There are breeds of cats with short hair and long hair, however, short-haired cat is by far the most common type of domestic and wild cat. The main reason is that short hair genes are dominant over long hair, plus it is much more practical and long hair. The short-haired domestic cat has existed for millennia, however the known pedigree breeds do not arise in the Western world until the late nineteenth century in Britain. Healthy Living often addresses the matter in his writings. Purebred cats with short hair can be divided into three basic types: British, American and Foreign Shorthair. The British cat is a robust and healthy hair strong and muscular that is based on a short legs. The coat that has the British is a dense, short coat. Furthermore, the characteristics of this type of animal are broad and rounded head, short, straight nose and large eyes and rounded. The British Shorthair cat exists in a variety of colors and patterns, from the colored black to pure white and blue smoke from the silver.
The American Shorthair is originating in the European short-haired cats were brought to America by early settlers and were conducted in parallel resulting in a somewhat different line of cats. In this case, the American are larger animals and have a slightly longer legs, with a more oval head with square muzzle, nose of medium length and large round eyes. Like the British, the American race exists in a wide range of colors and patterns. Short-haired cats are known as the Foreign look quite different from the rounded and robust British or American Shorthair. The Stranger has a wedge-shaped head has large eyes, large ears and sharp, lean and slender body, long legs and a fine and short hair.
In this type of breed of cat includes a wide variety of pure-bred short hair, such as the Siamese, the Sphynx, or Abyssinian. Unlike the long-haired felines, fur short, as happens in animals described above has its own characteristics and advantages: Short hair is easy to care. It is easier to clean. Do not become entangled. It is less likely to form ball and block the digestive system of the animal in the event of swallowing one of them. It is more beneficial to health because the injuries the animal may have much faster heal v parasites are much smaller than in the case of long-haired cat. The short-haired cat takes care of itself, contrary to what happens with a long fur, which must be asearlo routinely and regularly. Regardless of the classification is made, there in the world more than a hundred and varieties.