Snowshoe cat
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The Snowshoe is a rare breed of domestic cat originating in the United States of America in the 1960s. Its short-haired coat has a bicolour colourpoint pattern. The breed takes its name from the chara
Young cat at a cat show in Finland
4-month-old show-quality kitten demonstrating white-tipped colourpoints on paws and face
A pair of non-Snowshoe domestic short-haired littermates demonstrating the difficulty in achieving pattern uniformity. Featuring the proper markings for the breed (top) and skewed markings (bottom).
American Shorthair
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The American Shorthair is a breed of domestic cat believed to be descended from European cats brought to North America by early settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats. According to the
Snowshoe cat
…then began a breeding programme to produce what were originally called "Silver Laces", crossing the strangely marked Siamese cats with bicolour American Shorthair cats and other breeds. Despite having existed for 45 years, Snowshoes are rare due to the difficulty of reproducing the correct coat markings. In the…
Black–silver blotched tabby American Shorthair
Brown blotched tabby adult
Side profile of an adult head showing the typical short nose
Black–silver shaded female adult