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Welcome to our website.
We are Malcolm & Lyn Fraser-Smith hence the name Malcolyn for our cats. We are small hobby breeders and we also show our cats. It is about 25 years since we first started keeping cats and we treat all our cats as family members. The Queens living in the house with us and our two German Shepherd dogs who love playing with the cats and can often be found sleeping together. Two of our cats actually lived with us aboard a narrow boat for four years travelling around the canal system.
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History of the British Short Haired Cat
It is thought that the British Short Haired Cat first came to Britain with the Romans when they invaded us in the 2nd century AD. Its ancestors go even further back in time to the Egyptians and became favorites of the Emperors from 63 BC to 14 AD. They were used to safeguard corn and other food from rodents. |
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When they arrived in Britain with the Romans they were still used to guard the grain and keep rodents in check. Most of the cats lived a semi ferel existance, but some became pampered pets of the rich and poor alike.
The body shape has not changed over centuries, with the head being large and round, the male being bigger than the female. Eyes are round and the legs are short and muscular, with the tail long enough to balance the body and should be thick at the base with a rounded tip. There are quite a few different colours and new ones being introduced all the time, the most common seems to be Blue, but the colour that came over with the Romans was Black.
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The Many Colours of British Short Haired Cats
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Nowadays there is a great variety of colours in this particular breed. They come in various colours including White, Black, Blue, Lilac, Chocalate, Red and Cream, from these there are many variant colours including the Tipped, colour pointed and silver.
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Here are some of our cats showing colour variations
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email : enquiries@malcolyn.co.uk
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