Compared with foreign breeds of cats such as Ying short and Garfield, the Chinese pastoral cat is indeed slightly inferior in appearance, which may be the reason why the breed cat from abroad has taken the lead in becoming a pet cat raised indoors. Most Chinese pastoral cats are still free-range, mainly used to catch mice, until now they have not received the same treatment as foreign breed cats.
The lion cat in the Chinese pastoral cat has always been called "muppet flat", which on the one hand shows the high appearance of the lion cat, after all, the muppet cat is recognized as the ceiling of the cat value, on the other hand, it also shows that the price of the lion cat is much lower than that of the muppet, which will be called "flat replacement".
When the muppet cat just entered the pet market, it quickly won people's love with the high appearance of the two-color muppet and the personality of the gentle relatives, but the price was basically 10,000 yuan, and "good-looking" and "expensive" became the two fixed labels of the muppet cat.
But the lion cat, as a kind of Chinese pastoral cat, seems to determine that even if its appearance is high, it cannot be quoted at such a high price.
In the past, lion cats were called "muppets", but now the number of lion cats has been very rare, far rarer than muppet cats.
Lion cat, to be precise, should be called Linqing lion cat, grew up in Linqing, Shandong. Among them, the lion cat with snow white hair, long hair and mandarin duck eyes is the most precious one.
The origin of the lion cat dates back to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty period was open and inclusive, the delegations of various countries can live in the land of the Tang Dynasty, the Persian mission is one of them, they also brought Persian cats.
The Persian cat was combined with the local Rusi tanuki to produce a cat with mandarin duck eyes and snow white long hair, which was larger than the average cat and was called a lion cat.
The length of the hair on the back and neck of the Linqing lion cat should be no less than 5 cm, the length of the tail hair should not be less than 15 cm, sitting like a lion, the neck has a circle of neck like a ragdoll, the length is about 10 cm, it looks like the mane of a lion. Chest hair should be sitting close to the foot surface, if not reached, it is a normal long-haired cat, or a crossed lion cat.
Due to the unstable genetic color of lion cats, in ancient times, this kind of cat with a snow-white body and mandarin duck eyes has always been the pet of the royal family. According to the annals of history, the Ming Jiajing Emperor had a lion cat, and after the death of the lion cat, the Jiajing Emperor ordered someone to create a golden coffin for it to be buried, and also specially ordered people to exceed it. Yuan Wei, a waiter, was promoted to shaozai only because he wrote the phrase "turning a lion into a dragon" in the sacrifice text, adding a pin into the cabinet, which shows the emperor's love for lion cats.
Folk breeding lion cats rarely have such a high value, generally snow white hair mixed with miscellaneous colors. In addition, it has always been free-range, there is no plan for breeding, and the lion cat is hybridized with other Chinese pastoral cats, so now this pure white long-haired mandarin duck eye lion cat is rare.
The biggest feature of the Chinese pastoral cat is that it is physically strong, not easy to get sick, intelligent, and has strong ability to catch rats, but compared with cats such as Persian cats, Garfield cats, and ragdoll cats, their personality is indeed not as gentle and sticky as them.
Chinese pastoral cats are more in line with people's impression of cats "high cold", they do not often stick to the shoveler, and because of their strong ability to catch rats and survive independently, they do not have such a high dependence on the shoveler. Therefore, in contrast, they are not as flattering as the personality of foreign breed cats.
Lion cats perfectly combine the advantages of Chinese pastoral cats and Persian cats, they are larger than ordinary cats, strong, not easy to get sick, smart and dexterous, as good as other Chinese pastoral cats, good at catching rats, long hair also makes them more resistant to cold. In terms of personality, he inherits the Persian cat, a gentle relative, can get along well with the shoveler and other cats, will stick to the shoveler like a Persian cat, and take the initiative to find a shoveler to hug.
However, on the one hand, lion cats have been interbreeding with other cats in the past few hundred years, and on the other hand, the fertility of lion cats is low, resulting in the number of lion cats becoming smaller and smaller now, and the number of pure white long-haired mandarin duck eyes is even less.
It is called "Muppet Pingti", but it is by no means less precious than Muppet, after all, the former lion cat is also a palace tribute cat, and it is not worse than any breed of cat.
Not only Linqing lion cats, but also Chinese pastoral cats have many categories, such as tanuki cats, cow cats, sanhua cats, tortoiseshell cats and so on. As long as they are well kept, they can also be as cute as breed cats, and they are also loved.
Pets that are gentle relatives with good physique and do not make trouble are raised, and what is needed is the careful breeding of the owner, rather than only pursuing the breed, otherwise the cat with the best congenital conditions will eventually become a look that the shoveler does not like.