A new breed of cat...*sigh*

[moosmom]

It looks like a cross between an American Curl (ears curled backwards) and a Sphynx!!! It's called an Elf Sphynx.

I saw it on FB. My God those ears look like they hurt. If I had one (in my dreams, maybe) I'd name him Yoda.

http://www.pictures-of-cats.org/images/elf-header-1.jpg

[moosmom]

Look at this little "poo"!!!!

http://elfkittens.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/12.225134145_std.jpg

[moosmom]

And the American Curl!!

http://www.breedlist.com/photos/sphoto/sevenoaks-amec.jpg

Anybody other than me see the similarity here??

[Husky_mom]

it could be.. sounds logical.. a curl and a sphynx...

they look cute.. Yoda.. lol..

[Karen]

It may be a natural mutation - like the American Curl was - of a Sphynx that they took advantage of. I doubt it hurts them, and as long as they are loved, no harm done, right?

[Freedom]

No Karen, it was planned. Here is a link with info:

http://www.pictures-of-cats.org/elf-cat.html

This is an entirely new breed of cat at 2008; a deliberate hybridization of two well known cats, the Sphynx and the American Curl. The result, as expected, is an extremely interesting hairless, curly eared cat. This breed is at the early stages of development and is yet to be recognized by the cat associations.

The creators of this new breed of cat are Karen Nelson and Kristen Leedom, who have 16 years of combined knowledge and experience in the breeding of Sphynx cats.

Being a hybrid of the Sphynx and American Curl this cat has the characteristics of both.

Karen and Kristen have drafted a breed profile for their cat (see below).

[Freedom]

Different ears on the elf Cat here:

http://elfkittens.com/about_us

[Karen]

Okay, thanks for the info.

[moosmom]

I'm fascinated and pissed off at the same time. While I think it's a beautiful breed, I think of all the shelter animals who will die, because someone wants a designer cat and will spend outrageous amounts of money for the pleasure of saying they have one. That IS until they realize that these kinds of cats are HIGH MAINTENANCE and they are very vocal and attached to their humans.

Why can't people just leave well enough alone??

ADOPT A SHELTER PET!!!

[GILL]

I'm with with you donna.

[karlyb]

I went to the links and read that prices for a "pet" cat start at $2000 and a "show quality" cat runs higher. That could buy over a year's worth of cat food and kitty litter for my crew.

[moosmom]

Karlyb,

My sentiments exactly.