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Cymric

cat Breed Profile

The Cymric is a medium-sized cat that is stocky and heavily boned. The Cymric can appear larger than she is or you may not realize how heavy she can actually be when she is fully mature.

Attributes

Size

Weight

large: >12 lbs.

medium: 8-12 lbs.

Coat

Length

Long

Color

White, Blue, Black, Red, Cream, Silver, Tortoiseshell, Bluecream, Brown

Less Allergenic

No

Care

Longevity

9-13 yrs.

Needs

Moderate

Traits

Grooming Needs

High

Social Needs

Moderate

Eye Color

Amber, Copper, Green, Gold, Hazel, Orange, Yellow

Club recognition

Associations

ACFA , TICA

Prevalence

Rare

The Cymric Cat Breed

The Cymric has a particular gait and looks like a ball when running around the room.

About the Cymric

The Cymric is a medium-sized cat that is stocky and heavily boned. The Cymric can appear larger than she is or you may not realize how heavy she can actually be when she is fully mature.

Cymric personality

The Cymric is a placid, sweet cat. They do not get too upset about anything that happens in their world. They are loving companions and adore people.

What to expect

Cymrics must have their nutrition strictly controlled in order to keep them in good condition. They tend to have a wonderful appetite and can become overweight rather quickly.

Despite being rather placid, Cymrics love to run and play. They have a peculiar gait and look like bowling balls running around the room.

The double coat must be groomed daily. A good brushing will keep the coat in smooth condition as the undercoat will build up over time if brushing is neglected. Special attention should be paid to grooming during the shedding season because of the coat's thickness.

History of the Cymric

Cymrics are long-haired Manx. The Manx is one of the oldest known cat breeds. Many wonderful legends surround the origin of this breed. The most interesting, but also least genetically accurate, is that the Manx was napping when Noah called all the animals into the ark. The cat awakened just as Noah was closing the door of the ark. The cat made it in the ark just in time but Noah accidentally closed the door on the cat's tail, cutting it off entirely. Another legend has it that the cat came from one of the ships of the Spanish Armada that sunk off the coast of the Isle of Man in 1588.

The true origin of the Manx probably had more to do with trading ships that went from Phoenicia to Japan. These sailors may have picked up some Japanese corkscrew-tailed cats on their journey, bringing them back in the ship as mousers rather than meaning to import a new breed of cat.

The first Manx champion was named Bonhaki. This silver tabby achieved the honor in London around 1900. The Manx has been bred in the United States since the early 1930s and the first United States Manx Grand Champion was awarded in 1951.

The first Cymrics were reported in Canada in the 1960s. Some registries still call these long-haired Manx others have given them the separate breed name of Cymric, taken from the Celtic word for Welsh.

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