Snowshoe Cat Images Collection

Snowshoe Cat images - The Snowshoe is a rare breed of cat originating in the United States of America in the 1960s. Snowshoes were first produced in Philadelphia when a Siamese breeder's cat gave birth to three kittens with white feet. The breeder, Dorothy Hinds-Daugherty, then began a breeding program to produce what were originally called "Silver Laces", crossing the strangely marked Siamese cats with bi-color American Shorthair cats and other breeds. When Hinds-Daugherty left the program, Vikki Olander began working with the cats and recruited new breeders, as well as worked towards full recognition within cat associations. Despite having existed for 45 years, Snowshoes are rare due to the difficulty of reproducing the correct coat markings. The marks are based on recessive genes for color points and on the co-dominant but variably-expressed piebald pattern gene, making it difficult to predict the appearance of offspring. (Wikipedia)

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Snowshoe Cat Images

By Katlin Christine Knutson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34547966

SnowshoeSource: https://flic.kr/p/4rAP3e. Originally uploaded by user Steve Voght on Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).

Source: https://flic.kr/p/4rFPDm. Originally uploaded by user Steve Voght on Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).

SnowshoeSource: https://flic.kr/p/4rC1se. Originally uploaded by user Steve Voght on Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).

Images of Snowshoe Cat

Anatomy
The ear size ranges from medium to medium-large with slightly rounded tips. The head may be triangular, however can be an "applehead" shape with a traditional cat look. The short-haired coat consists of solid and white patterns. Points (ears, tail, face-mask and sometimes legs) are solid black-based colors. White patterns vary, typically falling along the face, chest, stomach, and paws. The body is an even coloration, subtle shading to point color on back, shoulders and hips; toning to a lighter shade near chest and stomach. Paw pads may be white, point color, flesh tone, or mottled. Their color will darken with age, even to the point of turning a chocolate brown shade. In purebreds, the eyes are always blue. The tail is medium-sized. Snowshoe cats come in blue, lilac, lynx, fawn, chocolate, and seal points. The Snowshoe is a medium-large cat and longer length wise than many cats, with many males reaching 14  lbs or more.

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