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About the Japanese Bobtail

Origin: Japan
Japanese 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
14-16 years
Size
Small — from its typical weight
Weight
2.7-4.5 kg
Height
25-30 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Short/Long-hair
Origin
Japan
Known hereditary risks
1 documented condition, with the test for each

About

What is a Japanese Bobtail?

Medium-sized cat with distinctive pom-pom tail and elegant, slender build. Traditional Japanese breed.

Japanese Bobtail history and origins

Ancient breed depicted in Japanese art for over 1,000 years. Symbol of good luck - the famous 'beckoning cat' (Maneki-neko) figurine is based on this breed. Mi-ke (tri-color) is the most prized pattern.

Japanese Bobtail appearance and size

Typically 2.7-4.5 kg and 25-30 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Japanese Bobtail temperament and personality

Generally described as active, agile, clever, easy going, intelligent, lively, loyal, playful and social.

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 Japanese Bobtail

Lo que obtienes con la raza Japanese Bobtail

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Active, Agile, Clever, Easy Going»

Lo que asumes

  • One documented hereditary condition, none of them classed as serious — each with the test to ask a breeder for, on the health guide tab.

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 Japanese 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.

  • Longhair

Temperamento

ActiveAgileCleverEasy GoingIntelligentLivelyLoyalPlayfulSocial

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

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Japanese Bobtail

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Japanese Bobtail, 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.

1 enfermedad documentada

Health checklist (PDF)

Bones & joints

Vertebral variation associated with the bobtail trait (HES7 gene)

MonitorInherente a la raza

The breed's short, kinked 'pom-pom' tail comes from a dominant HES7 gene variant that is essentially fixed in the breed — all 12 Japanese Bobtails sampled in the founding genetic study were homozygous for it. Radiographic surveys found associated changes confined to the tail region (a reduced caudal vertebra count, hemivertebrae, occasional anomalous ribs), but these did not correlate with pain, mobility problems or reduced lifespan, and the mutation is a different gene from the one that causes the Manx's tail loss and its associated serious spinal and pelvic defects.

Qué pedir

No DNA test is commercially offered, and there is nothing to request here — the vertebral variation is expected for the breed and has not been linked to illness

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Gallery

Todavía sin fotografías

Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Japanese Bobtail, 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 Japanese 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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