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LONG-HAIRED CATS
SHORT-HAIRED WHITE
The pure white colouring, with no trace
of other colouring or markings, and the intense sapphire blue
of the large round eyes, make a most attractive animal, and
many people recently have been anxious to acquire one. Unfortunately
there are very few being bred. This may be partly because
of the deafness which seems to affect both long-haired and
short-haired blue-eyed cats, and also because it is not always
easy to breed Whites with the true blue eye colouring required.
It is a strange fact that kittens born with any black hairs
on their heads, even if only one or two, are unlikely to be
deaf. These hairs usually disappear as the kittens grow older.
They are very clean cats, seeming to appreciate the fact that
their coats call for constant grooming to present a really
spotless appearance. For showing purposes there must be no
yellow tinge to the coat, and white fuller’s earth brushed
well in and then completely out, may help to remove any small
stains. Although some cats may not mind being bathed, others
heartily dislike it, and it is not advocated as a general
rule, as cats are very susceptible to catching cold.
The general standard required by the Governing Council of
the Cat Fancy is as given for all British cats, with the individual
standard as below:
Standard Points
Colour White to be pure, untinged with yellow.
25
Eyes Very deep sapphire blue. 25
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