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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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iswell poised. The legs are medium in length,with small round feet. Coat — Color and Quality. — The coatshould be short, with hairs of even length ly-ing closely to the body, and silky and glossy,with a rich lustre of whatever the color of theanimal may be. The Blue should be a richlight blue; and it is decidedly preferable in allthe Self-colors that the tint should be perfectlyeven over the whole body, and not shade offinto a lighter one. Black-and-White Cats. The Black-and-White Cat should have thesame general conformation, head, set of ears,and carriage of tail as has already been givenfor the Tabbies. Eyes. — The eyes vary somewhat from anorange-yellow to a green, or that rich greencalled sea-green. Coat—Color and Quality, — The black of 68 THE CAT tlie top of the head, ^^ody, and tail should be adense, bright, rich black, and the white mark-ings should be distinctive. It has a whitenose running somewhat to a point between theeyes, and the white extends down the throat.
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Fig. 19.—Black-and-White Cat. forming a shield on the breast. There shouldbe no black on the lips. The feet are white, asare the pads underneath them. There shouldbe a perfectly clear, distinctly curved outlineat the point of juncture of the two colors. Thecoat should be thick, silky, and glossy. Some- VABIETIES 69 times it is slightly ticked with white, which,if it occurs evenly, is not a serious blemish.Black-and-White Cats are usually large, withstout legs, and the ankles of the wdiite onessomewhat close, which gives them great powerof movement. According to the care whichthe Black-and-white Cat receives, it tends morethan any other cat to become fat and indolent,or ragged and wretched, as the case may be.The Black-and-White Cat is affectionate andcleanly, but is a selfish animal, and is not onefor children to play with. The Royal Cat of Siaivi. The Royal Cat of Siam is an odd but ratherattractive cat, from its graceful form, and fromthe peculiar, strikingly marked black head, ta

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