Domestic Long Hair - The Facts Every Owner Of This Cat Breed Should Know

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The Domestic Long Hair is the same breed of cat asfor this breed, but Domestic Long Hairs tend to be a
the Domestic Short Hair, but with longer fur. It ismedium sized cat. On average, they will live for
descended from cats that were brought to Americatwelve to twenty years.
aboard ships to hunt rats and was selectively bred inDomestic Long Hairs are a hearty breed of cat (as
America into today’s Domestic Long Hair. Thepart of their 'working cat' heritage) and do not have
name Domestic Long Hair is given to cats whoseany specific medical problems or concerns, but they
parentage is in question; otherwise, it is referred tocan be prone to obesity so it is important to monitor
as an American Long Hair and only American Longtheir diet.
Hairs can be show cats.There is a website that has great information on the
This long haired cat does require regular grooming if itDomestic Long Hair and most other breeds of cats.
does not like to groom itself and must be bathedIt has details that pertain to a cat breeds health,
every one to two weeks as part of the groominggrooming, living conditions, best food choices and
process. For this reason, and many others, Domesticmore, the website is called: Dog And Cat Facts, and
Long Hair cats do not make good outdoor catscan be found at this url:
— their coats are prone to matting which, ifBy Robert W. Benjamin
not attended to properly, can lead to infections.Copyright © 2006
Domestic Long Hair coats can come in a wide rangeYou may publish this article in your ezine, newsletter
of colors and patterns — there is no standardon your web site as long as it is reprinted in its
or predictability in color. This breed of cat also hasentirety and without modification except for
almost as many different personalities so it isformatting needs or grammar corrections.
relatively easy to find a suitable cat for any