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American Shorthair Quick Guide
| Popularity |
In the top ten
at 8th place |
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| Place of origin |
United
States |
| Date of origin |
1904 or 1906
(called "Domestic Shorthair") |
| Ancestry |
Mating of
purebred British and random bred American Shorthair |
| Weight |
3.5-7 kg (8-15
lb) |
| Temperament |
Easy-going,
balanced |
| Body type |
Semi-cobby |
| Registration |
CFA, TICA, ACFA, CCA (Canadian). Note:
GCCF and FiFé don't register this cat |
| Colours
& Types |
Huge range: solid (self), bi-color,
chinchilla, shaded, smoke, diluted, smoke and white, tortoiseshell,
calico, silver, tabby (brown, silver, patched and mackerel), van, and
combinations of these. Picture: red patched tabby and white, Champ |
| Outcross breeds |
None |
| Note |
Solid American cat, one of the original
breeds |
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