This is the Canadian hairless cat, commonly known as the Sphinx cat, a "alien creature" that is loved by tattooists and tattoo fans. The smooth skin of the Sphinx cat (the hairless cat) inspired some tattooists to start painting on them. In their opinion, this is simply a great way to show their love for their pets.
Of course, this alternative expression has also been boycotted by some animal protectors. Tattooing pets is explicitly prohibited in many countries. So the tattoo artist began to move this quirky cat on the canvas or simply tattoo it on himself.
As early as 1700 years ago, there were records that indigenous people of Mexico in South America raised this hairless cat. More people believe that actually hairless cats are from extremely rare hairless gene mutations in the genetic breeding process of domestic cats in the Americas or Europe.
It is recorded that the earliest hairless cats were a pair of litter-born brothers named Nelly and Dick. In 1903, New Mexico, Sinnik, bought them from native American Indians in Pueblo, but no records of them were found.
The more credible statement is that in 1966, the first hairless cat was born in Canada, but its bloodline was quickly cut off.
Until 1978, in Toronto, Canada, people rescued a long-haired cat and a hairless kitten. Although the hairless kitten was sterilized, its mother then had other hairless children. After that, two cats were taken to Europe, one of which mated and reproduced with the German curly cat, and the offspring of the hairless cat was born.
The Canadian hairless cat has bred all cat colors, which appear on the skin, but the eye color is commensurate with the body color. Where dark fur should appear on their bodies, there will be pigments. Feeling the Canadian hairless cat gives people the feeling of touching a piece of smooth and soft little goatskin. Some Canadian hairless cats have a very slender layer of body hair that is difficult to detect with their eyes. This hairless cat looks more like a warm and fresh peach.
Canadian hairless cat is gentle, smart and cute, has rich expressions, delicate emotions, and is loyal to its owner. She has a sweet facial expression, a pair of big eyes with rich expressions, sometimes full of surprise and curiosity, sometimes in meditation and thoughts, and a confused and puzzled expression, very cute. They are like children with little butts, and are loved by more people who like cats but feel troubled by hair care. ”
Hairy-free cats need to cut their nails as soon as they are born, because their bodies are not protected by hair, which can easily scratch themselves, mothers and even companions. When they are born, they have not learned how to control their small paws, so they need to pay attention to trimming their nails at birth, so that they can be intimate and harmless. Kittens need to trim their nails every two days. As they age, their nails will grow slower and they will be relatively stable at a certain age. Generally, they can cut their nails once every half a month.
The stomach and intestines of hairless cats will be relatively fragile, so it is best to use professional cat food. Although cats may prefer human food, many foods need to be absolutely forbidden. Because it is necessary to store calories, the food intake of hairless cats is 2-2.5 times that of ordinary cats. In the kitten stage, because it is in the growth stage of the body, it should be fed 3-4 times a day or even 5-8 times a day, and adult cats should be fed 2-4 times a day, which is better. However, you should pay attention to controlling the amount of food given each time and do not overdo it.
Canadian hairless cats are more likely to sweat than other cats, and their body temperature is 4 ℃ higher than that of ordinary cats. , so you have to keep eating to maintain its metabolism. This is a cat that is very sensitive to sunlight. Because it is hairless, it has poor external temperature regulation ability, and is afraid of both cold and heat, because white parts are prone to tanning. When the room temperature is maintained between 25 and 30 degrees, the cat will feel very comfortable. When the temperature is low, it will feel cold. If the indoor temperature is lower than 10 degrees, the hairless cat will be frozen to death.
The skin of a Canadian hairless cat feels as delicate and smooth as a baby. Many people like it because it saves the trouble of cat hair loss and care; some people like it simply because it looks strange; bathing a hairless cat is very simple. As long as you use quality-guaranteed cat special bathing supplies, do not harm its skin PH balance.
