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Chartreux

Country of Origin: France

Breed Profile

Coat Length: Shorthair

Temperament: Playful, gentle, affectionate

Coat: Soft lush double coat, medium to short length, slightly woolly in texture

Colours: Soft blue-grey

Head: Rounded head, broad powerful jaws, full cheeks, straight nose with a slight stop at eye level, small narrow tapered muzzle, short heavy set neck, round gold or copper eyes, small ears set high on the head with slightly rounded tips

Body: Medium length chunky body, solidly muscled, broad shoulders, deep chest, strong boning, short fine boned legs, medium sized round feet, medium length tail tapers to an oval tip

Grooming: Combing once a week

Disease Predispositions

Not known

Web Links

Breed Standards:
CFA Chartreux Standard
TICA Chartreux Standard

References

Page S, The Complete Cat Owners Manual, Readers Digest, Australia, 1997

Tilley LP & Smith FWK, The Five Minute Veterinary Consult - Canine and Feline (2nd Edition), Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000

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