Know american curl cat

American Curl cat was originally a stray cat. In June 1981 two cats with arched back ears come home catlovers named Grace and Joe Ruga in Lakewood, California.Ruga initially paid little attention to this unique cat ears, because he thought Shulamith are only one cat with ears like a cat's arched back most. At the December 1981 Shulamith gave birth to four kittens, two of which have the same genetic Shulamith, the ears are curved backwards.

American Curl Cat

Genetic backward curved ear turns the gene is dominant, as the father of the children do not have the gene Shulamith curved ears. It only takes one parent to inherit curved ear to be able to get descent kitten with curved ear next kebelakang.Shulamith mate with several other local cats, thus giving birth to the kittens curled ear to the back, both shorthair and longhair types, and also with various color and pattern.

Ras Reognition

Nancy Kiester contact Rugas to notify the exciting news and offered to provide assistance on knowledge cats that cat of this type can be recognized by the association cats. They both, with the help of Nancy Grimm standardize this cat species, which they named the American Curl. In 1986 TICA recognizes this type of cat, then in the same year the CFA also recognizes this type of cat. Fife, one of the world's largest cat association has also recognized this type of cat.

Physical characteristics

American Curl cat including a medium sized cat, weighing 3kg to 5kg. When born, these cats have straight ears. After several days of American Curl cat ears will begin to curl and reach its full arch at the age of three to four months. American Curl has two types of bristles, longhair and shorthair. Both longhair and shorthair has a smooth and soft fur. They just need a little help from human grooming.

The degree of curvature of the American Curl cat ears to the quality of the show has at least 90 degrees to a maximum of 180 degrees. Arch ears should not be too far away to touch the back of the ears or head. If that happens, then the cat will be disqualified.

Character properties

Cats American Curls have a cat that is unique, so they look very cute. This kind of clever cat and affection towards their owners, as well as having an attractive personality, so it is suitable as a pet at home. American Curl cat gentle behavior, unlike the Abyssinian cats and Bengal cats are active.