Egyptian Mau Cat Brown

Kaluah ridge farm cattery specializes in breeding savannah and egyptian mau cats with kittens available throughout the year.

Egyptian mau cat brown. During those early years because of the lack of breeding stock the mau was likely outcrossed with selected domestic cats along with some inbreeding. Its forefathers were even part of religion mythology and everyday life in ancient egypt. An egyptian mau is usually medium sized weighing in at about seven to nine pounds when full grown. Retired queens and re homes.

Click here to learn about our egyptian maus and kittens for sale. The egyptian mau is an ancient breed with royal connections. Thought to be a descendant of the african wild cat the mau was domesticated at least 3 000 years ago. The breed conformation is described as a balance between the compactness of a burmese and the slim elegance of a siamese its medium length body is muscular with the hind legs longer than the front giving the mau the appearance of standing on tiptoes when upright.

We are located in the southwest mountains of north carolina in the small town of franklin. More recent imports of maus from egypt and india have helped preserve and strengthen the breed. It was also depicted in ancient egyptian art such as sculptures and paintings including a papyrus painting circa 1100 b c depicting ra in the form of a spotted cat cutting the head off apep an evil serpent. In 1953 the exiled russian princess natalie fell in love with the mau and started breeding them.

Belle hollow farms and exotics in north carolina breeds quality egyptian mau kittens. In other words the spotting pattern was not created by human manipulation of feline genes. The mau which is the egyptian word for cat is one of the oldest cat breeds in the world. The mau who takes his name from the egyptian word for cat comes in three colors.

Welcome to our small farm and cattery. Egyptian mau silver male 3 dob 9 20 20. Although the black and dilute maus are not eligible for showing they make excellent pets as do all other maus. Pet quality cats come in other colors including solid black or blue blue silver and blue smoke.

The egyptian mau has a naturally spotted coat and an athletic build. The egyptian mau mau being the egyptian word for cat is notable for being the only naturally spotted domesticated cat. Silver with charcoal markings bronze with dark brown or black markings and smoke with black markings. The egyptian mau is a medium sized cat with a long and graceful body and long lean legs.

Egyptian maus are considered one of the progenitor breeds of the modern domestic cat. In 1972 a silver egyptian mau female bred by princess troubetskoy became the first egyptian mau to win a canadian cat association grand championship. Kittens forever homes. Savannah f 7sbt female 1 dob 7 13 20.

Its body parts are generally in proportion to each other and it has a long graceful tail. Kaluah ridge farm cattery. We specialize in breeding. Egyptian mau silver male 2 dob 9 20 20.