Ayinayo imigomo eguquguqukayo
Abathandi bezintambo abangabandakanyeki ekwenzeni i-cat ngokuvamile badidekile mayelana nokukhomba imigomo yamakati, njenge-purebred, i-DSH, ne-tabby.
Ngenxa yokuthi kubonakala sengathi ukulungiswa okujwayelekile kulezi zinsuku, injongo yalesi sihloko ukucacisa umehluko kuma-semantics ukuze umuntu ongenayo ikati ethandekayo angayiqonda kangcono le migomo.
Imbewu, "I-Purebred," ne-Pedigree
Kukhona manje izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-70 zamakati ahlonishwa ngubhalisi owodwa wekati noma enye.
I-IPCBA (International Progressive Cat Breeders Alliance) ihlonipha izinhlobo ezingama-73 zezinhlanzi, kanti i-CFA (Cat Fanciers 'Association) egciniwe kakhulu ihlinzeka ngama-41 kuphela. Ukuthuthukisa nokubhalisa uhlobo olusha lwamakati kuyinqubekela phambili ende, hhayi yonke umzamo uphumelele. Isibonelo, i-CFA igxile ngokuqinile ukuvuma amakati akhishwe "esitokisini sasendle," njenge- Bengal noma i-Savannah, nakuba lezi zinhlobo zombili zamukelwa yi-TICA ne-IPCBA.
Ikati kumele libe nelayini elilandelanayo elibuyela emuva ezizukulwaneni eziningana ukuze libhaliswe njengekati eligijimayo. Igama elithi " purebred " alisetshenziselwa abalimi noma i-cat fancy ngokujwayelekile kodwa igama elidumile phakathi komphakathi jikelele.
Ukubhaliswa komuntu ngamunye kunquma ukuthi yimaphi amaphethini ombala avumelekile kuzo zonke izinhlobo, ukuze kuboniswe. Uzofunda kabanzi mayelana namaphethini ambala ahlukahlukene kamuva kulesi sihloko.
Amakati Ekhaya
Ikati lakho lezinsuku zonke elingenakulinganiswa lingachazwa ngemigomo ehlukahlukene:
- Ikati langaphakathi : Leli gama elisetshenziselwa ama-veterinary offices emashadi ukuze abone amakati angaziwa ukuthi anomahlobo oluthile. Ngokuvamile liphukile njengoba
- I-DSH - Domestic Shorthair
- I-DLH - Indawo yangaphakathi yasekhaya
- I-DMH - Izinwele zangaphakathi eziphakathi
- Ikati lezindlu , elizichaza
- I-Moggie: Leli gama laqala ukusetshenziswa e-UK njengendlela incazelo enothando, futhi abathandi abaningi bekati e-US naseCanada manje basebenzisela ukubhekisela kumakati abo. Ngenye yezintandokazi zami.
- I-alley cat: Ngenxa yemizamo yezemfundo yamaqembu afana ne-ACA (Alley Cat Allies), leli gama liye lahluleka ukusebenzisa, njengoba amakati athathwa ngaphandle kwezinsalela futhi angeniswa emakhaya anothando, ahlala njalo.
- Ukuxuba okuxubile: Leli gama lisetshenziswa kaningi uma ikati inezici ezibonakalayo ezingase zibonise "ikati" elingenasici endaweni ethile. Ngokuvamile kubonakala izinhlobo ezixutshwe ezindaweni zokukhosela zihlanganisa ukuxuba kwe- Maine Coon , ukuxuba kwasePheresiya, nokuxuba kwe-Siamese.
Ama-Polydactyl Amakati
Amakati we-Polydactyl , okuthiwa "ama-polydacts" noma "ama-Hemingway amakati" ngezinye izikhathi adidekile ngokuthi "uhlanga," kodwa awela ngaphansi kwesigaba sekhaya. Ngempela, ukubhaliswa okuningi akumukeli ama-polydact amakati emazingeni abo. I-Polydactyl isho ukuthi "izinzwani eziningi," futhi kubhekwa njengesici sokuzalwa kofuzo. U-Ernest Hemingway wayenamakati amaningi e-polydactyl endaweni yakhe, futhi wabavumela ukuba babelethe ngokungakhethi, ngakho-ke, eminyakeni eminingi emva kokufa kwakhe, inzalo yamakati akhe okuqala ahlala khona. I-polydacts ingase ifike kunoma imiphi imibala ehlukahlukene kanye namaphethini ombala.
Amathrekhi ombala
Amakati, bobabili abahamba ngezinyawo nabangaphakathi, beza ngobuningi bombala namaphethini. Lezi zonke zindaba zofuzo, ngakho-ke umama we-calico angase abelethe ngesilwane esisodwa kuya emathangeni, ama-tabby, nama-kittens aqinile noma aqoshiwe, kuye ngesimo sangokwemvelo sakhe kanye nesizinda samakati noma ama-cat abesilisa abathwala udoti. Amakati, angene ngemibala emithathu eyisisekelo (ebizwa ngokuthi "uqobo" ngezobuchwepheshe): obomvu (ngokuvamile ebizwa ngokuthi "i-orange," noma ngezinye izikhathi kuthiwa ngothando ngokuthi "i-ginger," noma "marmalade"), omnyama, nomhlophe.
Imibala Yemibala Ejwayelekile
- Ama-Tabbies: Amakati we-Tabby ahlanganisa iphethini endala futhi ejwayelekile kakhulu ebonwa futhi ingenye yezinto ezithandwa kakhulu. Zihlukaniswa kalula yimivimbo, ama-whorls, namabala (okuvame ukutholakala emithonjeni yabo). Ama-tabbies anezintambo ngokuvamile abizwa ngokuthi "i-tiger," ngenxa yezizathu ezicacile. Bayaziwa nangokuthi "ama-mackerel tabbies." Izinkunzi ezizungezile-iso elibheke ezinhlangothini ze-tabby libonisa ukuthi liyi-tabby "ye-classic". Ngesikhathi ama-tabbies atholakala ngezikhathi ezithile ehlwanyela "emagodini enqolobane," atholakala nasezizalweni, njenge-Ocicat ne-American Bobtail.
- Ama-Tabbi angase futhi agqoke "izesekeli ezimhlophe," njenge-bib, i-vest, noma "amabhuzu." Ngakho-ke, bangachazwa ngokuthi "i-tabby enezimhlophe."
- Amanothi: Amakati anemibala eqinile anemibala emine eyisisekelo, kanye nemibala "ehlanza" ngayinye.
- Amakati ombala ombala: Ngenxa yezici zofuzo ezihlotshaniswayo ezakha amaphethini abo ombala, amakati ombala ombala cishe cishe ayesifazana , nakuba amantombazane angamanye amazwe atshalwa (cishe ku-3 000, ngokusho kwalesi sihloko esihle kakhulu sikaBarbara French) La madoda angavamile cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi oyinyumba, futhi ngenxa yezizathu zezakhi zofuzo, ngakho ungalindeli ukuthola inzuzo ngokuthengisa ikati lakho le-calico.
- I-Calico: Uhlukanise imidwebo eqondile yombala, okumele ihlanganise obomvu (i-orange), omnyama, nomhlophe. Futhi bangase babe namabhulogi wephethini ye-tabby, eveza ikati elimibalabala futhi elihle kakhulu. Hlanganisa i-calicos, unemibala ehlukile efanayo yombala, imibala kuphela "ihlanjululwa," okungukuthi "i-shades" ye-original, eyenza ibukeka ngendlela ebonakalayo. I-calico ehlanzayo iyoba ne-orange ephuzi noma i-buff ebomvu, ne-gray (noma "eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka") omnyama.
- I-Tortoiseshell i- AKA "Tortie": Izigxobo azizona amathangi amanga alungile ngoba azizona zonke ezimhlophe. Esikhundleni sezingqinamba eziqinile, amajazi ahlukumezayo agqoke abomnyama nabomvu kuwo wonke, ekwakheni umbala wombala. Bangakwazi ukuvusa umuzwa wokuwa. Amakati we-Tortoiseshell angase ahlaziye, ngezinguquko ezincane zombala. Njenge-tabby, ezinye izihluthulelo zingase zibe nezimpawu ezimhlophe ezimhlophe, zenze "i-tortie ngemhlophe." Kanti futhi ngezinye izikhathi babe nokuxuba okuthakazelisayo kwe-tortoiseshell, nebhonasi yephethini yokuphathanisa ehlanganiswe kuwo wonke. La makakati abizwa ngokuthi yi- torbies . Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi umhlophe udlala indima encane kakhulu kuphethini ye-tortoiseshell; iningi lokwehlukanisa umbala lwenziwa ngezinsimbi ezibomvu nezimnyama.
- I-Tuxedo: Amakati we-Tuxedo ayebizwa ngokuthi amajazi amnyama amnyama, agqugquzelwa ngama-white and "spats," (okuncane okuchazwa njengezimhlophe ezimhlophe).
- I-Bi-Color: Amakati anemibala angabandakanya i-tuxedos, kanye nokunye okulungiselelwe kumbala owodwa kanye nomhlophe. Ikati elimnyama nelomhlophe lingase lichazwe kangcono njenge-bi-color uma imibala ikhona emabhuloki amakhulu emzimbeni wekati esikhundleni sephethini "yebhabhu nebhokisi". Eminye imibala emibili ingabandakanya i-grey neyomhlophe, enombala nomhlophe, noma ebomvu futhi emhlophe.
- Amaphuzu noma Izimpawu Eziveziwe: "Amaphuzu," noma ama-shades omnyama ombala womzimba, ngokuvamile afaka izindlebe, umlomo, umsila, nezinyawo zekati. Ikati lokuqala elikhomba ukuthi laliyi-Siamese, futhi eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, i-Himalaya yasungulwa ngokuwela i-Siamese namakati asePheresiya. Ezinye izinhlobo eziningi zamakati aphikisiwe manje zamukelwa ukubhaliswa kwekati, kuhlanganise noRagdoll, Ragamuffin, Birman, Exotic, Balinese, naseJavanese. Abalobi ababhalisile abavumelani nemikhuba ekhonjiwe kwezinye izinhlobo eziningi. Amakati amaningi ahlanganisiwe abonisa amaphuzu ahlukile, angatholakala kumbala ehlukahlukene.
Sethemba, lolu lwazi luye lwasiza ekuboneni iphethini lakho lombala wekhamera nesizinda. Kulokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kwami ukuthi "ama-moggies" ethu ayathandwayo noma anakekelwa kancane kunamakati aphansi kakhulu futhi ayengavamile kwamakati athengwe.
Futhi lokho kufanele kube njalo.