Hairless cats, can be classified according to their degree, so to speak "golosti. List of degree "golosti" cats are not adopted, and it can be like this:
- Cats can be - "golorozhdennymi" is when their skin, devoid of different kinds of hair, their skin like soft clay, it is hot, soft, it is very pleasant to stroke;
- Adult cats - the "naked", is when the animal is older than 1 year, no wool on their own, delicate skin;
- A cat with a "rubber" skin, so a term used by breeders of these breeds, and they use this term, to different degrees of "golosti" cats, then to the naked, by golorozhdennym individuals of these animals;
- Cat "sprayed" or hair type "dust." The skin of these animals, has a thin layer of wool, almost imperceptible, and stroking her, like caressing hands, a piece of satin;
- Animals with a wool-type Flok "is when the cat is a woolen cover, no more than 2 mm, and it grows very rare;
- An animal called "velor" when hairs grow a little thicker than that of "Flok" kind of cat;
- Brashevym "pet name such cats who have hair a little longer than usual, and grow hair thicker, sometimes, they can have a scrolling view;
- "Flock, velvet, Barash, which puts the word - boast, it is when the animal is basically covering bare, and wool is only on the limbs and face, the type of Siamese;
- An animal "pryamosherstnoe", or "varietta, called when a cat has a direct wool, the form of animals, completely devoid of the gene "golosti".

Also a little hair is present on the nose, ears, paws and tip of tail. Thus, on your furniture and clothes will never be the wool that is especially important for allergies.

Structure of cat's fur, as well as our knowledge

What naked cat differs from the woolly? How - what? The absence of wool, of course! And what is the wool? And what rex differ from Sphynx? Answers to the last two questions are not so obvious.

The average domestic cat, like most other animals, has three types of coat: long, hard coat, a little softer thick beard and a soft downy undercoat. Each hair grows from the hair bulb. Onion nourish the blood vessels so that hair can not develop normally, they are suitable nerve endings (in other cats could not raise the hair on end). In addition, the wool needs to be lubricated, which provide a gland lying in the skin. Due to the dye, pigment, grains which are arranged in a special way in her hair, cats have a particular color. All variety of external features and the degree of their expression, as related to the structure of wool (the presence of all three components, the absence or drastic change any of them and their relationship to each other), as well as color, are hereditary.
Some issues associated with genetics, are still in high school, and some - in feline courses. The author of this book's mission is to such an interesting breed, like a sphinx, acquired indifferent people who can independently find the information they need.

In essence, we live in an environment of mutants, only rarely think about it, because mutations often do not take such a vivid character, as the appearance of naked cats. Mutation - a random abrupt change in the genetic material (ie the number or structure of DNA) which is transmitted to the offspring. Mutations can be chromosomal or point, gene. Chromosome - due to a change in the number or structure of chromosomes, and gene - in the structure of the gene. Mutations are indifferent, helpful or harmful to their carrier (as well as breeder: it often depends on their success in breeding). Lethal - lead to the death of the organism in the early stages of its development (eg, death on the stage embryos). Some mutations cause hereditary abnormalities have been born or even a certain age animals. Some of these anomalies do not interfere with the body to live, while others cause disease and, alas, can result in death. Naturally, those manufacturers. Which have a genetic basis undesirable manifestations, must be put out of breeding.

Standards - a description of items (body parts) of a purebred animal. Officiate at the exhibition is based on the standard of each breed. It can be understood as a law, and as image of an ideal animal. As standards are included typical vices animal. Drawback - a slight deviation from the standard (say, a shade of eye color, what is necessary). For the shortcomings generally removed a certain number of points in the judging. Eastern Promises - a strong departure from turning into a physical deformity. Animals with defects fall under the term "disqualification" and removed from the judging. However, not being able to participate in breeding, they can be a great house cat, the darling of the family.

Appearance of the first sphynx refers to 1966. In Ontario (Canada) in the domestic cat kitten born without hair, got the nickname Pruno. When he grew older, he crossed with his own mother. In a communication received from him a litter were hairless and normal kittens. With further dilution was used as a close inbreeding: Prune back as a mate with his daughters and a granddaughter. The result was obtained for some livestock hairless cats, two main types, differing characteristics of the constitution. In 60-70-ies of XX century CFA has established interim standards for the new breed of cats. However, breeding cattery began under an unlucky star: received a small population proved to be unviable, and in 1971 this standard has been destroyed. Kittens are born weak, sickly and often died; breeding cattery in nurseries clearly failed. Breed "fell apart" on a number of morphological characters, while the hypothesis was accepted that the hairless associated with sex, which subsequently was not confirmed.

Hairless cats are sometimes born in different countries, but many of them disappear, leaving no descendants. Breeders, feline always tried to use the chance given them by nature. The result is a wonderful cat-sphinxes.

Canadian Sphynx - very popular breed of cats. First, due to their original appearance. Secondly, these cats have a curious, but calm character. And because of unusual comparisons, because they are called moon cats, and sometimes hint at their extraterrestrial origin. It is difficult to imagine that just recently, a few decades ago, such a breed simply did not exist. History of Sphynx started in 1978, picked up on the street with a hairless kitten. Unexpectedly, genetic defect, deprived of his coat, began to dignity, which now boasts an entire breed.