The Bombay is a cross between a black American Shorthair and a sable Burmese, created by a serious breeder in Louisville, Kentucky.   It was accepted by CFA in 1976.  This cat is a striking black and is the blackest cat in the cat fancy.  Paw pads are black as well.

The Bombay resembles a black panther of the jungle. 

They are nick-named:  “the patent leather kids with the new-penny eyes.”

The following physical description is given as tips for you to decide if this cat breed is for you, your family and lifestyle.

Physical Description:

• Solid body and dense, you can see the muscles rippling as it runs across the room
• Coat is jet-black, gleaming and shiny
• Eyes are gold to copper
• Medium-size, well-balanced cats with males weighing an average of 8-10 pounds and females averaging 7-8 pounds
• Should have a sweet facial expression

The following personality description is given as tips for you to decide if this cat breed is for you, your family and lifestyle.

Personality:

• Lap cats
• Followers of their humans
• They desire to be the center of attention and in the middle of everything
• Highly intelligent
• Love to play
• Easy to train
• Can be taught to play fetch
• Get along well with dogs, children and other cats
• Very personable cats, not shy
• Neithe

r over active or inactive, somewhere in the middle, perhaps depending upon how their humans are
• Like sleeping with their humans
• Like to rub their heads and faces on their humans and offer kisses
• Bombay cats wait for the arrival of their humans and will be eager to greet you once you arrive
• Known to be able to open cabinet doors with their paws and remove whatever they feel is worthy to play with, things like toilet paper, paper towels
• Love to investigate everything
• Can be possessive and territorial
• Easily adapt their schedule to fit yours
• Clever cats

Grooming Tips

• This is one of the easiest cat breeds to groom and bathe
• Very little shedding due to the very short coats
• Monthly bath helps to make shedding almost nonexistent

The Bombay cat is slow to mature into full development.

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Written by:  Connie Limon.  Visit “Adopting Kittens” at http://smalldogs2.com/AdoptingKittens to find a complete online reference for choosing and caring for the perfect kitten, which matches you and your lifestyle.  Learn about litter box training at http://smalldogs2.com/LitterBoxTraining

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