About the Selkirk Rex.....

What can I say about this wonderful breed of cats - It's truly unique! A breed of cat that has the ability to have both long and short curly hair. long and short straight hair (The straight haired offspring being variants. However, they are still a Selkirk Rex and invaluable as part of a breeding programme). They come in all colours and can be out crossed to BSH, BSH variants, Persian, Exotic & Exotic variants. They are a dominant gene which will work in a similar way to all other dominant genes. *This rex coat gene however as a dominant gene and not a recessive gene does not carry. It behaves similarly to the bi-colour gene in other breeds. Basically, if you can see it you have it! They also have curly kittens when a curly coat is mated to a straight coated cat. Where this little gem excels over some of the other rex cats is in the coat itself. Unlike some of the other rex cats, that only have one or two hair thickness, these have the full compliment of three - giving reign to their lovely dense curly coats. These vary from loose to tight ringlets also the curl varies during the development stage from birth to adulthood. Breeders are still showing a preference for the outcross to the Persian due to the lovely coats that they are producing. The credit has to go to Jeri Newman Of the Newlamb cattery for her foresight to recognise a new breed in one single cat.