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About the American Shorthair

Origin: United States
American Shorthair 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
15-20 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
5-6.8 kg
Height
28-36 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Short-haired
Origin
United States
Known hereditary risks
3 documented conditions, with the test for each

About

What is a American Shorthair?

Medium to large muscular cat with a round face, short dense coat, and powerful build. Known for its easy-going temperament and exceptional hunting abilities.

American Shorthair history and origins

Descended from cats brought to North America by European settlers to protect cargo from rats. One of the first five breeds recognized by the CFA. Originally called the Domestic Shorthair, renamed in 1966 to distinguish from random-bred cats.

American Shorthair appearance and size

Typically 5-6.8 kg and 28-36 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

American Shorthair temperament and personality

Generally described as active, curious, easy going, playful, calm and adaptable.

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.

Contexto

The American Wirehair arose as a natural genetic mutation within an American Shorthair litter in 1966, so the two breeds share almost identical body structures, temperaments, and overall health profiles. The fundamental difference lies almost entirely in their fur texture and grooming requirements.

Referencia de la raza de The Cat API.

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza American Shorthair

Lo que obtienes con la raza American Shorthair

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Active, Curious, Easy Going, Playful»

Lo que asumes

  • Está documentada una enfermedad hereditaria grave, en corazón y circulación. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir al criador.

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; Cornell Feline Health Center — Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. 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

Temperamento

ActiveCuriousEasy GoingPlayfulCalmAdaptable

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

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the American Shorthair

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza American Shorthair, y la documentación concreta que hay que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.

3 enfermedades documentadas

Health checklist (PDF)

Heart & circulation

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Serious

A thickening of the heart muscle that can lead to heart failure or sudden death. It has long been reported as inherited in a family of American Shorthairs, and the breed is regularly named alongside Maine Coon and Ragdoll as predisposed. Unlike those two breeds, no breed-validated DNA marker exists for American Shorthair, so genetic testing cannot rule it out.

Qué pedir

No breed-validated DNA test exists — ask for a recent echocardiogram, read by a cardiologist, on both parents

2 sources

Bones & joints

Protruding sternum

Monitor

An outward or inward bend in the lower chest bone. CFA notes it is seen mostly in oriental-type breeds but has also been observed, less often, in American Shorthairs. An outward protrusion is typically harmless; an inward one can press on the chest cavity and needs veterinary assessment.

Qué pedir

No DNA test exists — ask for a veterinary chest exam noting sternum conformation, on both parents

1 source

Eyes

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA rdAc, CEP290) — minor, secondary finding

Monitor

A 2009 genetic survey found the CEP290 mutation responsible for inherited blindness in Abyssinian and Somali cats also present, at low frequency, in American Shorthairs. This is a minor secondary finding rather than an established clinical problem in the breed, but the same DNA test used in the higher-risk breeds can be run if a line's ancestry is of particular concern.

Qué pedir

UC Davis VGL PRA rdAc (CEP290) DNA test result, on both parents (optional; lower priority than in Abyssinian-group breeds)

2 sources

Gallery

Todavía sin fotografías

Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de American Shorthair, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.

Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.

Kittens

No kittens listed right now

No American Shorthair 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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