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About the Sphynx

Origin: Canada
Sphynx cat
Photo from The Cat API
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27 criadores están en el registro aquí.

Typical life span
12-16 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
3.6-6.4 kg
Height
23-30 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Hairless
Origin
Canada

About

What is a Sphynx?

Medium-sized, hairless cat with wrinkled skin, large ears, and muscular body. Known for affectionate, attention-seeking personality.

Sphynx history and origins

Originated from hairless kittens born in Toronto, Canada in 1966. Hairlessness is caused by a recessive gene. Not truly hairless - covered in fine down. Needs warmth and sun protection.

Sphynx appearance and size

Typically 3.6-6.4 kg and 23-30 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Sphynx temperament and personality

Generally described as loyal, inquisitive, friendly, quiet, gentle, affectionate 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
Medium
Necesidad de ejercicio
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
1 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
1 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
3 conditions documented

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Sphynx

Lo que obtienes con la raza Sphynx

  • Exige pocos cuidados del pelo, adecuado para quien tiene poco tiempo — el pelo es «Appears hairless, may be covered with short, fine down.»
  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Loyal, Inquisitive, Friendly, Quiet»

Lo que asumes

  • Están documentadas 2 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en corazón y circulación y cerebro y nervios. 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. Estándar de la raza, FIFe; The Cat API; Prevalence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and ALMS1 Variant in Sphynx Cats in New Zealand. 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 · Sphynx

Pelo y color

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

Coat

Appears hairless, may be covered with short, fine down.

Chamois-like, a feeling of resistance may be felt when stroking the skin of some cats.

Short, soft, fine hair is allowed on the feet, across the bridge of the nose and cheekbones, at the back of the ears, the scrotum and the tip of the tail.

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FIFe sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • Permissible: All colour varieties and patterns, including those with white
  • Permissible: Any amount of white

Resumido de FIFe standard SPH — 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.

Temperamento

LoyalInquisitiveFriendlyQuietGentleAffectionateSocial

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

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Sphynx

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Sphynx, 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 cause heart failure, blood clots or sudden death. One New Zealand study found HCM in 40% of Sphynx examined at a median age under six years, making this a serious, breed-documented risk rather than a generic cat concern.

Qué pedir

A recent echocardiogram report from a veterinary cardiologist for both parents. No DNA test exists for HCM in this breed

3 sources

Brain & nerves

Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS)

Serious

An inherited muscle-weakness disorder causing a characteristic 'dog-begging' or 'chipmunk' posture, worsened by exertion, stress or excitement. Affected cats generally die by two years old from choking or aspiration pneumonia. A validated DNA test exists, shared with Devon Rex.

Qué pedir

Sphynx and Devon Rex CMS (COLQ) DNA test on both parents, showing an N/N (clear) result

2 sources

Skin & coat

Hairlessness — skin, temperature and ear care

MonitorInherente a la raza

The trait that defines the breed also removes the normal protection fur gives against sunburn, cold and skin-oil build-up, leaving Sphynx prone to sunburn, acne, fungal skin infections and waxy ear build-up, and needing regular bathing and a warm, draft-free home. This is inseparable from the breed itself, not a fault a test can screen away.

Qué pedir

Not a genetic test — ask the breeder about their bathing and ear-cleaning routine and whether any of their cats have had recurring skin or ear infections

1 source

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 Sphynx breeder can have a litter and no listing — ask them directly.

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