Hmm, Cornish or Devon Rex

Having said all that, I am going to be such a crap mom - all my animals are pampered to the highest degree, and anything less than excellent treatment warrants a guilt thing in myself hence the previous post.

No, i am not a crazy cat woman who hoards 100s of cats in a small space...


Speaking of which, i just bought a cat tree and my siberian and DLH kitten don't want to use it.

Cornish rex, cornish rex... Oh heavens, I've already called the breeder who is an excellent chap and a very nice man. We're visiting him on Sunday. I'll post a pic of the little cutie here. Apparently he is 9 months old and a very quiet cat, decided not to use him for breeding therefore selling for the cost of desexing.





What do you guys think?

Did you research the breeder first?
He is pretty and I can tell he is a cornish rex.

Mm, well he's involved in rex rescue... not sure how many years of experience he has but he sounds pretty good with the breed. Not sure how to find out whether he is certified with the national boards etc. and how his cats fare in the competitions. We're visiting so its a good time to check out the facilities in place.

My mentor might know him.
She used to do rescues of Rexes.
Her friends who I benched with at the last cat show still do.
You can pm me the infop ig you want and I can as them if they know him.

Oh snap. I called another breeder who's downsizing and she was downright rude to me. Misheard me constantly and kept correcting me on details that I never even mentioned in the first place. *shudder*

She's giving away free rexes as opposed to the other guy.

I would not trust her.
Seems odd that they are free.
Sorry she was rude to you.

Originally Posted by cattypolly

Does anyone have experience with moggy cornish rexes?? (ok... going a bit far fetched here) but if you bred a cornish with say a ragdoll...

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Sorry, I missed this post. My Radar was the result of an accidental pregnancy of a Cornish Rex female, by the local "common or garden" black and white tom cat moggy.

Radar has the livewire energy, intelligence, and mischievous personality of a Cornish Rex (and the ability to pick up objects with his long toes!) but is not as affectionate as most Cornies. He's also very overexcitable. Because one of his parents had straight fur he also has straight fur, but it is extremely soft like a baby rabbit, mostly fine slightly crinkly undercoat with very few guard hairs, but it's an extremely dense coat and he sheds a lot.

They shouldn't be deliberately bred to other breeds or moggies. Temperament of kittens from such matings (accidental or otherwise) can be uncertain, this is true with Radar as he has the hyperactivity of a Cornie but is nowhere near as affectionate, and as a result can be a bit overexcitable and nippy, unlike our Orientals he cannot be settled by having a bit of a play followed by a cuddle - I put his sometimes slightly antisocial behaviour down to him being a crossbreed. That doesn't mean that I don't love him (he means the absolute world to me!) but he is not always an easy cat to live with.

I agree that it might not be a Cornish or Devon Rex you want. Maybe you should check out the Selkirk Rex instead. The Selkirk Rex is bred to both Persians and British Shorthairs and that should give you a much calmer breed than the Cornish or Devon Rex.

There's also German Rex, Tennesse Rex, La Perm and Ural Rex but I don't know enough about these curly haired breeds in order to know if any of them has a temper that suits your needs.

A La Perm would work with yor cat.
I benched with a La Perm Breeder last Sat.
They love to sit with you.
I do not like the feel of the fur though.
The Selkirk Rexwould work for you also.

I have heard of the La Perm but never actually got the chance to see one IRL... sounds like it will be an interesting meeting.