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About the Selkirk Rex

Origin: United States
Selkirk Rex cat
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2 criadores están en el registro aquí.

Typical life span
14-15 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
5-7.3 kg
Height
28-36 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Rex
Origin
United States

About

What is a Selkirk Rex?

Medium to large cat with plush, curly coat resembling a teddy bear. More stocky build than other Rex breeds.

Selkirk Rex history and origins

Originated in 1987 in Montana from a curly-coated kitten in a shelter litter. Named after the Selkirk Mountains. Unlike other Rex breeds, the curl gene is dominant. CFA recognized in 2000.

Selkirk Rex appearance and size

Typically 5-7.3 kg and 28-36 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Selkirk Rex temperament and personality

Generally described as active, affectionate, dependent, gentle, patient, playful, quiet 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.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
5 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
1 condition documented

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Selkirk Rex

Lo que obtienes con la raza Selkirk Rex

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Active, Affectionate, Dependent, Gentle»

Lo que asumes

  • Está documentada una enfermedad hereditaria grave, en riñones y vías urinarias. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir al criador.
  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «Soft, plush, dense and evidently curly»
  • Cuenta con mucha caída de pelo — «Length of coat and curls may vary with the seasons.»

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 — Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD1); Estándar de la raza, FIFe. 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

Estándar de la FIFe · Selkirk Rex

Pelo

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FIFe. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.

Coat

Soft, plush, dense and evidently curly.

There are no bald or thinly covered areas of the body.

The coat stands out and should not appear flat or close lying.

The curls are random, unstructured, and arranged in loose, individual curls.

Curliness may be more evident around the neck, on the tail and belly.

The entire coat should show the effect of the rex gene.

Length of coat and curls may vary with the seasons.

The adult curly coat starts to develop at the age of 8-10 months.

Notes

  • Longhair: medium long.
  • Shorthair: short.

Resumido de FIFe standard SRL/SRS — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

TICA divisions

TICA lists the Selkirk Rex 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

ActiveAffectionateDependentGentlePatientPlayfulQuietSocial

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

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Selkirk Rex

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Selkirk Rex, 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)

Kidneys & urinary

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD1)

Serious

Polycystic kidney disease causes fluid-filled cysts to form in the kidneys from a young age, usually leading to kidney failure later in life. UC Davis's genetics laboratory lists Selkirk Rex among the Persian-derived breeds it recommends testing, reflecting the Persian and British Shorthair ancestry used to develop the breed's body type.

Qué pedir

PKD1 DNA test result for both parents (UC Davis VGL or an equivalent laboratory)

2 sources

Kittens

No kittens listed right now

That is not the same as none existing. Publishing a litter is part of a breeder's subscription here, so a Selkirk Rex breeder can have a litter and no listing — ask them directly.

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