| Having cat insurance for a Bombay is the best idea | | | | fact, February of 2010, it was the Bombay that one |
| as a pet owner. With cat insurance, it allows pet | | | | "Best Breed of Cat." It was the breed's first. |
| owner the ability to afford cat care even more! Cat | | | | Bombay cats are very loyal to their owners and |
| care can be pricey especially when you get an | | | | works perfectly with a family because they give out |
| unexpected trip to the vet. To protect your kitty | | | | so much love and affection. They are very friendly |
| and yourself, consider cat insurance. | | | | cats and when you are feeling down, they are the |
| The history of the Bombay breed began in the 1950s | | | | ones that are going to snuggle with you until you feel |
| with an American breeder, Nikki Horner. Nikki wanted | | | | better. They are playful cats but not as active and |
| a cat that was like a Burmese but instead of having | | | | forward as other breeds. |
| brown fur with yellow eyes, Nikki wanted a cat that | | | | Bombays have a medium-sized body that is very |
| had black fur with copper eyes. Something more like | | | | muscular and surprisingly heavier than it looks. The |
| a tiny version panther. The breed's name comes | | | | coat is fin and short. It has satin-like texture. The fur |
| from Bombay, India where appropriately is the land | | | | is black and lays flat to the body. Since this is a mix |
| of the black leopard. It took Nikki a few tries to get | | | | breed, the color of its eyes can range from gold to |
| the Bombay breed down. After some time, she | | | | copper. |
| finally got it down. This cat had the coat of a | | | | Pet insurance is on the rise especially in the States. |
| Burmese and an American Shorthair's copper eyes | | | | One thing that pet insurance companies do not cover |
| and the black coat color. It took awhile for the cat | | | | is pre-existing conditions (there may be some |
| society to approve the Bombay breed, especially | | | | exceptions). What Trupanion suggests is that you |
| with the Burmese crowd. In 1970, it was finally | | | | enroll your cat or dog as soon as you can. You don't |
| accepted in the Cat Fancier Association. In 1996, it | | | | want to put it off because what if you pet gets sick |
| was noted that there were only 91 Bombays, but | | | | and it ends up being more than you can afford. What |
| that number is increasing of course. As a matter of | | | | are your options? |