XL Bully cat is a dwarf Sphynx (Bambino) and has been around for a long time

The news headlines at the moment from the cat world are something like: " UK experts warn against buying ‘XL bully cats’" It is a reference to the hairless pet cats being bred to have some of the aggressive and odd appearance of the XL Bully dogs.

XL Bully cat. A 'Bambino' in cat fancy parlance. A dwarf Sphynx.

The point I want to make here is that the XL Bully cats are actually Bambinos! Yes, a name from Italy which describes the dwarf Sphynx cat.

The hairless Sphynx is very well known and quite popular but frowned upon by experts as it is unnatural and it is unfair to leave a cat without a coat.

Add the genetic mutation that causes the hairlessness to the mutation that causes dwarfism and you have a dwarf hairless cat namely the Bambino.

Another version of the Bambino is the Dwelf. This dwarf breed which is very rare has a third additional genetic mutation namely the one that causes the ears to fold backwards as seen in the American Curl.

More: Dwarf cats 2023 – full discussion.

What I an saying is that the XL Bully cats have been around for a long time but in a different guise: dwarf Sphynx cats.

Dwarfism carries 2 major health risks. Click here to read about them. Plus the cat has not coat and no whiskers. No coat means this is an indoor cat and no whiskers affects the cat's natural behaviour detrimentally.

The Germans would call the making of this strange cat: torture breeding. Hairless cats have folded skin as well which can harbour germs and dirt.

These cats need a lot of extra maintenance as their coat gets dirty and smelly. I would guess that most people who adopt one learn that they become troublesome. You have to be a real cat afficionado to be prepared to deliver excellent care for the shortened life of these breeds.

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