I think British shorthair cats are quieter

I think British shorthair cats are quieter.

I found that when discussing cats, humans lose the ability to analyze rationally. They always show off their own cats and then come to the conclusion that xx cats are very good. It’s just like the expectant mothers downstairs in the community discussing whether it is better to have a boy or a girl, as if a certain “story of someone who has experienced it” can be repeated on themselves.

Other people’s cats are other people’s, not yours; other people’s babies are also other people’s, not yours. To answer this question, you can’t just share your own cat. Return to the origin of Zhihu and answer questions for the person asking the question, otherwise it will become a simple cat-showing post.

First of all, let me introduce myself.

I am a patient with severe allergic rhinitis, but I can’t help but keep pets every time. It wasn’t until January 2019 that my cat caused me to trigger a lower respiratory tract infection plus severe asthma (I almost died, relying on a ventilator every day, unable to sleep at night, and my blood oxygen concentration was close to the death line), so I gave up keeping cats.

Before that, I had risked my life to raise a blue cat, a silver tabby, an American shorthair cat, two blue and white British shorthair cats, and a Garfield cat, so I think I am very qualified to answer this question.

The following are photos of my two blue and white British shorthair cats (and my teacup Teddy):

The following are photos of my second cat, an American shorthair cat tabby:

The following are the last Garfield I raised (because I have asthma and I was isolated from it, it was unhappy):

All my cats were eventually given to friends and colleagues (I gave three to one of my colleagues, and I was named a cat ambassador for this), each time when I was critically ill… After giving them away, they seemed very happy and didn’t have to be with me, a patient, like the following one:

The photos of the silver tabby and the blue cat are too old to be found.

Back to the point, even if I have raised 6 cats of different species, I dare not use my experience to give any advice to the questioner. To answer this question, we must analyze it from the perspective of maximum probability, that is, with enough samples, which choice of raising an American shorthair cat or raising a British shorthair cat has the highest quiet expectation index. Let’s

talk about the conclusion directly: British Shorthair.

Let’s look at the difference in the breeding history of British Shorthair and American Shorthair:

British Shorthair, as the name suggests, its ancestors are cats that grew up in the UK, and can also be called British native cats. As a pet cat, the British Shorthair was carefully bred by the British from local native cats. As a British pastoral cat, it has good physical fitness and strong adaptability. In the current environment where pet cats are afraid of mice, British Shorthair still remains strong and retains the ability to catch mice.

There are two theories about the origin of American Shorthair: some people believe that the cat is a native cat of the American continent, which was bred after long-term selection; some people believe that it was brought from Europe with American immigrants in the 17th century and bred after improvement. But no matter which one, its breeding history can only be traced back to 1620 (the year when the Mayflower set sail). Even if we recognize the second origin, we must also think that the purpose of bringing cats on board at that time was to catch mice and improve the environment for boarding, so these cats must not be carefully bred cats.

Looking at the body shape, the American Shorthair has a thicker neck, more developed chest muscles, a straighter back, and stronger limbs than the British Shorthair. Although both are good at catching mice, the American Shorthair is obviously better.

All these determine that the British Shorthair is more homely and more delicate than the American Shorthair. Coincidentally

, among the cats I raise, I can clearly feel that the British Shorthair is more clingy and quieter than the American Shorthair, and even the snoring is not as unrestrained as the American Shorthair… But again, we can’t generalize, so I just slightly prove it.

If you have been to the UK, seen the castles and manors there, and learned about the rigid yet delicate living habits of the British, you will find that this nation is naturally different from the more diverse and irregular people in the United States. This is true for people, and cats are also true.

Think about the Prime Minister’s residence where “there are only cats but no dogs”. The British shorthair cat stays there quietly and watches the ups and downs of the British country. Isn’t it a good match? If it is replaced by an American tabby, I will think it is Kevin Spacey’s House of Cards…

Although the silly cat Tom in Tom and Jerry is a British shorthair cat, I think that is probably because it is easier to get up with such a cat…

Hahahaha!