Toybob

Toybob

Toybob

Breed of cat


The Toybob is a breed of small and compact cats with short kinked tails that were first documented in Russia in the late 1980s. It is often considered to be "the smallest breed of cat" due to a spontaneous mutation. It bears the Siamese colourpoint mutation gene.[1]

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Recognition

In 2009 the Toybob was placed by The International Cat Association (TICA) the into the "Experimental" category.[2] In January 2017 the Toybob was given "Registration" status by TICA, allowing for registration facilities but with no guarantee of further advancement.[3]

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References

  1. Anderson, Heidi; Davison, Stephen; Lytle, Katherine M.; Honkanen, Leena; Freyer, Jamie; Mathlin, Julia; Kyöstilä, Kaisa; Inman, Laura; Louviere, Annette; Chodroff Foran, Rebecca; Forman, Oliver P.; Lohi, Hannes; Donner, Jonas (2022-06-16). Ricketts, Sally Louise (ed.). "Genetic epidemiology of blood type, disease and trait variants, and genome-wide genetic diversity in over 11,000 domestic cats". PLOS Genetics. 18 (6): e1009804. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1009804. ISSN 1553-7404. PMC 9202916. PMID 35709088.
  2. "2009 Summer Board Meeting" (PDF). Tica.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. "2017 Winter Board Meeting" (PDF). Tica.org. Retrieved 16 July 2017.[dead link]

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