat
Representatives of the breed existed during the period of Indian tribes. However, its recognition and standards of lapermas was only received in 2002. Recognition of the breed is the result of the work of Linda Coahl, who accidentally witnessed the birth of a curly kitten in an ordinary cat. This rare breed of cats in the world has gone a long way to recognizing and being able to be shown at exhibitions.
To confuse the luperma is difficult: his wavy hair stands out against the background of the most beautiful cats. More common colors are tabby, chocolate, red and tortoiseshell. The coat looks airy and light, but it is not silky. Kittens at birth completely bald, in the first six months it is impossible to judge with confidence the future wool cover of the pet. Sometimes the wool begins to curl closer to one-year-old age.
Dragon or cat
It is believed that the rarest breed of cats in the world is always clean and rarely goes beyond the country of origin. In the case of the dragon, everything turned out so. She is called the descendant of a domesticated goby cat. Officially, the breed was recognized only in 2010, although at the exhibition kittens appeared a few years before the official recognition. The dragon has fallen into the ratings of the most beautiful striped breeds.
It may seem that the rarest breed of cats is no different from a normal domestic cat. The thing is in the proportions of the body: they are ideal for a predator, like a small copy of a tiger. The coat adheres tightly to the body and is similar to the color of a tiger. The color is only one - a brown tabby. The cat is interesting with his character: he respects his neighbors and is always ready for communication, but everything changes dramatically after the violation of his personal borders. A calm, well-balanced cat turns into a real dragon.
American Rough Cat breed
As a result of a natural mutation from the American short-haired, this breed appeared. Outwardly these rocks are almost not different. The highlight of the wire-haired representative is the slightly twisted ends of the wool, like a wire. But when stroking, the coat is soft. It is believed that very rare breeds of cats should have an unusual body structure, wool or sizes, but not in this case.
Hard-haired American is suitable for those who are forced to stay at work for a long time or travel on business trips. The cat tolerates loneliness well, adapts quickly to travel. Care for him is simple. It is important after bathing to never dry the hair, otherwise the characteristic curls and creases on its tips will disappear. In some countries, the breed was never identified in a separate category, leaving the American Shorthair cat on the same list.
American Bobtail Cat breed
To confuse a bobtail with other cats is difficult, because he has a surprisingly short tail, no more than 7 cm in length. The character and color also have their own peculiarities:
- American Bobtail is a devoted friend, cats of this breed are greatly bored in the absence of the owner. To the harness they learn quickly and with pleasure go for walks with a man.
- Color can be any. But the correct, the present, is usually considered agouti or wild color. Wool can be short or long, because of the thick undercoat it needs to be combed.
- Care is no different, and the health of the cat is strong, because the breed appeared as a result of a natural mutation.