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SHORT HAIRED CATS

SHORT-HAIRED BROWN TABBY

Cats with stripes were depicted by the ancient Egyptians, and many of our domestic house pets are marked in some form or another. Some of the long-haired and short-haired Self pedigree cats produce offspring with shadowy tabby markings which disappear as the kittens grow older. In spite of all this, and the persistence of tabby markings appearing in breeds where they are not wanted, to breed a Brown Tabby short-haired cat with the dense black pattern without smudgings required by the standard is quite an achievement. The markings must be carried through quite distinctly, without breaks in the back stripes, and there must be no brindling, or any signs of white, particularly on the chin and lip, where unfortunately it seem to appear quite frequently. The tail must be neatly ringed, also the legs, and the chest should have two necklaces. Although at the beginning of the century many were entered at shows, of recent years the pedigree breed has become rare, and often there are now only one or two entries.
The Brown Tabby should conform to the general standards of the British Short-hairs for the first 50 points, the other 50 being given entirely for the markings.

Standard Points

Markings Very dense and dark black, not mixed with the ground colour
and quite distinct from it. Ground colour rich sable or brown,
uniform throughout, no white anywhere.
50
Eyes Orange, hazel, deep yellow, or green.