Just been sorting my photos and

Soupie · 28-03-2008, 10:27 PM

found these of Mister F when he first came home and before the neutering affected his coat

Lion-esque

Mega cuteness

and doing the "Selkirk" pose - they all seem to pose with legs like this

alexgirl73 · 28-03-2008, 10:41 PM

awwwww what a sweetie! How has the neutering affected his coat? I've never heard of that before!

dandysmom · 28-03-2008, 10:46 PM

What a handsome boy! I never heard of neutering and coats before either......??

babycakes · 28-03-2008, 10:48 PM

Wow how fantastically beautiful (what 's the story with the coat then?)

yola · 28-03-2008, 10:54 PM

He's just adorable! That's a Persian pose too - both Balie and Myshka do the 'sphynx'

Yes, the coat this is interesting. How has it changed with Mr F??

Soupie · 28-03-2008, 10:58 PM

Selkirks tend to go through a teenage stage between 9 and 18 months when they drop their coats anyway (shed a lot of it and lose curl) and this also happens after neutering when the hormone balance changes. His started dropping out in handfuls 4 weeks after neutering although he has retained his curl, he looks like a shorthair at the moment

The hormones in females really affect the density, texture and curl as well with calling females/lactating ones often lacking any curl at all.

Their coats are prone to seasonal changes as well with longhairs being best Autumn to Spring

Yola - Mister F has a lot of Persian blood particularly on his dad's side

yola · 28-03-2008, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Soupie

Yola - Mister F has a lot of Persian blood particularly on his dad's side

Yes, that figures. How interesting - I had no idea that neutering had such an effect. Does it happen to all Selkirks?

Soupie · 28-03-2008, 11:07 PM

to varying degrees apparently yes with of course the odd exception. Mister F also carries the silver gene and silvers, smokes and shaded tend to shed more "dramatically" I am told and take longer to mature

yola · 28-03-2008, 11:12 PM

Does that affect their standing when showing? Do they get marked down for it or is it taken into account?

angieh · 28-03-2008, 11:13 PM

Which makes me wonder Soupie whether Selkirks should be neutered later than other pedigree breeds - would that be the answer?

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