I. The origin of Linqing lion cat species
The Chinese Linqing Lion Cat has a history of two to three hundred years of breeding. Tracing the origin of the Chinese Shandong Linqing Lion Cat, it is the offspring of the breeding of the Persian cat and the Lucian civet cat. The formation of its breeding is closely related to the transmission of Islam and the opening of the canal. As early as during the Jiajing to Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Linqing, then located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Zhangwei River, gradually formed the largest handicraft and commercial city in western Lu. A large number of European merchants and missionaries came. The Persian cats they brought had the opportunity to mate with the Lucian cats, and the Chinese Linqing Lion Cat emerged. [5] Since the ancestors of the lion cats are Persian, they have Persian blood and belong to the Persian lineage (there are more than 80 varieties in the Persian lineage, such as the Chinchilla, Himalayan, and Iso-short, which are bred from Persia and other varieties), so many people call the lion cats Persian cats. According to Linqing County records: the lion cat is larger than ordinary, long tail dragging the ground, white as snow, with mandarin duck eyes for the expensive, the north street back to the people more animals, this residence strange. Cao Kejia, a famous expert in painting cats, once praised: “There are no animals with different eyes in the world, only Linqing in Shandong has cats with different eyes.” Due to its preciousness, it was often tributed to the palace in the olden days. History records that the Ming Emperor Jiajing favored a lion cat in the West Garden Yong Shou Palace, and then died. The lecturer bachelor Yuan Wei, in the sacrificial text has “lion for dragon” language. With this invitation to favor the emperor, he was promoted to the less zai, his Majesty Zongbo, plus a grade into the cabinet.
II. Linqing lion cat
The classification of lion cats is mainly based on the color of the hair. It can be roughly divided into the following four species: I. White Lion Cat. The coat color is white and unadulterated. Its eyes are divided into mandarin duck eyes (i.e., a yellow eye, an orchid eye) or double orchid eyes, double yellow eyes three, with mandarin duck eyes are the most valuable.
Second, it is a black lion cat. Its shape is like the white lion cat, but its body is slightly longer, with two yellow eyes, the whole body is white except for the shoulders, and the abdominal hair is gray-white, because its number is very small, it is also regarded as a precious product. Third, it is a whipped hydrangea. Its shape is like a white lion cat. It has a black spot on its forehead, a black tail, long and pointed, and can be thrown to the head, so it is called “whip hydrangea”. Fourth, it is a lion cat. Some of the back hair is gray-brown, with tiger spots; some white with black and yellow spots. According to cat breeders, this breed is the descendant of a cross between a white lion cat and a general cat.
- Linqing lion cat Morphological Characteristics
The Linqing lion cat The Linqing lion cat has very long neck hair and looks very similar to a lion, hence its current name. Usually it will be white or yellow, or it may be black and white mixed with each other. The Linqing lion cat has a very strong body and has a very thick, large tail, with a particularly high resistance to disease, and for resistance to cold it also has the ability.
Morphology of the Linqing lion cat
The very standard Linqing lion cat (details) will have very long hair, white in color, with 4 to 5 cm long hair on its neck and back, and it has a standing posture similar to that of a lion. The pure white variety is the most standard, followed by a mixture of black and white varieties. Among the Linqing lion cats, the most precious belongs to Linqing City, Shandong Province, where the Linqing lion cat is long-haired, its whole body is not only covered by very thick long hair (snow-white), and there is a very special place, that is, its eyes are yin and yang, one on the yellow color, the other is blue, so in its body there is a bizarre superstitious legend, some people say that having a cat like this in Home can go to disaster, exorcise the devil, so that good luck are coming to their homes!
2. Purebred Linqing lion cat has very long neck hair and looks very similar to a lion, hence its current name. Usually long white hair, with neck and back hair up to 4-5 cm long, standing as if it were a lion. There are also black and white and yellow varieties, but the pure white ones are more valuable. The Linqing lion cat has a strong body and a thick, large tail, and has a particularly high resistance to disease, and it also has the ability to resist severe cold. Linqing lion cat is very good at catching mice, but the offspring are particularly few, only one litter a year, each less, only one litter a year, only two to three young cats per litter. Cloak, white long hair, neck, back hair up to 4-5 cm, standing posture as if a lion. Hair color, hair color is white or yellow, there are also black and white, to pure white is more valuable.
- Linqing lion cat personality characteristics
The Linqing lion cat is quiet and lovely, gentle and pleasant, honest and friendly to humans, very easy to communicate, very easy to get the owner’s favor, and is a little good at catching mice. The Linqing lion cat is a typical apartment cat with excellent adaptability to the city. The Linqing lion cat’s dainty, spirited, gentle and lazy character makes it highly loved by humans.
The Linqing lion cat is the most famous cat in China. It is physically strong, disease resistant, cold tolerant and good at catching mice. The purebred Linqing lion cat is white and long-haired, with hair on the neck and back up to 4-5 cm long, standing like a lion. There are also varieties with black and white fur, but the pure white ones are more valuable. Among the Linqing lion cats, the most precious to belong to the city of Linqing, Shandong Province, where the Linqing lion cat is long-haired, its whole body is not only covered by very thick snow-white long hair, and there is a very special place, that is, its eyes are yin and yang, one on the yellow color, the other is blue-colored, so in its body there is a bizarre superstitious legends, some people say that keeping a cat like this in the house Can go to disaster, exorcise the devil, so that good luck are coming to their homes!
- Linqing lion cat care knowledge
In order to keep the coat of the Linqing lion cat clean and beautiful, the hair is fluffy and fluffy, you must regularly use shampoo to give the cat a bath, and then put on a layer of conditioner after the bath, so that the hair of the Linqing lion cat is very soft and not easy to knot. When the cat body is dirty, apply neutral soap to wash the coat in warm water, followed by immediate washing and blowing dry. Kittens 7 months of age long hair began to grow, at this time should begin to carefully brush.
Linqing lion cats have the habit of licking the hair on their bodies. Since the cat’s tongue is rough and resembles a hair brush, it will often lick itself with its tongue to remove dirt and comb the hair. But this does not leave the care of the body all to the cat itself. Because the hair is soft, there are places where the tongue cannot lick, especially in long-haired breeds, it is difficult to keep the hair clean by the cat itself, so the owner’s help is essential. Moreover, if the cat is manually groomed regularly, the hair that has been shed can be cleaned up in time to prevent the cat from swallowing the hair into the stomach and getting hairball disease, which causes indigestion and affects the cat’s growth and development.
Daily fur care not only removes dirt and lice and prevents hairballs, combing and brushing also facilitates blood circulation and promotes skin metabolism. Regular petting of the cat by the owner also checks its physical condition. Most of all this is a time for the owner and the cat to communicate. The cat will settle down mentally under the owner’s gentle stroking and murmuring. Generally short-haired breeds are groomed once every 2-3 days and long-haired cats are groomed at least once a day, preferably from the time the kitten is weaned.
- Linqing lion cat Feeding Requirements
Don’t think that only foreign countries have famous cats, in fact, there are also many kinds of famous cats in China, such as cloud cats, civet cats, Sichuan Jianzhou cats, Linqing lion cats and so on. The purebred Linqing lion cat is white and long-haired, with a neck and back hair of 4-5 cm, standing like a lion. There are also varieties of black and white fur, but the pure white is more valuable. So valuable Linqing lion cats cats know how to feed care, the following small to tell you.
Some Linqing lion cats are more greedy, what people eat it also want to eat, you feed it to eat. But if you do this for a long time, it will gradually damage the cat’s health. So to do an analysis in what people can eat, pay attention to what can not be given to the cat to eat, what can not be freely given to the cat to eat, what can not be given to the cat to eat more, this is the cat owner must master common sense. The bones of small birds and other poultry animals or fish are relatively hard, and when the Linqing lion cat bites into them, it will produce some sharp fragments, and these fragments will sometimes stab his mouth or internal organs, so avoid the cat to eat these bones, unless the bones are softened or crushed in a pressure cooker and added to the feed.
Sun-dried fish contains relatively high amounts of magnesium, which can easily induce and cause urinary stones or urinary system diseases in Linqing lion cats, so try to let the cat eat as little as possible. An adult cat needs about 0.3 to 0.5 grams of salt a day, so be careful not to overdo it in the cat’s diet. Meat with spicy ingredients will dull the cat’s sense of smell and is not suitable for cats. For example, the most common Kentucky chicken meat, the cat is willing to eat, but do not give it to eat. Squid, euryhaline and some shellfish meat contains some ingredients that Linqing lion cats are not adapted to, and eating too much will cause indigestion and gastrointestinal disorders in cats. Dried euryhaline will absorb water and expand when it enters the cat’s stomach, so the cat should not be allowed to eat too much. Some seafood can also trigger skin inflammation in cats. Let the cat eat a small amount before feeding, and give it in moderation only after no reaction.
