Cornish Rex
A Cornish Rex Cat is notable for its lack of hair except for down. Most breeds , Toy Fox Terrier of cat , Jagdterrier have three different types of hair in their coats: the outer fur or "guard hairs", which is about 5 cm long in shorthairs and 10cm+ long in longhairs, a middle layer called the "awn hair", and finally the down hair or undercoat, which is very fine and about 1 cm long. Cornish Rexes have only the undercoat.
The coat , Manx of a Cornish Rex is extremely fine and soft to the touch. However, their light coat , American Paint Horses means that they are only suitable for indoor , Thoroughbred Horses living in moisture free and warm conditions. Consequently, these cats , Yorkshire Terrier tend to hang around light bulbs, the tops of computer monitors, and other warm places. Cornish Rexes also have a cheesy smell peculiar to the breed , Greater Swiss Mountain Dog - this odour comes from scent glands in the paws.
The Cornish Rex is an adventurous cat. , Ariegeois Pony As the Rex is intelligent, , German Spitz it can readily adapt to new situations and engage in explorative behaviour. Humans often consider this behaviour to be deliberately mischievous, but this is a case of anthropomorphism. The Rex seeks out the company of people, and is friendly towards other companion animals. , CASPIAN Horse It is a suitable pet for timid children.
Origin
The Cornish Rex is a genetic mutation , Jagdterrier that originated from a litter of kittens , Protozoan Fish Diseases born in the 1950s on a farm in Cornwall, UK (hence their name). One of the kittens, , CASPIAN Horse Kallibunker, a cream colored male, had an extremely unusual, fine, curly coat, , Greater Swiss Mountain Dog and he became the first Cornish Rex.
There is another very similar breed , Sloughi - the Devon Rex. Devon and Cornish Rexes are produced by different genes, and crosses between the two are not allowed in pedigrees, , Patterdale Terrier nor will they produce a cat , Lizards with the short wavy fur if mated together. Another hair-deficient breed , Fila Brasileiro is the Sphynx cat. , Exotic Shorthair
Though some people believe that the short hair of the Cornish Rex makes them non or hypo-allergenic, this is absolutely not accurate. Most people who have cat , Manx allergies are allergic to cat , Thai Ridgeback dander, and cat , Famous s saliva. Since Cornish Rex cats , Ariegeois Pony groom as much or even more than cats , Bearded Dragons with all types of hair in their coat, , Fjord horse the Cornish Rex cat , Severe Macaw still produces an allergic reaction in people who are allergic to cats. , Koi However, due to the low amount of fur shed from these cats, , Exotic Shorthair people with only slight allergies may experience fewer symptoms with a Rex.
The word "Rex" implying short or otherwise unusual fur comes from a rabbit breed. , Shih Tzu King Albert of the Belgians (1875 – 1934) once entered some short-haired rabbits in a rabbit show. The rabbits didn't meet the breed , Koi standard. Not wanting to offend the king, the show officials accepted them, but wrote "rex," meaning "king" by their names.
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