Bombay Cats

The are two different kinds of Bombay cats, The British Bombay and The American Bombay.

The British Bombay: is the name given to black cats of the Asian group which are like the Burmese.

The American Bombay was intensionally breed in 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky, by a lady named Nikki Horner who wanted a cat that looked like a wild panther nick named: Baby Panther.

Ms. Horner began breeding the Burmese for its` black coat, toes, nose, copper to greenish eyes, along with American Short Hair. Ms. Horner called her creation the "patent leather kid with the new penny eyes."

The offspring of this breeding did indeed resemble the black leopard of India and the name came from the Indian city of Bombay, now known as Mumbai.

The Bombay is a muscular yet agile cat. The heads of Bombay cats are rounded, wide with a short tapered muzzle and the wide set eyes are rounded. The ears of Bombay cats are broad, slightly rounded, medium sized and, like the eyes are set wide. The Bombay cat has a coat that is satiny and tight to the body. Bombay cats do not require grooming.

I have a Bombay cat that is quick to run and hide from strangers, yet is extremely loyal, loving to its' owner and is friendly toward those it trusts.

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