The British helps to increase the robustness and gene pool of others. The breed is established and diverse enough that there are no allowable outcrosses into the British shorthair breeding pool.

The breeds with allowable outcrosses include the Scottish Fold/ Straight that is also native to the UK as well as the Selkirk Rex.
The longhair variant of the breed has been used to increase the diversity and improve the breed structure of Ragamuffins.

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Our neutered show Kittens are available to homes in the UK and Singapore after screening, for all other countries we may need to verify with our affiliated catteries to ensure we do not infringe our contracts with them. Should we have affiliated catteries in your country, we would be happy to put you in contact with them, thereby eliminating the stresses and costs of international travel.

Colour Variations of Shorthairs

British Shorthairs encompass a huge range of different variation, these are the ones recognised by the GCCF:

• British Self - this group is for cats that are all one colour, like white, black, blue or lilac. These should all have orange eyes, although occasionally the British White may have blue or odd eyes.

• British Colourpointed - the cats look more similar to Siamese cats, with a similar coat pattern and blue eyes

• British Tipped - these varieties have Black or Golden Tipped coats, with green eyes similar to a Chinchilla or Golden Persian.

• The British Tortoiseshell - these cats have a mix of colours.

• And finally, the British Tabby - these kitties have a mix of colours. They can be found in the classic tabby patterns of classic, spotted, mackerel and ticked.

Notable prevalent health issues in the past and common in the breed include Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Gingivitis, Hyperthyroidism, Arthritis and Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Obesity and diabetes is another lifestyle disease that maybe prevented by feeding a quality wet and raw diet.

Preservation show breeders have come a long way in improving on the breed by showing them and working tirelessly to eradicate these undesirable traits and health issues.

Today these cats from highly reputable catteries are robust and genetically diverse, allowing the breed to be used as an allowable outcross to other breeds.