

It is thought that its’ ancestors came to North America from Europe. The American Shorthair was developed in America. American Shorthair Classic Silver Tabby Photo: © Chanan The American Shorthair consistently ranks as one of the ten most popular breeds of cat. We raise the Classic silver tabby, which has black markings set on a silver background, (the typical bullseye pattern seen on the side of the cat). The American Shorthair comes in more than 80 different colors & patterns ranging from black to white, and a variety of colors between.
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American Shorthairs can live as long as fifteen to twenty plus years if living indoors and given proper health care. Females weigh 8 to 12 pounds when they fully mature (at 3 to 4 years of age).

Males are larger than females, weighing 11 to 15 pounds when fully mature.

American Shorthairs are basically low-maintenance cats. The American Shorthair is well known for its general good health and good disposition. A little more about the American Shorthair Cat Please follow this link: Available kittens to find more information about our cats and availability of kittens. We offer guaranteed, safe, airport delivery of your kitten, or you can pick up your kitten here on the farm. We have been shipping our pets on the airlines for over 20 years. Silver Shadow, Juni-Purrs Ubiquitous, or by ZPurrz Basilton, our gorgeous son of a grand champion. Occasionally, we may also have other coat colors available.Īll of our kittens will be sired by one of our gorgeous sons of champions, Mr. Though we can’t guarantee every kitten will develop the stunning green eyes, many of our kittens will exhibit this feature. It won’t take much to keep your cat or kitten happy – a lot of love, good food, clean water, a safe environment and good health care.Īt our cattery we specialize in the beautiful classic silver tabby coat with emerald green eyes. Mature American Shorthair cats will usually weigh 11 – 15 pounds for the males and 8 – 12 pounds for the female. They are hardy, intelligent, affectionate and make ideal house cats. They have no congenital health issues, no special diet requirements and are happy, social pets. ) Some blue cats: A purebred / pedigreed British Shorthair, a purebred Korat and a Blue Domestic Shorthair ( you can see the Korat is a blue cat with silver-tipped fur - which can also just happen by chance, not only with selective breeding - but silver tipping on a blue coat is not the same thing as a Silver Tabby or Silver Shaded or Chinchilla.The Silver Tabby American Shorthair cat – Your next companionĪmerican Shorthair Cats are an easy to care for breed of cat.

( Actually, blue cats can have a silver-looking color but that's not the same as the official color names that include the word Silver. By selective breeding, breeders can influence the shade of blue, whether it's a darker or lighter grey but the major genes causing the cat to be Blue are still the same - a Black gene plus 2 Dilutes. ( So you can have, for example a Blue Silver Tabby.)īLUE A solid blue cat is a cat that would have been black, but got a dilute gene from each parent, which made the color a diluted version, a usually cool grey color that is called Blue. It's not a base color by itself, it's something that modifies the cat's base color. īlue is one of the possible base colors, a dilute of black. This really only will make sense if I explain the genetics behind what these color terms mean in the cat fancy.
