American Wirehair Breed Information
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The American Wirehair breed is uniquely American. It began as a spontaneous
mutation in a litter of upstate New York farm cats in 1966. A spontaneous
mutation is an uncommon, although not rare, happening. As it has occurred among
cats in the past, two ordinary cats came together and as a result of their
mating, a kitten unlike its parents or littermates was born. The progeny of the
original mutation, Council Rock Farm Adams of Hi-Fi, are now in all areas of the
United States. What is interesting and unusual about this particular mutation is
that it has not been reported in any other country thus far.
The coat is the characteristic that separates the American Wirehair from all
other breeds. Just as there is a wide variety of texture in Persians or Exotics,
there is also considerable variation among the Wirehairs. As this is a dominant
mutation, approximately half of the kittens will be wirehaired at birth. The
most readily apparent wiring is that of the whiskers and ideally, the entire
coat will be wired at birth. If the coat appears to be ringlets, it may be too
long and may wave or straighten with maturity. Some of the lightly wired coats
may continue to crimp during the early life of the Wirehair. The degree of
coarseness depends upon the coat texture of the sire and dam. To produce the
best wiring, both parents must have a hard coat.
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