Origin of the Egyptian cat (Sphynx cat)
The Sphynx cat, also known as the Egyptian cat, originates from Canada. It was first discovered in 1966 in Toronto, when a hairless female cat gave birth to a litter of hairless kittens. These kittens are named Prune, Demeter and Bastet.
The Sphynx cat quickly gained popularity in Canada and was later bred with other cat breeds to create a hairless cat with a well-proportioned and healthy body. It was officially recognized by the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) in 1978 and the World Cat Federation (WCF) in 1983. Due to its resemblance to ancient Egyptian statues, it was named Sphynx or Egyptian cat. In 2005, Sphynx was even awarded the title of “World’s Ugliest Cat”.
The Sphynx cat has a unique appearance with a completely hairless body and wrinkled face, which makes it stand out from other cat breeds.
Despite its unusual appearance, it is prized for its intelligence, friendliness, and trainability.
Popular coat colors of Egyptian cats (Sphynx cats)
Egyptian cats (Sphynx cats) have quite diverse fur colors such as black, blue, red, cream, silver, gold, cameo, brown, cream blue, brown… and many other extremely unique and rare colors.
Therefore, the price of this cat breed is very expensive, the rarer the coat color, the higher the price.
Appearance characteristics of Egyptian cats (Sphynx cats)
The body of the Egyptian cat is smooth, hairless and has pale skin. The whole body is covered with wrinkled skin.
In fact, they still have a thin layer of fluff covering their entire body, making their body more sensitive than other cat breeds. Sphynx cats have big ears.
Although their skin color is not diverse, those with red or black striped skin will be of great value.
Personality of Egyptian cats (Sphynx cats)
Contrary to its fierce and somewhat scary appearance, the Sphynx cat has an extremely adorable and cute personality.
Sphynx cats are very friendly and active. Once they get used to their owner, they will have the habit of rubbing their head against your leg, lying in your lap and liking to sleep with you.
They don’t have bad habits like fighting or growling but are very friendly. Sphynx cats are famous for being excellent mouse and bird and fish hunters.
