devon rex breed

Here is a little more information about their
"purssonality" and looks... but remember...in order to truly appreciate the
unique appearance of the Devon Rex, you must first set aside your
preconceptions of what a cat should look like and how it will
behave.

Terms that have been used to describe this breed include, friendly, lively, affectionate, playful, intelligent, mischievous, impish, enterprising and active. They are their own version of the ultimate elfin/pixie feline, with a madcap personality and a nimble mind.

Devons rarely sit upon a windowsill looking elegant or bored. Devons are seldom elegant and never bored (or boring). They sit upon your shoulders or they lie across the back of your neck and investigate your ear. They lie in stacks like a pile of soft toys in front of heat vents, or pile one upon another until they lay six deep in a cat bed designed for one or two. They may sit upon a windowsill, but only to chirp at possible prey.

Devons do not meander, they favour a purposeful trot. They chat with little chirrups, chortles and trills, but their purring may drown out their other conversation. Devons love to retrieve, and often seem to be fascinated by water, many actually getting into the shower or even the bath with their families.

Happily Devons shed their coats at a rate that is barely perceptible to the human eye and nose. And as they are quickly and easily bathed, many people with allergies to cats discover that they can live comfortably and intimately with a Devon Rex. The absence of cat hair in the air, on the pillows and on furniture is a definite plus to allergy sufferers.

When you handle a Devon, you will be surprised at the density of muscle and the sense of weight in such a small animal.

The Devon has the same body temperature as other breeds, but has less fur to insulate your hands from it's natural body heat. They make superb bed warmers, and they do not go cold in the night! Devons are very sociable cats; they want to be with you, preferably on you and doing what you are doing, or at least making it difficult for either of you to do it properly. They have a way of weaselling their way into everyone's hearts, people and other pets alike, and specialize in winning over any non-believers.

Head
- The head is wedge shaped and face full-cheeked. The muzzle is short with a strong chin and whisker break. The nose has a strongly marked stop with the forehead curving back to a flat skull.

Eyes
- The wide set, large, oval shaped, impish eyes slope towards the outer edges of the ears. Eye colour is in keeping with the coat colour, or, except in Si-Rex, chartreuse, green or yellow.

Ears
- They sport bat-like, oversized ears jut out and away from the sides of an elfin face. These are set rather low, very wide at the base, tapering to rounded tops, and well covered with fine fur. With or without ear muffs or tuffs.

Coat
-Very short and fine, wavy and soft, without guard hairs. Devons sport a variety of coats that range from a full-rolling loose uneven wave through lessening degrees of density that support a tighter rippling effect all the way to a thin suede-like cover.

Many juveniles sport a suede look, (almost the look of a Sphynx). The adult coat may not be completely until eight months old is some cases. Moulting does occur to kittens that have coats from an early age.
Devon's whiskers and eyebrows are crinkled, rather coarse and of medium length. They sometimes look like the result of a disastrous perm, broken off stubbles of short curls. The downy fur curls and ripples over a deceptively muscular body.

All coat colours acceptable.

Body, Legs & Neck
- Body hard and muscular, slender and of medium length, broad in chest, carried high on long slim legs, with length of hind legs emphasised. Paws small and oval. Neck slender. Tail - Fine, long and tapering, well covered with short fur. The mature Devon female averages 2.5 - 3.5 kg, and the slightly larger males 3.5 - 4 kg. The pleasant warmth of the Devon body will also surprise you.