According to one of the legends, in England appearedthe ancestors of the British in the I century, when the Romans began to conquer the British lands. The main advantage of the British, who lived in those distant years, was a dense short coat, which protected them from all kinds of insects and dampness. Officially, the breed was recognized only in the XIX century in the UK.
Standards of appearance of the British were identifiedin 1982. The sample is a stocky animal with a broad chest, a muscular body, strong rounded paws, and short wool, similar to plush. A special feature of the breed is the presence of a cutaneous skin, large enough, near the head. The nose is small, straight, wide.
Developed chin. Cheeks are plump and massive.The ears are small, neat, in width and height of one size. Medium-sized, the fat tail on the tip is rounded. The eyes are round, their color depends on the type of color of the breed. The average weight of a cat is from 3 to 5 kg, a cat - from 5 to 7 kg.
There are several shades of the breed of these cats, which are divided into:
A real white Briton has a cold, pure white tone of coat without inclusions of yellowness.
The skin is tender, light pink in color. Eyes can be blue, orange or different colors.
Cats are wary of strangers andwill not allow themselves to pat any person. By nature, the British are like aristocrats and behave with dignity. By nature, reserved, balanced, calm, self-sufficient. Do not require much attention, do not like abundant caresses. The British is white, like all representatives of this breed, very clean. Sometimes they are called "cats of business people", as they easily and calmly endure a long absence of owners and always gladly meet them. They are very fond of all family members and are attached to them.
Можно сказать, что это умные животные, они не spoil the furniture, do not hang on the curtains, do not climb the tables, do not get confused under your feet, but the unobtrusive Briton will always be near you. Absolutely do not show any aggression. Are obedient and easily amenable to education. Never poke in the wrong place, they will sit and wait until they open the way to the tray. If you suddenly forgot to remove meat or other products, do not worry, the Briton will not touch them, but will sit at his bowl and wait.
The British cat is white in character - cold-blooded, like an Englishman, and cats are very shy. In unforeseen situations they behave quite calmly.
All Britons have excellent physical andmental health. Despite the fact that cats have good immunity, they should be protected from any drafts so that they do not catch cold. Of the diseases most often occurs conjunctivitis. Veterinarians are prescribed drops or ointments for treatment. Prevention of the disease is a constant wet cleaning of the room.
From the very childhood, kittens need to be accustomed to hygienic procedures (grooming). Regularly inspect the teeth, ears, eyes and take care of the animal's fur.
In the morning time in the corners of the eyes can appear a touch of dark color. It is easily removed with a cloth moistened with water.
Wool gets into the cat's stomach and in the form of lumpssettles inside. In order to avoid blockage of the intestinal passages, from 7 months of the British should be accustomed to a special paste, which contributes to the dissolution of the wool.
Care of the coat is simple:
Keep your ears clean.If there are excretions, they are removed with a moist tampon. On the tips of the ears, the British grow hairs, they are removed with scissors. Claws are inspected and sheared once every two to three weeks. Every six months, worms should be prevented with special preparations.
Full sexual maturity occurs in the female inthe age of one year. Sometimes a cat starts to knit in 10 months, but in this case complications are possible and there is a risk of miscarriage, which lasts from 60 to 70 days. Born from 1 to 8 kittens, depending on the genotype of the cat, the birth takes place easily.
Newborn white kittenssometimes have a colored spot that disappears after the first year. This is not a flaw and for this breed is acceptable. Cats are caring mothers and spend all the time with kittens. After a week, eyes are opened. Starting from the third week, kittens can be started to be fed with liquid food. Little Britons quickly become tight. Grow up slowly. Female individuals reach their heyday by five years. They live up to 20 years.
Little kittens are very similar to plush toy-cubs, energetic from birth. Difference from other breeds:
In order to determine the sex of the kitten, it must be put on the back and feel the place under the tail.
Color kittens are different, most commonmonochrome colors: black, red, cream, blue, purple and white. In adult cats, having such colors, eyes of an amber or orange hue. And only a white Briton (photo below) can have a multi-colored eye color.
At the age of two to four months, the kittens are very mischievous and can be hooliganized.
Wishing to acquire a British kitten, future owners are always interested in the shape of his ears, what they are: hang or stand straight.
Parents of the British kitten must be purebred Britons, and their ears stand straight. There is no breed that is called white-fleece white or other color.
Kittens with saggy ears belong entirely to another breed of cats, called Scottish Scottish Straight and has two types: the prickly and the lop-eared.
The line of the Fold Scottish cats began in 1961year, when one of them had a mutation, and spontaneously hung his ears. The owner began to apply breeding methods and crossed it with ordinary cats. As a result, both lop-eared and pryamouhye kittens were born. After a long selection, Scottish cats got the current look.
От британцев внешне они отличаются по величине и the shape of the trunk, the length of the tail and paws, a kind of ears close to the head, the tips of which are tilted forward and down. After mating a British female and a Scottish male with straight ears, the kitten is considered a Scottish breed.
The first feature of cats of this breed is the flawless color of the skin. Wool uniform color throughout the body of the pet. Secondly, only white British have eyes of different colors:
Care for a white British is the same as for pets of another color. It is periodically washed with the use of special shampoos and combed.
But they are very whimsical in eating. For dinner they should serve diced and lightly scalded raw meat.
In some sources, there is an opinion thatIt is impossible for British to be the same white. The reason is that the risk of the birth of deaf progeny increases. Other sources disprove these conclusions. The British white is a rare color of a wool of the given breed.
Scientific studies show that with blueeyes a white Briton who is often hard of hearing. And some argue that the sight of cats depends on the color of the coat. And her white color suggests that the cat does not hear well. In fact, this is far from the case. Even a cat with blue eyes is not always deaf. In the event that pets have a different eye color and one of them is blue, the likelihood that it will be deaf is high. Although there are exceptions, a white Briton with blue round eyes can hear.
When choosing a pet, you should familiarize yourself with the conditions in which the kitten was and was growing. And also pay attention to the appearance.
A healthy cat has a shiny coat, a wet nose, an openly playful and naive look. The kitten should smell like milk.
In specialized nurseries a fairly large selection of Britons. The cost of a kitten depends on its color and class:
In the range of 3 to 5 thousand rubles you can buy a pet without a pedigree.
All pets, especially the British white, love their owners and especially need reciprocal feelings.
