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My name is
Maria Luisa, although, since
I was young people called me
Marisa.
I live in a spacious house in
Buenos Aires -Argentina- with
my family: my husband, my two
children, the cats, a dog (White
German Shepherd) and a turtle.
I'm a Medical Veterinarian,
received in the UBA (University
of Buenos Aires) for already
almost 30 years, and member
of AVEFA (Argentine Association
of Specialist Veterinarians
in Felines).
I always loved
the cats, but I didn't know
what was to coexist with one
until 20 years ago, when a cat
appeared in the balcony of the
department where we lived: Rocky,
the little one (I didn't know
that he was a brown tabby) that
changed our life.
He accompanied
us during almost 18 years and
opened our heart to others,
which through the years, accompanied
us and were our friends.
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Seis,
our domestic cat and the
spoiltest of all...
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Not a long
time ago, I came to knew the
British Shorthair, by seeing
a movie. During two years I
serchet to find them... and
we found Grizzly, the first...
little devil… she filled
our heart of tenderness and
joy…
Thats way I decided that our
cattery has to be called "Ladiabla".
Later arrived Guilty and...
all the others ones.
My cats are registred in TICA
(The International Cat Association)
and AFA (Asociación Felina
Argentina), member of FIFe (Federation
International Feline).
The British
Shorthair is an extraordinary
breed, they are not only beautiful
by their aspect of "teddy
bears" but the're also
very good tempert: calm, balance,
but with a strong and decided
personality.
In addition they enjoy the human
company, the're not noisy, don't
climb so much and they don't
need much grooming.
British Shorthair are breed
allready for a very long time.
They are cats of medium to large
size. Males are much bigger.
The body is strong, muscular
and semi-cobby. The back is
broad and flat, broad and rounded
chest, very strong neck, short
and strong legs with round and
firm paws. The tail is short
and thick, slightly rounded
at the tip.
The head is wide and round,
without angles, the snout is
well defined, with short nose,
wide, in line with the strong
chin. The ears must be small
and slightly rounded at the
tips, well separated. Great,
round and separate eyes, preferred
copper or deep orange, in some
silver variety they can also
be green.
Full cheeks are characteristic
of this breed.
The coat is very short, dense,
with a good undercoat, like
"plush". The best
known color are the blue one
(British Blue), although many
colors can appear: black, white,
chocolate, lilac, red, cream,
also smoke, chinchilla, bicolor,
tricolor and tabby varietis.
I want to thank
the argentinean breeders who
trusted my first cats: Elena
and Roberto Mendez, for my unforgettable
Grizzly and Carlos López,
for my wonderful Guilty.
I want to thank Zina Avutrova
(USA) and George Bekaert (Barcelona,
Spain) who send Venancio and
Annoebis from so distant countries.
And I want to thank Marina and
Andrés, for allow me
to use the pics of my loved
Fergus and Lola.
I hope my website
will help you to lern more about
this wonderful breed and enjoy
it!
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