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About the Toyger

Origin: United States
Toyger 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
12-15 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
4.5-6.8 kg
Height
28-36 cm
Registry status
Reconocida por la TICA
Breed group
Short-haired
Origin
United States

About

What is a Toyger?

Medium to large, muscular cat with distinctive tiger-like tabby stripes. Bred to resemble a miniature tiger.

Toyger history and origins

Developed starting in the 1980s by Judy Sugden to create a domestic cat resembling a tiger. Bred from Bengals and domestic shorthairs. The name is a portmanteau of 'toy' and 'tiger.' TICA recognized.

Toyger appearance and size

Typically 4.5-6.8 kg and 28-36 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Toyger temperament and personality

Generally described as playful, social, intelligent, friendly, outgoing and active.

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 Toyger

Lo que obtienes con la raza Toyger

  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Playful, Social, Intelligent, Friendly»

Lo que asumes

  • Están documentadas 3 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en corazón y circulación y ojos. 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

PlayfulSocialIntelligentFriendlyOutgoingActive

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

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Toyger

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Toyger, 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 inherited via the breed's Bengal ancestry. No validated DNA test exists: a candidate Bengal-associated mutation (MYBPC3 A74T) was later found at high frequency in several unrelated breeds and in cats with no heart disease, so it is not used as a diagnostic or breeding test.

Qué pedir

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

2 sources

Eyes

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA-b)

Serious

An inherited, autosomal recessive blindness carried from Bengal ancestry, starting around seven weeks old and worsening until vision is severely compromised by about two years old. UC Davis names Toyger directly as an appropriate breed for this specific test.

Qué pedir

PRA-b DNA test on both parents, showing an N/N (clear) result

1 source

Blood

Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase deficiency (PK deficiency)

Serious

An inherited haemolytic anaemia carried from the breed's Bengal ancestry, causing intermittent lethargy, weakness, jaundice and weight loss with unpredictable onset and severity. UC Davis names Toyger directly, not only Bengal, as an appropriate breed for this test.

Qué pedir

PK deficiency DNA test on both parents, showing an N/N (clear) result

1 source

Kittens

No kittens listed right now

No Toyger 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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