The sleek and glossy black coat. The Bombay is a shorthair breed of domestic cat, closely related to
the Burmese.
The American breed, the Bombay was created in 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky, Shawnee Cattery deliberately bred an American Shorthair with a Burmese creating a domesticated cat that resembled a wild panther. These cats usually have orange eyes. Bombays are often confused with the British Bombay. The offspring of this breeding did indeed resemble the black leopard of India. The name came from the Indian city of Bombay
The British Bombay cat is the name given to black cats of the Asian group. It is a cat of Burmese type with a black coat, toes, nose, and copper to greenish eyes. The Bombay is a shorthair breed of domestic cat, closely related to the Burmese.
The Bombay is a muscular yet agile cat with a black coat. The heads of British Bombay cats are rounded and wide with a medium short, blunt tapered muzzle. The eyes, which are usually brown or green in color , should be shaped like a burmese cat and set wide, and their ears are broad, slightly rounded and medium sized and, set wide. The Bombay has a coat that is short, satiny and tight to the body. Bombay cats require little grooming. They may look light but don't let their slim bodies fool you, bombay cats are much heavier than they look.
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