AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I HAVE READ THAT DEVON REX HAVE TO BE BATHED REGULARLY AS THEY DONT HAVE THAT PROTECTIVE COAT OF FUR TO KEEP THE DIRT OFF OF THEM , THE WAY THTA MOST CATS DO. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL HAVE TO INVEST IN A SUIT OF ARMOR OR AT LEAST A PAIR OF LEATHER GLOVES!!!