We
congratulate Inna Chaban
on
her Cattery Sharm Cats (nom. 19595, Don Sphynx and Ukrainian Levkoy)
registered
with TICA. We wish her well and hope her cats will be healthy,
happy and successful.
The
Ukrainian Levkoy is one of the newest cat breeds currently in
existence. In fact, it is recognized only by a few of the cat
fanciers’ associations around the world and is seen
predominantly in the East European country of Ukraine. Very few, 100
to 150, of these cats exist in other countries, and Israel is one of
them now!
Ukrainian
Levkoys have a very unique appearance. They resemble Sphynx cats, but
have ears somewhat like those of Scottish Folds. The Ukrainian Levkoy
was developed by selectively breeding cats,
on the basis of two natural and dominant mutations of hairlessness,
Hrbd, and of foldedness, Fd.
They
are medium-sized felines with long, sleek bodies. The head is
long and flat on top with an angular and stepped face that is almost
dog-like.
The cat is very
friendly and enjoys human contact. It is energetic, amusing and is
just a little similar to a cat.
This unusual breed has
already found its first fans in our country!
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