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About the American Bobtail

Origin: United States
American Bobtail cat
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Todavía no hay ningún criador en el registro aquí. El club portugués miembro de la FIFe no lista esta raza en su directorio de criadores, así que una ausencia aquí no dice nada sobre si alguien la cría en Portugal.

Typical life span
11-15 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
5.4-7.3 kg
Height
28-36 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Short/Medium-hair
Origin
United States
Known hereditary risks
None well documented

About

What is a American Bobtail?

Medium to large cat with a distinctive naturally short tail, wild appearance, and athletic build. Known for its dog-like personality and exceptional intelligence.

American Bobtail history and origins

Developed naturally in the United States starting in the 1960s. The breed originated from a short-tailed tabby kitten found in Arizona. Bred to maintain the wild appearance while ensuring a friendly, interactive temperament.

American Bobtail appearance and size

Typically 5.4-7.3 kg and 28-36 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

American Bobtail temperament and personality

Generally described as intelligent, interactive, lively, playful, sensitive and devoted.

That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.

Referencia de la raza de The Cat API.

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza American Bobtail

Lo que obtienes con la raza American Bobtail

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Intelligent, Interactive, Lively, Playful»

Lo que asumes

Nadie ha escrito todavía este lado. Es un juicio y no datos, así que espera a una persona — no a una fuente que falte.

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. The Cat API. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

TICA divisions

TICA lists the American Bobtail in these divisions. They are the registry's own groupings — usually hair length — not a list of colours: no registry we hold publishes one. Ask a breeder what colours their line produces.

  • Shorthair

Temperamento

IntelligentInteractiveLivelyPlayfulSensitiveDevoted

Información a nivel de raza, de The Cat API. Describe la raza American Bobtail en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the American Bobtail

No hay nada hereditario documentado en la raza American Bobtail, pero aun así hay documentación concreta que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.

No breed-specific hereditary disease has a published, authoritative source naming this breed. The breed's natural short tail is a distinct mutation from the Manx tailless gene, and no source found linked it to the spinal, bowel or bladder defects documented in Manx cats bred rumpy-to-rumpy.

Qué pedir de todos modos

  • Cardiologist echocardiogram on both parents (general HCM screening, as for any breed)
  • Veterinary hip and gait examination, given the breed's large, muscular build
  • FeLV/FIV status of the breeding cats
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Kittens

No kittens listed right now

No American Bobtail breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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