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CHARTREUX
The Chartreux is medium to large in size. Thebody is rather short, but not cobby, very solid
and heavy, especially at the hindquarters the
body is noticeable heavier. The bones aresubstantial. The chest is very broad. The legsare medium in length and not very strong,
when compared to the body. The paws are
rather small.The head is large and gives the impression of
being somewhat square, its shape looks like an
inverted trapezium - the skull is broad at thetop, and becomes narrower towards the
muzzle. The forehead is rather flat, on the top
the skull is relatively flat.
The ears are medium in size, rather close set,and stand upright on the skull.
The nose is broad, medium in length
(noticeable longer than in British Shorthair)and straight, from the tip of the nose towards
the forehead the nose builds a straight line
without a break or indentation.In males the cheeks are very distinct (like
jowls).
The muzzle is rather small, but square and onewill notice it clearly.
The eyes are large and somewhat round inshape, they are set well apart. The eye colour is
orange, sometimes the colour is slightly paler,but it should be neither watery nor have a
green colour tone.
The jaws are broad, the chin is firm.The coat is medium-short (it is not as short as
it is usually in shorthair cats). The coat is
extremely dense, the undercoat is very denseand woolly. It is not permitted that the coat lies
flat on the body, it must stand up (because of
its dense undercoat). The colour of the coat is
medium blue, although light blue is preferred.The tail is medium long and not very thick, the
tip is slightly rounded.
Only Chartreux cats are the true Carthusiancats, not the British Shorthair, as those are
sometimes called erroneously.
Chartreux litt
Mices
Nightmarecattery
Breeder SandKucher
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Chartreux male, Del Sogno Blu cattery
Breeder Paola Spurio
Coat length and coat colour
There are ongoing very controversial discussions ithe various organizations, it there should be
permitted also Chartreux in other colours, for
example in Bluepoint. The opinions amongst thebreeders are different.
Between the opinions of the breeders, if there
should be also longhaired Chartreux permitted, is
also sometimes a vast difference.
Chartreux male, Mices Nightmare cattery
Owner Sandra Kucher
Chartreux female, Amatoriale catteryOwner Domenica Lepidi
History
The Chartreux is the "natural" breed of France
and is one of the most ancient breeds. Already
in 1558 it had been reported that French
Carthusian monks, who were well known fortheir liqueur called Chartreuse, should have
bred this breed.
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In 1723 the name "Chartreux" was explicitly
used for this blue cat breed in a dictionary
about physics, art and trade. In anencyclopaedia, issued 1753, already an article
about the Chartreux cats described the colour
of the coat as ash-grey till blue-grey, and thatthe coat was used by furriers (because of its
thickness). In 1759 it was reported in the
Systematic and Universal Dictionary aboutanimals that those "ash-grey" cats had been
called Chartreux cats in Paris.
During and after World War II the breed was in
grave danger of extinction, and thus BritishShorthair and Persians had breed crossed into
the breed. At that time there did not exist a
consequently separate registration of British
Shorthair and Chartreux, which was the reasonthat British Shorthair had been called
erroneously Carthusian cats. But already in1950 the Paris Cat Club put an end to this
hybridization, and from that time it was only
permitted to mate Chartreux with Chartreux.In 1970 the first Chartreux cats were exported
to North America.
Temperament
Chartreux are called the "smiling" cats becauseof the expression of their face, emphasized bythe rather small muzzle when compared to the
entire head.
The Chartreux are very quiet, yet proud cats.
Their eyes reveal energy and an acute interestin their surroundings.
Their voice is rather chirping and quiet, but
they are very good hunters.The Chartreux displays outstanding qualities
of endurance and remote reserves of energy,
they are extremely intelligent and alert cats,they are very loyal and devoted to their
owners. Those qualities of silent strength have
enabled that extraordinary breed to survive forso many centuries.
Grooming
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Chartreux have a very dense coat, which plays an important role in breeding those cats. Thus regulagrooming is strongly recommended. To give them a bath periodically is not necessary because their
coat does not get smudged.
Chartreux cat of 1747
Posted on May 25, 2012 by Michael
Chartreux cat of 1747
by Michael
Portrait of
Magdaleine
Pinceloup de la
Grange, ne de
Parseval
In this painting of
1747 by Jean-
Baptiste
Perronneau,
Portrait of
Magdaleine
Pinceloup de la
Grange, ne de
Parseval, you see a
nice grey cat.
It immediately struck me that the appearance of the cat reminded me of the Chartreux.
The Chartreux is a purebred cat. It is France's cat in the same way that the Maine Coon is
America's cat.
The face is very distinctive. The muzzle is square. This cat breed is sometimes referred to
as the smiling cat. It is a cobby cat with slender legs and always gray.
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Breeders have
kept the same
standard forhundreds of
years so the
appearance of
the cat has not
changed
significantly or
at all.
I don't know ifthis cat in the
painting is a
Chartreux but it
is highly likely.
If that is the case
we have a
purebred cat before the cat fancy was invented and before any formal cat breeds existed.
By formal I mean registered and accepted by cat associations. Cat associations didn'texist until late in the 19th century.
There is one thing wrong. The Chartreux eyes should be copper coloured. The eyes of the
cat in the painting are of a colder color.
Michael
Health History and Character of the Chartreux Cat
Posted on May 25, 2012 by Michael
by Michael
(London, UK)
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Chartreux cat photo
copyright Helmi Flick
please respect copyright.
There are someinteresting aspects of the
health, history and
character of the
Chartreux cat. On the
main page I mentioned
that this cat breed can
suffer from patellar
luxation. This can be
found in tandem withhip dysplasia. Not only
can this condition cause
lameness it can make the
cat reluctant to jump. The limb can be locked and the cat might try and pop the kneecap
back into place. Hip dysplasia is found occasionally in the Chartreux cat. The symptoms
are an abnormal walk together with intermittent lameness and a reluctance to jump. The
disease can degenerate to severe joint disease. Sometimes the disease only shows up later
in life. Surgery may be required in cats that are consistently lame.
Behavioral Traits History Registration
As mentioned this cat is quiet with a silent of very soft meow. This is very similar to the
British Shorthair. Indeed the blue (gray) British Shorthair could be mistaken for this
breed. This notable similarity has resulted in some confusion. Firstly it seems that some
authors have claimed that it is identical to the British Shorthair. Although similar it is not
the same cat. The pedigrees are distinct. Also on continental Europe some breeders refer
to the Chartreux as the British Blue; an unwelcome confusion.
The similarity in temperament and appearance has also resulted in a merging of the two
breeds by FiFe, the European cat registry, in 1970. The merged cat breed was called the
Chartreux but was a blue British Shorthair in breed standard. The decision was reversed 7
years later. Sadly, the legacy of this blip in decision making can still be seen with some
breeders and cat clubs continuing to use the name Chartreux for gray Brit SH cats and
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gray European SH cats. Accordingly, when buying a Chartreux on the continent caution
needs to be exercised as the cat could be a blue Brit SH or cross breed instead.
Care and Grooming
Dr Clark (Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Aspects of Purebred Cats), says that people
who keep this cat companion should not brush the cats double coat but stroke the cat and
finish with a chamois. I have never heard that before. However, the website:
http://fanciers.com, says that the coat does not require much maintenance but during the
molting season the dead hair should be brushed out. The coat is dense and water proof so
bathing the cat has its complications.
As to diet it seems that this cat prefers light non-rich food as they sometimes have
sensitive stomachs. That said, owners will need to provide a diet sufficiently nutritious tomaintain muscle mass in a not insubstantial cat.
It would seem that the health history and character of the Chartreux Cat are somewhat
intertwined with the British Shorthair cat.
BRITISH SHORTHAIR
The British Shorthair is medium to large in size, thebody is short (called cobby). Legs are short and strong.Bone structure is very solid.
The head must be round, the skull is broad with a well
rounded forehead.
The ears are rather small and set wide apart.The nose is broad, straight and has a slight indentation
between the eyes, but not a stop like the Exotic.
The eyes are large and round and set wide apart. Eyecolour is different on different coat colours: Orange
eyes are found in solid colours, tabbies , white, smoke,
bicolour. Blue eyes are found in white, bicolours andcolourpoints (but bare in mind that the blue of a
colourpoint is genetically different from the blue in a
white cat!). Green eyes are found in black/blue silvershaded and silver tabbies.
The jaws are broad, bite is level.
The coat is short - when you hold the coat between 2
fingers the hairs should not stand over the fingers too
British Shorthair blue
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much - with very dense undercoat. When you touch the
coat it should be firm, it should be crispy - simply to
test is to stroke the coat on the back towards the head,if the hairs remain standing up like a comb the coat
texture is correct, if not the coat texture is incorrect.
The coat is not permitted to lie flat, it must stand up(because of the dense undercoat !).
The tail is short and thick, the tail tip is rounded.
British Shorthair lilac
British Shorthair chocolate
British Shorthair bluetortie (bluecream)
Many different colours and
patterns
There exist a lot of different
colours and patterns, almostthe same colours as for
Persians: Solid colours as
black, blue, chocolate,lilac, red and cream. Tortie colours asblack tortie, blue tortie,
chocolate tortie, lilac
tortie. Tabby colours in allthree tabby patterns
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(blotched, mackerel and
spotted) in all the colours
mentioned above also with silver, then
they are called silver
tabby. Colours with silver,
as smoke, shaded and
shell (chinchilla). Bicolour patterns, i.e.
all the colours above with
white. Colourpoints (as forthe Persians) and also Tabby
Points.
British Shorthair kittens silver tabby
British Shorthair cream
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British Shorthair silver shaded
British shorthair chocolate
tortie silver blotched
History
The British Shorthair is already mentioned in one of the
first books giving a good overview about the different
breeds which was issued in Britain in 1889 and the catswere shown in that famous show at Crystal Palace in
1871.
In the early days British Shorthair had not beenseparated from the European Shorthair cats, but British
breeders made a lot of efforts during the fifties to
develop a separated standard for the British. Due toWorld War II the breed was decimated and breeders
made outcrosses with Persians which led to a longer
and softer coat because Persian breeders enforced thepolygenes for a full and soft coat.
In our days a lot of new colours were bred like
chocolate and lilac British, originating from the
Siamese, or the colourpoint British resulting fromoutcrosses with Exotics or Persians. But in all cat
federations it is agreed that the head of a British should
clearly differ from that of an Exotic, the nose is not
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chocolate
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permitted to show a stop and the coat of a British is
firm to touch and must be shorter than that of an
Exotic.
British Shorthair chocolatepoint
Temperament
The British Shorthair areindependent, yet very
affectionate to their people.
They follow them around the
house to make sure thateverything is done right.
Males are very people
oriented. They are like littleTeddy bears, extremely quiet,
rather little talking, but they
still very alert and can be
sometimes quizzical.Everything is done
cautiously, they are notseriously in a hurry. They
make ideal pets for less
active owners as well as for
rather busy households.
Grooming
The British Shorthair is an easy going cat, their coat does not tangle and has no
tendency to get filthy or knotted. They do not need to be bathed or excessivelygroomed. Their coat should be lightly combed from time to time to get rid of old and
dead hairs.
SIAMESE
The Siamese is, like her close relatives theBalinese, Oriental Shorthair and Oriental Longhair
(also called Javanese), a cat with oriental type:
a very elegant, graceful and slender cat. Siamese
cats are the ballet dancers in the cat world.The Siamese is of medium size, her body is slender
and long, yet with a very well developed muscle
strength, which is quite hard and firm. The legs arehigh (long) and slender with fine oval paws. The
boning is fine and delicate.
The head builds a long wedge which tapers to afine muzzle. The nose is absolutely straight and
long. The jaws are fine built. When viewing the
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head in profile a long straight line can be seen,
which starts at the top of the head and continues
straight to the tip of the nose. When viewing thehead from the front side the outer edges of the
head build a long triangle.
The skull is not supposed to be flat, it is rounded,as if the cat would wear a round helmet.
The neck is long, slender and graceful, thus
emphasizing the elegant lines of the Siamese.The eyes are almond in shape and slanted to the
base of the ears. Their colour is of a striking deep
blue. This combination between the almond shape
and the oblique placement of the eyes emphasizesthe oriental appearance of the Siamese.
The ears are very large, very wide at their base,
thus completing the triangular shape of the head
and continuing the outer lines of the head.The coat is extremely short, very fine and lies
sleek to the body. When you stroke the coat youget the feeling of pure silk. The main
characteristique of the Siamese is her coat colour,
the Siamese is a pointed cat, i.e. the colour isrestricted to very few parts of the body. In the face
there is a mask, ears, legs and tail are coloured, the
rest of the body is almost white. This contrast
between the coloured points, the white body andthe deep blue eyes makes this breed very attractive.
The tail is very long, rather thin and tapers to its
tip.
Siamese bluepoint and seal tabbypoint
Vienna Blue cattery
Breeder Christel Schirrer
Siamese redpointLiberho's cattery
Ownerr Liv Holst
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Silver Fox cattery
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Siamese exist in the following colours: white, which is called Foreign White sealpoint and bluepoint chocolate point and lilac point redpoint and creampoint
in some organisations also cinnamon pointand fawnpoint tortiepoint, i.e. with tortie patches, all
colours as mentioned above and all these colours exist also with stripes
(tabby), which is called Tabbypoint, f.e. seal
tabbypoint, tortie tabbypoint, etc.
Siamese
tortiepoint
Int.Ch. D-Shiva's Ashea, Siamese sealpoin
Breeder Michael Ghle
Vienna Blue Quite Blue Velvet, Siamese bluep
Breeder Christel Schirrer
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History
It is supposed that the Siamese is originated in
Siam (Thailand). On ancient paintings one can seean elegant cat, whose ears, paws and tail are dark
coloured, with a mask on its face.
The early Siamese of England and Americaresemble very little the modern type of today's
Siamese. Those Siamese had a shorter body, round
eyes and a round head, and were called 'applehead'. In the 1960s a large amount of Siamese
could be admired on American exhibitions, 50 up
to 60 cats were quite usual. This started to change
in the 1980s, and today already a class of 10Siamese is considered as a large class.
Vienna BlueRamses,
Siamese seal
tabbypoint
BreederChristel Schirrer
Siamese chocolate tabbypoint
Liberho's cattery
Owner Liv Holst
Siam chocolate tabbypoint, Zos Kia catter
Besitzer Michael Bauer
Temperament
Siamese cats are talkative cats, they can get quite loud sometimes. Females, which are in heat, and
lonely studs can cry with an ear splitting voice. The Siamese loves to communicate with her owner.
They are active cats, who like to play. If they feel lonely without any playmate, they create one, and
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anything will be dedicated to become their playmate. Siamese like to jump quite high, but they keep
their balance between the narrowest things with great elegance, thus disrupting or disturbing very
seldom something.Siamese are no outdoor cats, they like a cosy warm place - their normal body temperature is 1C hig
than in other cats. They like to sleep on top of radiators, the television or the computer, or anything
which creates heat.Siamese love their owners and demand attention and affection, they enjoy riding on their shoulders
cuddling on their knees, or to cuddle in bed under a warm blanket.
These extremely intelligent cats make very good companions for people, who like to have constantcompanionship. Siamese will follow you, wherever you go, if you sit down, they will sit on your lap
you eat, they will sit besides you on the chair, without being demanding or begging for food, if go to
bed, they will enjoy to sleep in your bed with you. Siamese will be your friends for a life time.
Grooming
Siamese require little grooming. Rubbing their coat with chamois skins will remove dead hears and
produce a silk-like glistening coat.
RUSSIAN
The Russian is a shorthair cat, elegant,slender and high on legs, with striking
green eyes.
The Russian is of medium size, the bodyis slightly elongated. Legs are slender,
high and long. The boning is medium
heavy.
The shape of the head forms a wedge,with a flat skull. The nose is medium long
and straight. When viewed in profile, anobtuse angel can be seen, whose vertex isbetween the eye brows (bride of the nose),
one side of the angle is built by the
straight nose, the other side is built by theflat forehead which continues into the flat
skull. The whiskerpads are clearly marked
and rather pronounced.The eyes are almost round and have a
striking intese green colour.
The ears are large, open and wide at their
base, almost upright placed.The coat is short and very dense, it doues
not ly flat to body and stands up. The coat
is said to be double. The most well knowncolour is the Russian Blue, whose coat has
a pale blue-grey colour, where the tips of
the hairs are silver tipped (i.e. the hair tipsare very pale in colour), which give the
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coat the characteristic silver shine.
The tail is long, rather broad at its base.
EP&EC Fjodor Zar v. RasputinOwner: Sari Kulha
The Russian exists mainly in blue, butalso white, black, chocolate and
colourpoint Russian have been bred. Not
all colours are recognized in allorganisations.
IC FIN*Zarin Brilliant, Owner: RenateDorenberg,
EC FIN*Zarin Bellamor, Owner: Sari
Kulha
HistoryThe Russian is originated in the area of
the Russian city Archangel. Merchants
imported those cats into Europe in the
mid-1800s. Archangel, Maltese, ForeignBlue and Spanish Blue had been exhibited
in Crystal Palace in 1871. 1912 theRussian was registered as a separate
breed. The Russian survived World War II
- as many other breeds - because of the big
effort of English breeders. The originalRussian had orange eyes and was cobby
with a rather round head. In the 1940s and
1950s Scandinavian breeders crossedthem with Siamese, English breeders
crossed them with bluepoint Siamese.Thus the body type and exe colourchanged, the body became more slender
and longer, the eye colour changed to
green. Also the Himalayan gene (Siamesespoints) has remained in the gene pool of
the Russian.
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Fairy Tale Tolstoi's Child & Final Fantasy
Tolstoi's Child
Zchter: Ioana NegulescuTemperament
There are gentle and shy, the Russian prefer delicate handling. They are affectionate
and very loyal companions of their owners.
Grooming
Grooming is very easy and does not need a lot of time. The breed does not need to be
bathed, but regularly brushing will remove old and dead hairs and will intensify thesilky shine of their coat.
Pictures are a courtesy of:The Russian Blue Association of Finland
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