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Title: The cat, a guide to the classification and varieties of cats and a short tratise upon their care, diseases, and treatment
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Huidekoper, Rush Shippen, 1854-1901
Subjects: Cats
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ge-yellow ; the darker the hue the better. Ears.—The ears are medium in size, roundedat the apex, and broad at the base, giving theman angular form. They should be set wellapart and carried well cocked or erect, givinga briglit appearance. Conformation.— The Tortoise-shell is rathera smaUish cat; but allowance must be madefor the fact that the immense majority of Tor-toise-shells are females, which in all the cat fam-ilies are smaller than the nuiles. The bodiesare rather long, giving the animal the gracefulturn of the tiger oi* leopaid. Tail. —The tail is long, thick at the base,tapers toward the end, and has an upwardcurve. Patches of color on the tail should beas distinct as they are on the body. Coat—Color and Quality. —The Tortoise- 48 THE CAT sliell in color is black, red, and yellow; the lessblack the better. The three colors should bedistinct, in well-defined patches, with sharplines of demarcation between them. The colorshould be rich and deep, and any blur in the
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Fig. 11.—Tortoise-shell Cat. marking or intermixture of the color becomesa weak point in it. The hair should be short,lie close to the body, silken in texture, and havea glossy or brilliant appearance. According to the markings, a Tortoise-slH41 may be a veryhomely animal or a most beautiful one. Anywhite absolutely disqualifies the animal. There VARIETIES 49 is a popular siiperstition that Tortoise-shellsare all females; but this is not the case, forwhile females are in the majority, males areoften to be found, and sometimes are grand,beautiful, hirge animals. Merits. — The Tortoise-shell is one of thebest of hunters of all the families of the cat,is a most patient mouser, and is brave to theextreme. It is not over-affectionate, and some-times even sinister and most ill tempered in itsdisposition. The Tortoise-shell-and-White. Another variety of the Tortoise-shell whichis frequently seen is one in Avhich there is anintermixture of a certain amount of white,which is usually seen i

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