Mary Allen
The German Rex is not a loner. No matter how much time your human has for you, there is no substitute for a conspecific. Find out everything about the origin, character, nature, attitude, and care of the German Rex cat breed in the profile.
The Appearance Of The German Rex
The body of the German Rex is medium-sized and medium-long, strong and muscular, but not massive or even clumsy. The head is round, the ears have a wide base, and are slightly rounded at the tips. The legs are relatively fine and of medium length, the feet well defined. The medium-length tail tapers towards the end to a slightly rounded tip. In its Persian look, the German Rex is a very eye-catching appearance. The fur is delicate, soft, and velvety, regularly wavy, the whiskers are curved. Curl development is often not fully complete until the age of two. All coat colors are allowed.
The Temperament Of The German Rex
They are described as intelligent and somewhat stubborn, praised as easy to care for and calm. The German Rex is a very sociable cat. She is open and people-friendly, but can also be sensitive and sentimental. Once she has made friends with her human she can be very affectionate. This cat loves to play, romp and climb, but it is a rather quiet cat and likes to be cuddled.
Keeping And Caring For The German Rex
The German Rex is not a loner. No matter how much time your human has for you, there is no substitute for a conspecific. Therefore, keeping more cats would be recommended. Although this breed is well suited to be kept in an apartment, it would also be very happy to have a balcony or an outdoor enclosure. The curly fur of the German Rex hardly sheds and is therefore relatively easy to care for. However, the cat really enjoys regular brushing.
Disease Susceptibility Of The German Rex
No breed-specific diseases of the German Rex are known. Of course, like any other breed, this cat can contract infectious diseases. In order for the cat to remain healthy, it must be vaccinated against cat flu and cat disease every year. If the German Rex is allowed to run free or stay in the garden, it must also be vaccinated against rabies and leucosis.
Origin And History Of The German Rex
as dr Rose Scheuer-Karpin, a German Rex breeder from the very beginning became aware of the curly black “Lammchen” in the Holland hospital garden in Berlin-Buch, she did not yet know that the kitten born at the end of the 1940s was the primal mother of a new one breed with German origin and curly coat. Soon, however, the desire grew in the doctor to set up a targeted breeding program for the curly beauty – and to find out more about how the curly gene is inherited. The black cat Blacki I., Lammchen’s constant companion, was to become a partner for the big project. But since the inheritance of the curly gene is a recessive inheritance, all of the offspring of the two were smooth-haired. After Blacki’s death, the great hour came in 1957: the mating of the first German breeding Rex cat “Lämmchen” with her son “Fridolin” gave birth to four black kittens: two curly tomcats and two normal-haired kittens. Proof of recessive inheritance was established!
Did You Know?
Long before “Lämmchen” there were cats that looked like a German Rex. The world’s first cat in the Rex cat looks to be noticed by the world public and documented with photos, the blue-grey tomcat “Munk”, lived in Königsberg/East Prussia until 1945 – and only became famous posthumously when his former owner published an article in 1978 about the Rex cat read. Later it turned out that “Lämmchen” also came from Königsberg. Was she related to “Munk”?