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| {{For|the standardized breed formerly called the "Domestic Shorthair" by some registries|American Shorthair}} | |||
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| | image = American_Shorthair.jpg | |||
| | imagecaption = ] female domestic short-haired cat | |||
| | altname = {{unbulleted list|Domestic Shorthair (DSH)|House Cat, Shorthair (HCS)|Shorthair Household Pet}} | |||
| | nickname = moggie, mutt | |||
| | country = Worldwide | |||
| | notrecognised = y | |||
| | landrace = y | |||
| | note = Like the ], this is not a breed, but a non-breed classification cat characteristics. | |||
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| A '''domestic short-haired cat''' is a ] possessing a ] of short fur, not belonging to any particular recognised ]. In the United Kingdom, they are colloquially called '''moggies'''. Domestic short-haired cats are distinct from the ], ], and other ] with "Short-hair" names recognized by various registries. Domestic short-haired cats are the most common kind of cat in the United States, accounting for around 96% of their number.<ref name="AHAFS">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanhumane.org/assets/pdfs/pets-fact-sheet.pdf |title=U.S. Pet (Dog & Cat) Population Factsheet |year=2012 |publisher=American Humane Association (AHA) |access-date=2013-12-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903060111/http://www.americanhumane.org/assets/pdfs/pets-fact-sheet.pdf |archive-date=2013-09-03 }}</ref> Other generic terms include '''house cat''' and '''alley cat''' (the latter may be used more specifically to refer to ] cats). | |||
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| == Description == | |||
| In the ], and among ]s and ] agencies, domestic short-haired cats may be classified with organisation-specific terminology (often capitalized), such as: | |||
| *Domestic Shorthair<ref name="AHAFS" /> (DSH) | |||
| * House Cat, Shorthair (HCS),<ref name="FIFe1">{{cite web |url=http://fifeweb.org/wp/breeds/breeds_prf_stn.php |title=Breed Standards |year=2013 |work=FIFeWeb.org |publisher=] (FIFe) |location=Luxembourg |access-date=4 March 2013 |archive-date=18 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218232042/http://fifeweb.org/wp/breeds/breeds_prf_stn.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="FIFe2">{{cite web |url=http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/HCL-HCS.pdf |title=House Cat / Hauskatze / Chat de Maison |date=1 January 2013 |publisher=FIFe |access-date=4 March 2013 |archive-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301055721/http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/HCL-HCS.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> or | |||
| * Shorthair Household Pet.<ref name="WCF">{{cite web |url=http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/shorthair/hauskatze.html |title=Shorthair: Household Pet |date=1 January 2010 |work=WCF-Online.de |publisher=World Cat Federation (WCF) |location=Essen, Germany |access-date=4 March 2013 |archive-date=24 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824032900/http://wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/standard/shorthair/hauskatze.html |url-status=dead }} ] version: http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/library/HHP_en_2010-01-01.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093308/http://www.wcf-online.de/WCF-EN/library/HHP_en_2010-01-01.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref> | |||
| Such a pseudo-breed is used for registry as well as ]/] classification purposes. While not bred as ]s, some domestic short-haired cats are actually ] and entered into ]s that have non-purebred "Household Pet" divisions. Show rules vary; ] (FIFe) permits "any eye colour, all coat colours and patterns, any coat length or texture, and any length of tail"<ref name="FIFe2" /> (basically, any cat). Others may be more restrictive; an example from the ]: "All classic colours are permitted. Any amount of white is permitted. The colours chocolate and cinnamon, as well as their dilution (lilac and fawn) are not recognized in any combinations (bicolour, tricolour, tabby). The ] is also not recognized."<ref name="WCF" /> | |||
| Domestic short-haired cats are characterised by a wide range of colouring, and typically "revert to type" after a few generations, which means they express their coats as a ]. This can be any colour or combination of colours. They also exhibit a wide range of physical characteristics, and as a result, domestic short-haired cats in different countries tend to look different in body shape and size, as they are working from differing ]s. DSH cats in Asia tend to have a build similar to a ] or ], while European and American varieties have a thicker, heavier build.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.domesticshorthaircat.com/|title=Domestic Shorthair Cat|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref> Cats that did not go through selective breeding are much less vulnerable to the genetic problems for which purebred cats must be carefully screened, due to their diverse gene pool. | |||
| Since freely breeding domestic short-haired cats form distinctive ]s in wide geographic areas, they have been the basis of several recent formal breeds such as the ] (Celtic Shorthair), and American Shorthair. | |||
| Obesity is a common disease in pet cats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-16 |title=Obesity |url=https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/obesity |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine |language=en}}</ref> However, adult obesity is not significantly affected by birth weight and litter size.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cave |first1=Nick |date=22 June 2018 |title=Nonlinear mixed models of growth curves from domestic shorthair cats in a breeding colony, housed in a seasonal facility to predict obesity |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29932481/ |journal=Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition |volume=102 |issue=5 |pages=1390–1400 |doi=10.1111/jpn.12930 |pmid=29932481 |access-date=18 March 2022 |ref=2 |s2cid=49342501}}</ref> | |||
| <gallery> | |||
| File:Bastian on the judge's table.jpg|Non-pedigree cats can also compete and win at ]s. | |||
| File:Callie Asciutto Cat.jpg|House trained domestic shorthair cat looking at the camera | |||
| </gallery> | |||
| == See also == | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| {{domestic cat}} | |||
| ] | |||
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