American Long Hair Cat

The american longhair cat breed was selectively bred to fine tune the look and traits of the beloved cat that so many were fond of and by the 1960s the breed was officially called american longhair.

American long hair cat. The longer coat and some of these colors seemed genetically linked and the result was a cat with a combination of traits from both it s persian and american shorthair ancestors. A domestic long haired cat is a cat of mixed ancestry thus not belonging to any particular recognised cat breed possessing a coat of semi long to long fur. Instead they got the persian in a shorter coat and leaner body.

The turkish angora was one of the first longhair cats in europe. A two year old maine coon american longhair cat the first mention of maine coon cats in a literary work was in 1861 in frances simpson s the book of the cat 1903. Some sources also suggest that the birth of this species was the result of a failed genetic experiment.

The american longhair is a breed of cat. The maine coon is the oldest american breed of cat. Breeders were trying to produce an american shorthair with the shimmering coat and green eyes of a silver shaded persian.

Pierce who owned several maine coons wrote a chapter about the breed. It is large and well muscled with a shaggy coat. Domestic long haired cats should not be confused with the british longhair american longhair or other breeds with longhair names which are standardized breeds defined by various registries.

It has a long plumed tail and large pointed ears. At first it was proposed that these longhaired silver cats could be developed under the name. Featured on britannica sports recreation.

The american longhair cat breed worked long and hard to garner respect but they are now a respected cat breed among fanciers. The lineage of the american long hair cats. The maine coon is the oldest american breed of cat.