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74 C A T AL OG OF BREED S

BRITISH SHORTHAIR—SMOKE

THIS BREED’S HIDDEN SILVER UNDERCOAT CREATES A DISTINCTIVE EFFECT

Round orange
Place of origin UK A Smoke cat can look as though it is just one color, until it eyes
Date of origin 1800s moves or its fur is parted to reveal a narrow silver band at the
Breed registries CFA, FIFe, base of the hairs. This is the effect of the silver gene, which inhibits
GCCF, TICA
the development of color in the coat, and which British Shorthair
Weight range 9–18lb (4–8kg)
Smokes inherited from the silver tabbies in their ancestry.
Grooming
Smoke coloration is even more subtly attractive in the
tortoiseshell version, which has two
Colors and patterns colors in the topcoat.
Smoke pattern in all
solid colors, and in
tortoiseshell and
pointed patterns.
Black nose
leather
Large, firm,
rounded paws
Ears
rounded
at tips Rounded
forehead

Tail tapers to Prominent
rounded tip
whisker pads

Black smoke Deep chest
topcoat conceals
silver undercoat

Strong, medium
to short legs