Quick Facts
- Weight: 8 – 10 kilos | male
5 – 8 kilos | feminine
The Look of a Devon Rex
The Devon Rex is understood for its curly coat, which is available in all colours and patterns. Its physique is slender however muscular. The head has a slight wedge form, and the ears are massive.
These cats are medium in measurement, and have a pixie-like look.
Traits
- Short, curly coat
- Active and playful
- Very affectionate
- Highly clever
Ideal Human Companion
- People who need an indoor-only cat
- Families with kids
- Families with different pets
- Singles with different pets
What They Are Like to Live With
These very clever cats are very playful and energetic. They are very giving of affection, and love lots of consideration. They require nearly no grooming due to their quick coats. Some folks discover the Devon Rex are much less more likely to set off allergy symptoms.
Things You Should Know
Devon Rex do finest when saved as indoor-only cats.
This breed wants loads of consideration and affection.
Devon Rex are very clever and energetic, so develop into simply bored.
Devonshire Rex History
The Devon Rex is the results of an unintended mating that occurred in England between a feral curly coated male and a straight-haired feminine. One of the kittens was born with curly hair. He was adopted by a cat fancier named Beryl Cox, and named Kirlee.
Kirlee was bred to Cornish Rex females in an try to get extra curly-coated kittens, however the ensuing offspring all had straight coats. Breeders decided the genetic mutation that brought about Kirlee’s distinctive coat was completely different from the gene that causes the curly coat of the Cornish Rex.
The new breed was referred to as the Devon Rex as a result of Kirlee was born in Devon, England. Some of those cats have been imported to the U.S., and have been quickly acknowledged by the American Cat Fanciers Association in 1972. The International Cat Fanciers Association (TICA) acknowledged the breed in 1979, and the Cat Fanciers Association accepted them for registration in 1983.
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