The Sphynx is the breed of cat and it is known as a lack of fur. Because it has white fur and have no extra hair on fur. This breed is very amazing cat and look like very dangerous cat. This is due it was developed the selective cat breed that is starting in1960.
The skin of this breed has a texture of chamois and has no hair on fur or it may be say that it is hairless cat. Sphynx cat also have the narrow, long head and webbed feet. This cat breed has no coat and they lose more heat from body than other coated cat. When this cat touches and feel very heat seeking.
Breed Standard:
The International Cat Association TICA which is defined the breed standard.
This cat breed has the large the large lemon size eyes, have a very large ear with no hair, powerful neck of medium length. This cat has the paw pad thicker than other cat.
Behavior:
This cat breed Sphynxes are known for their extroverted behavior. They display high level of energy, intelligence and affection of their owner. They are one of the more dog-like breeds of cats and frequently greeting their owners at the door and friendly when meeting strangers.
Like a pointed cat, the mink pattern also exhibits darker points: the ears, tips of tail, feet and nose. Whereas the pointed pattern is entirely colorless everywhere else on the body, the mink coloration has some color throughout the body and just slightly darker points in adulthood. The mink pattern can be combined with any color.
The Canadian Sphynx breed was started in 1966 in Toronto when a hairless kitten named Prune was born to a black and white domestic shorthair queen. The kitten was mated with its mother who produced one more naked kitten. Together with a few naked kittens found later, the cat Prune marked the first attempt to create a hairless breed.
Minnesota:
The first noted naturally foundation Sphynx originated as hairless stray barn cats in Minnesota at the farm of Milt. The Pearson identified hairless kittens occurring in several litters of their Domestic Shorthair barn cats in the mid-1970s.
Care:
Two Sphynx cat female wearing black and white colours. A Sphynx cat mostly wear the commercially clothes. This Sphynx cat has a lack of hair and normally body oil absorbed by the hair but Sphynx cat has tend to build up on skin. Regularly bathing is necessary for this cat and Sphynx cat bath one time in week or two week in winter. Sphynx cat has not allowed to outdoor because his skin is damage and develop the sunburn similar like that human skin.
Sphynx cats can also have more ear wax than most hairy domestic cats because they have little to no hair in their ears to catch and protect them from a buildup of impurities in their ears like dirt skin oils and ear wax which accumulates more frequently in the hairless Sphynx breed. The Sphynx cat's ears will need to be cleaned on a weekly basis usually before bath time.
The Sphynx breed also tends to accumulate oils and debris under their nails as well as the skin fold above the nail due to the lack of fur.
Health issues:
The Canadian Sphynx face challenges unique to their nature. Because of their lack of protective fur, skin cancer may be a problem if exposed to sunlight for long durations of time. The lack of hair can cause health issues with kittens in the first weeks of life because of susceptibility to respiratory infections. Reputable breeders should not let their kittens go to new homes without being at least 14 weeks of age to ensure the kitten is mature enough to cope in a new environment.
A type of muscular dystrophy associated with alpha-dystroglycan deficiency and similar to that seen in Devon Rex cats has also been described but is rarely seen.
