Abyssinian




Description

The Abyssinian is a slender, fine-boned, medium-sized cat. The head is moderately wedge shaped, with a slight break at the muzzle, and nose and chin ideally forming a straight vertical line when viewed in profile. They have alert, relatively large pointed ears. The notably expressive eyes are almond shaped and are gold, green, hazel or copper depending on coat color. The legs should be long in proportion to a graceful body, with small oval paws; the tail is likewise long and tapering

This is a medium-size cat weighing 6 to 10 pounds.


History

The Abyssinian because it is thought nowadays was bred in nice Britain. The name 'Abyssinian' refers to the African country, in relevancy widely-spread stories of British troopers deployed to a geographical area within the nineteenth century returning home with kittens purchased from native traders.



Health

The breed is liable to periodontitis, which might cause additional serious periodontal disease.[9] Familial excretory organ unwellness or AA unwellness, an excretory organ disorder because of a mutation within the AA amyloid supermolecule factor, has been seen in Abyssinians.[10] The Felis catus has had severe issues with visual defect caused by a hereditary retinal degeneration because of mutations within the rdAc factor. However, the prevalence has been reduced from forty fifths to but four-wheel drive in 2008 within the country of Kingdom of Sweden.[11] With the widespread availableness of rdAc mutation detection tests and services, like those provided by the UC Davis Veterinary biology Laboratory, it's doable to cut back the illness frequency altogether populations of Felis catus


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