Turkish Angora Cat

Turkish Angora Cat

The Angora cat is Türkiye's treasure. Looks luxurious, haughty, but the Turkish Angora cat is extremely mischievous.

The Angora cat is a treasure of Türkiye. Looks luxurious, haughty, but the Turkish Angora cat is extremely mischievous. Let's see the details of the Angora cat breed.

Content:

1. Origin of the Angora cat

2. Characteristics of the Turkish Angora cat

2.1. The appearance of the Angora cat

2.2. Personality of the Angora cat

3. Summary of how to raise Angora cats

4. Should you raise Angora cats or not?

5. Common questions about Angora cats

Haughty, luxurious Turkish Angora cat can "catch" anyone. However, not only possessing a beautiful appearance, the Angora cat has an extremely good, docile, playful personality. The Angora cat is suitable for everyone.

Turkish Angora Cat

Turkish Angora Cat

1. Origin of the Angora cat

The Angora cat is a domesticated cat from ancient times in the country of Turkey that is considered the result of crossbreeding between the Persian cat and the African wildcat, because of that, the Angora cat possesses all the outstanding features of both parent cats.

The Angora cat is considered a treasure of Türkiye, named after the Turkish capital Angora, now Ankara.

Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cat - a treasure of Türkiye

In Turkey, this cat breed is heavily invested in breeding, creating the best Angora cats and is very limited for this cat to go to other countries.

However, in 1962, a pair of white Angora cats were donated to the United States and produced litters of Turkish Angora cats, then Angora cats quickly became a "craze" among cat lovers in the North. America.

Turkish Angora Cat

Favorite beautiful Angora cat

2. Characteristics of the Turkish Angora cat

Having a beautiful and haughty appearance, but the Angora cat is not "chic" and difficult to approach, this cat breed is extremely mischievous and playful. Find out in detail about the appearance and personality of these Turkish Angora cats.

   2.1. The appearance of the Angora cat

The Angora cat is a medium-sized, long-haired breed of cat that weighs about 3-5kg when mature. Due to the long, ruffled coat, the cat looks chubby, but in fact Angora cats are strong, supple cats and move extremely flexible and soft.

Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cat is healthy and very flexible

* The characteristics to identify the Turkish Angora cat are:

  • Angora's fluffy coat: Turkish Angora cat has a shaggy, long, and quite thick coat, a large, hairy mane and especially a large, ruffled tail that looks like a cotton swab or a feather. The tail of the fox in Chinese legend.
Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cat's long, shaggy coat

The Angora cat's hair is very smooth, less tangled like other fluffy cats because of its very soft but very strong hair characteristics. Besides the white Angora cat, the Angora cat also has black, gray, and cream colors... but not as popular and not as popular.

  • Eyes of the Angora cat: The Angora cat has round, bright eyes and a wide variety of eye colors. Angora cats can have blue, green, amber, or two different eye colors.
  • Facial features of Angora cats: Angora cats have a small head, tapering towards the chin, large and upright cat ears.
Turkish Angora Cat

The Angora cat has "fascinating" eyes

   2.2. Personality of the Angora cat

The Turkish Angora is a typical extrovert cat. Although they seem luxurious and difficult to approach, these cats are extremely mischievous and playful, they love to play with people or play with their own toys.

Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cat is very mischievous and playful

Although mischievous, Angora cat is very docile, obedient and also loves to cuddle, wanting to be pampered, petted and petted by the owner.

With children or other pets, Angora cats are very sociable, friendly, rarely see Angora cats being aggressive with children or fighting with cats or dogs.

Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cats are very sociable and friendly

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3. Summary of how to raise Angora cats

The Angora cat is not a breed with too many requirements when it comes to nurturing. However, in order for the Turkish Angora cat to always be healthy and lovely, you need to pay attention and know the needs and characteristics of the cat to meet and take care of it properly.

   – What to feed Angora cat?

Possibly due to the genetics of healthy African wild cats, Angora cats have a very good digestive system, are not picky eaters, can eat a variety of foods.

Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cats are not picky eaters

If feeding your cat dry food, it should be combined with Pate so that the cat will not be dehydrated and eat more deliciously. If you cook your own cat food, pay attention to the protein in the food and limit the fatty and starchy meat for cats.

Add vegetables and tubers to get vitamins and help cats digest better. Don't forget water for Angora cats, these cats are active so they often need to drink a lot of water.

   – Taking care of Angora cats

The Angora cat's coat is the feature that needs the most care. Like long-haired cats, Angora cats need regular brushing to remove dead hair, dust off the coat and help new coat grow better.

However, the Angora cat's hair is usually quite soft, smooth, with very few tufts, so the grooming will be gentler than the Persian cat or Ragdoll cat.

Turkish Angora Cat

Caring for Angora cats

It is necessary to bathe Angora cats at least 2-3 times / month or weekly, interestingly, Angora cats are not afraid of water, even they love to swim, so bathing the cat will not be too difficult.

In addition, the parts of the cat's face need to be cleaned regularly, such as: cleaning the cat's eyes every day, using a damp cotton pad to clean the cat's ears 2-3 times a week, and brushing the cat's teeth every other day. weeks to prevent periodontal disease.

Turkish Angora Cat

Active, mischievous Angora cat

The Turkish Angora cat is an active, mischievous cat breed, so it is necessary to play and play with the Angora cat every day. You should spend 15 minutes a day playing games with cats such as cat fishing rods, throwing balls, laser lights... in addition, you should buy toys for cats such as cat posts, cat houses, scratching tables for cats. self entertainment.

   – Health of the Angora cat

In general, Turkish Angora cats are healthy cats, with proper care, cats can live from 12-15 years.

Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cats are healthy, live long

However, it is necessary to note the following issues to ensure that Angora cats are always healthy and live long:

  – Angora cats can have genetic diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease, so buy a cat of clear origin to limit these health problems.

  – Vaccinate, deworm for cats fully and on schedule to avoid infectious viral diseases or parasites in cats.

Turkish Angora Cat

Sanitize the cat's living environment

   – Always clean the cat's living environment and utensils so that the cat does not have skin problems or respiratory diseases.

   – Let the Angora cat exercise every day to practice agility, and help be more resilient and healthy.

   – Veterinary examination for Russian cats every 6 months or 1 year to check and detect health problems.

Turkish Angora Cat

Veterinary examination for Angora cats

5. Should you raise Angora cats or not?

The Turkish Angora cat is the ideal breed for every family thanks to its lovable personality. However, in order for the Angora cat to grow well, be healthy, and be happy, it is necessary to ensure the basic requirements of the Angora cat such as: need to be patient, diligent in grooming and hygiene for the cat; play with the cat, petting, cuddling the cat, helping the cat to exercise to release energy.

Turkish Angora Cat

Angora cats are suitable for large families

Therefore, Angora cats will be more suitable for families with many people who create a happy and comfortable atmosphere for Angora cats and owners who are patient and take time each day to care for them.

Angora cats don't like to be left alone, so if you're too busy or often away, instead of getting an Angora, consider choosing another lovely pet.

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