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SHORT HAIRED CATS

SHORT-HAIRED REX-COATED CATS

Until recently, only two types of coat have been known in cats; long-hair and short-hair. In both cases the individual hairs are straight, but recently cats with coats of a third type have been exhibited. The hairs of these coats are waved and are referred to as ‘rex’.
The rex coat is shorter than the short-haired type, and feels much finer and silkier. The coat is dense, and no guard hairs are visible, these being shortened to just below the top level of the coat. It is, of course, a mutation. The rex-coated rabbits have no wave in their coats, even though evolved from waved stock, and if desired the wave in the rex coat of the cat could be eliminated to give the same attractive coat.
Rex coat type can be transferred to any breed, colour or type of cat. Rex cats are often referred to by the public as ‘poodle’ cats.
The kittens are curly from birth, with coat of any known colour. They seem hardy, intelligent and affectionate. They are easily trained and enjoy walking on a lead.
Owing to the interest shown, there has been a rapid increase in the number of breeders of the Rex cats, with many kittens being exported all over the world.
They have now been recognised, but because there are two types, known as Cornish Rex and Devon Rex, after the counties where the first-known Rex were born, they have been given two standards.


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