Cat Breeds - Bombay Cats

Cat Personality

If a deviation is an independent cat, what you want, this cat breed is not for you. Cat Bombay, are connected to their families and growing niche in the family than a romantic relationship with someone. The fans Cat Bombay; say they are very good with children.


They want constant attention, even if it nice and polite in their attempts to convey your message is. When you sit down, do not be surprised to find your Cat Bombay sitting next to you moments later. Curious and intelligent, how to play Bombay cats, but are not as turbulent as some breeds. In general, they are not as loud as the oriental breeds.

Cat Breed Traits

Black to the roots, invites caresses the skin of "Cat Bombay" with its refined structure and shimmering satin like (painting) Sheen. Cats Bombay developed slowly, shining in their eyes and skin color and four months after they are. Some potential buyers are becoming more niche think that the kittens are very common. Cat Bombay's, like a fine wine, seems to improve with age.

History - Bombay Cat Breed?

The Bombay in 1950 by the late Nikki Horner, an American breeder, who's had the shape of Burma wanted to paint, but formed with a shiny black coat and copper eyes instead of brown fur and yellow eyes, a kind of Panther PT companies. He named the breed after Bombay, India, land of the black leopard. He first tried a female Burmese to a black American Shorthair reproduce. The disappointing results were as human resources, but rather worse than any other American Shorthair.

For his second attempt Horner chose his cat breeders and accurate. You look around until you find a black American Shorthair male eye color was formed to get rich and they wanted one of his best Burmese champion. After much trial and error, finally, was the result of Horner looking for a cat with short glossy coat and conformation Shorthair Burmese Americans and copper-colored eyes and black.

The creation of a race, even if the strike of Bombay, the fantasy of painting, but. Horner noted that Burmese breeders' associations have the resources and issues were the color is not too ready to assume her new baby on the block. Since the race was not accepted by the World Cup champion has not Horner cats the attention of the public acquisition of the color.

It was not until 1970 that the breed was accepted for registration by the CFA. Promote the inclusion a provisional state Horner will be at least one club race and 100 are copies of the breed. Eighteen years later, Horner began his efforts, the race was to take part in championship classes, the first May 1976. Although still rare (in 1996, the CFA has registered only 91), race has a loyal following.

Copyright © 1998 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. based on
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAT BREEDS by J. Anne Helgren.