Everyone knows about the Sphynx, the rare hairless breed of felines. But what about the Selkirk Rex? Can you say that you’ve heard about them?
If you haven’t, then read on. It’s about time you heard about the breed of curly haired (or furred, if you really want to get into details) cats.
The Curly Furred Selkirk Rex
As the Sphynx is defined by the absence of a coat of fur, the Selkirk Rex is defined by the predominance of its curly coat of fur.
A member of the Rex variety of cats, the Selkirk Rex is different from the Cornish Rex and Devon Rex because of its curls, with the origin of its kind hailing from Montana, USA.
In 1987, cat-breeder Jeri Newman bred an unusually coated cat named Miss DePesto with a male black Persian, producing a litter of three straight haired kittens and three of the first Selkirk Rex-es in existence. Since then, the breed proliferated, and comes in two types, short and long haired, with curls being the breed’s distinctive identifiers.
They are essentially no different from other domestic cat breeds, minus their curly fur factor. As playful as exotic shorthair breeds, cuddly as Persian Cats, and as laid-back as British Shorthair breeds, Selkirk Rex-es come in different colors, including mink-ish varieties, bi-color varieties, chocolate-hues, lilac-shades, sepia and solid black varieties.
With its dense coat, shedding is one problem linked with having Selkirk Rex-es around, and for people who are allergic to cats, they are big no no’s. They are generally a robust breed, and no medical complications specific to the breed has been yet discovered.
If one thinks about it, the Selkirk Rex is like what Poodles are to dogs. Both are curly haired, and come in different colors.
If you have a Poodle, matching it with a Selkirk Rex would be something else now, wouldn’t it?
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Long Haired Domestic Cat

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Ragamuffin
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Ragdoll
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Selkirk Rex
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American Curl
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Exotic Shorthair
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Himalayan
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Maine Coon
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Norwegian Forest
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Scottish Fold
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Selkirk Rex Cat

Appearance Selkirk Rex
Selkirk Rex is the kind of cat known as curly fur. Fur is naturally curly Selkirk rex because Kuturan genetics. Selkirk rex cat species originated in Montana, America in 1987. Selkirk rex cat mempunyi big and stocky bodies, similar to the British Shorthair. The coat is very soft and has a wool look and feel with loose, unstructured curls. Head globular, with large round eyes, a medium-sized ears, and snout are different, the length equal to half the width.
Selkirk Rex have similar properties like the persian cat, cats do not do a lot of activity, Selkirk Rex very patient, tolerant, very relaxed cat, cuddly and cute, so the cat is most suitable for toys.
No health problems in the development of type Selkirk Rex cats, they can breed with healthy and strong. But did not rule out this cat has other health problems may be inherited from the outcross offspring that were used, including Polycystic Kidney Disease from Persians and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy of the British Shorthairs. But for cases like this are extremely rare

Selkirk Rex
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Selkirk Rex

Face of Selkirk Rex
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