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Japanese Bobtail Cat Breed

Japanese Bobtails are strong and healthy domestic house cats. They usually have litters of three to four kittens that are extremely large for newborns. Compared to other breeds, Japanese Bobtail kittens are active earlier, walk earlier and start getting into trouble earlier. This breed has a low kitten mortality rate and high disease resistance. Kittens are never born tailless, nor are they born with full tails. They are active, intelligent, talkative cats. The soft voices of the Japanese Bobtail are capable of nearly a whole scale of tones; some people say they sing. Since Japanese Bobtail cats adore human companionship they almost always speak when spoken to.

The Japanese Bobtail domestic house cat is a medium sized cat with a long elegant body, and slender legs. the tail should look like a fan, giving it a pom-pom effect that covers the cat's  underlying bone structure. When extended the bone of the tail measures about 2-3 inches from the body. The stumped tail is no disadvantage for the Japanese Bobtail cat; it is able to balance just as well as her long-tailed cousins!