The American Bobtail is a fairly recent cat, best known in the United States and still little in Europe. However, it is an adorable cat, very gentle and delicate with his master, sometimes clumsy, who has a behavior close to that of the dog. It does not present any health problem and its 2 varieties, short-haired and semi-long-haired, are not difficult to maintain.
Breed History
The American Bobtail is not descended from the Japanese Bobtail at all. Its story takes place almost exclusively in the United States. At least, that’s where we find its origin around 1965. In reality, the American Bobtail born from a “marriage” between a long-tailed cat and Yodi, a brown tabby cat discovered by John and Branda Sanders on an Indian reservation in Arizona. They decided to take him home and mate him with this female.
Several kittens, from the same litter, wore a short tail. A friend of this couple, Mindy Shultz, looked more seriously at this new breed, determined to have it recognized. This was the case in 1989, although the breed is still being developed.
Physical peculiarities
His body: the American Bobtail is medium to large in size. He is muscular, athletic and gives off an impression of power. It is of semi-cobby format. His body is longer than tall. It features a full chest and strong hips. Males are usually more heavily built than females, which retain a certain femininity.
His hair: the American Bobtail comes in 2 varieties: a first with short hair and a second with semi-long hair. Each time, the hair is shaggy and rather provided at the level of the collar, the tail, the belly and the hindquarters. Tufts of hair are there on the legs for the long-haired variety. A seasonal variation is allowed in the subject with semi-long hair, it is notable in the subject with short hair.
Its color: the standard of the American Bobtail is not very difficult since it accepts all colors in all possible formats in this cat.
His head: it is wide, without any flat surface. Its powerful jaws are visible. In profile, we see a head with a slightly curved nose and a slight stop. The cheeks are full and the chin is strong.
His eyes: they are large, quite wide, oval in shape and slanted in relation to the base of the ear. The color is often matched with that of the dress, as uniform as possible.
His ears: the ears of the American Bobtail are medium in size, wide at their base, well opened and placed quite low. A little rounded with plumes at their end.
Its tail: it is quite short since it measures between 2 and 10 cm. It never exceeds the point of the hock.
Feed
The American Bobtail is easily satisfied with an industrial food based on high quality kibble or cat food. Due to its low activity, it is necessary to pay attention to its diet and not to give it more than it can ingest, at the risk of falling into overweight or even obesity, which is not recommended. for his health.
It must have access to fresh, clean and regularly renewed water.
