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About the Australian Mist

Origin: Australia
Australian Mist cat
Photo from The Cat API
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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
12-16 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
3.6-6.8 kg
Height
23-28 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Short-haired
Origin
Australia

About

What is a Australian Mist?

Medium-sized spotted or marbled cat with a misty appearance to its coat. Developed specifically as an indoor companion cat.

Australian Mist history and origins

Developed in Australia starting in 1976 by Dr. Truda Straede. Created by crossing Burmese, Abyssinian, and domestic shorthairs. Originally called Spotted Mist, renamed Australian Mist in 1998.

Australian Mist appearance and size

Typically 3.6-6.8 kg and 23-28 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Australian Mist temperament and personality

Generally described as lively, social, fun-loving, relaxed, affectionate and tolerant.

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 Australian Mist

Lo que obtienes con la raza Australian Mist

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Lively, Social, Fun-loving, Relaxed»

Lo que asumes

  • Están documentadas 2 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en cerebro y nervios y sangre. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir en cada una.

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; UC Davis VGL — PK deficiency test. 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

LivelySocialPlayfulRelaxedAffectionateTolerant

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

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Australian Mist

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Australian Mist, 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)

Brain & nerves

Burmese head defect

Serious

A fatal skull and facial malformation traced to the Burmese side of the breed's ancestry (the Australian Mist was founded on roughly half Burmese stock). A cat with two copies of the mutation is stillborn or requires euthanasia; a single copy causes no defect but can shorten the face.

Qué pedir

UC Davis VGL Burmese head defect (ALX1) DNA test result, on both parents

1 source

Hormones & metabolism

Burmese hypokalemia

Monitor

An inherited episodic muscle weakness, also traced to the breed's Burmese ancestry, that causes some cats to have trouble walking or holding their head up during a flare. It is manageable with dietary potassium supplementation and is not usually fatal.

Qué pedir

UC Davis VGL Burmese hypokalemia (WNK4) DNA test result, on both parents

1 source

Blood

Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency

Serious

The same inherited haemolytic anaemia documented in the Abyssinian is also listed by UC Davis as appropriate for testing in the Australian Mist, consistent with the breed's foundation stock (roughly one quarter Abyssinian ancestry).

Qué pedir

UC Davis VGL PK deficiency DNA test result, on both parents

1 source

Kittens

No kittens listed right now

No Australian Mist 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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