This is my cat and some of my friends seem to dislike her just bc she doesn’t have hair. What do you think about he?
If be afraid to sleep at night given that glare. Other than that, it's a cat. Your friends need to get over it.
Exactly. She's OP's buddy, and best friend. I'd never insult someone's pet.
And I am their faithful servant.
Are you sure it is because of the lack of hair and not the fact that she is plotting to overthrow the human race?
Actually I think she's probably just plotting to eat the photographer. 😹
I don't like the fact that they are being bred to propagate what is clearly, for the cat, an undesirable mutation. Sphinx cats have issues with skin health and temperature regulation, all of which suggests that hairlessness, for the individual cat, is not a harmless cosmetic change. Cats are genetically adapted to having a layer of fur between their skin and the environment, and removing that cannot help but have an effect. We should never forget that skin is an organ.
When a cat is born with an obvious genetic difference we should love them, care for them, and keep them safe and well. What we should not do is propagate that trait simply because it looks interesting, and charge a premium price for inflicting it on an animal who would, in all likelihood, have a much easier life if it had been born without it.
Exactly. Humans are unfortunately capable of some sick shit. I think we should have never left the jungle
No, we shouldn’t have.
I think the breeding causes other health issues too. We were given one. His skin was oily, he needed cleaned frequently and he didn’t cover his mess up in the litter box. I’ve never seen a cat that didn’t clean itself or after itself as he would have poop all over him.
He was so affectionate, always cold and would sleep on guests heads! He had to put sunscreen on him lest he lie in a sunbeam and get a sunburn! We’d have to dress him in sweaters because he was always so cold.
He became really sick and we had to put him down to end his suffering that was likely caused by breeding and inbreeding.
Sad. 😕
It was awful, poor thing, and my son was so young and devastated.
It’s disgusting how people breed, and inbreed, animals for appearance, sacrificing a living being’s health and well-being to do so.
It's as bad as flat faces in Persians and Himalayans. When I had Himalayans in the 1990s, they had regular faces. Now you can't even get them without flat faces.
I've heard some people justifying them as an option for alergic people.
Don't they still produce dander anyway?
I have a sphynx and I am not as allergic to him as other cats 🤷♀️
I honestly don't know. I'm not sure they are a legit option for alergic people, it's just that I've heard it. But not for credible sources...
I would think so, since these cats lick themselves and create dander.
I think people misunderstand what causes cat allergic reactions. It's a combination of two things:
- Dander, microscopic pieces of dried skin that become airborne, landing on furniture, clothing, etc.
- Fel d1, an enzyme in cat saliva.
It's not the fur that causes allergic reactions.
Sphynx cats produce about as much dander as the average cat, sometimes more. Their saliva also generally contains an average amount of the enzyme Fel d1. This means Sphynx cats are generally no better for allergy sufferers than the average cat.
Funnily enough, the Siberian, a super fluffy longhaired breed of cat may be one of the better options for allergy sufferers as they generally produce far less of the enzyme Fel d1 than normal. Balinese, Siamese and Burmese are also known to produce less of the enzyme Fel d1.
If it's dander that's causing issues and not Fel d1, then the Balinese, Siamese, Russian Blue, Cornish Rex and Devon Rex are good choices.
There isn't really a reason other than aesthetics to breed Sphynx cats.
I agree. This is why I won’t buy one. It’s so unnecessary, impractical, and selfish. I’ll look at the photos.
Persians, Munchkins, French Bulldogs, Boston terriers have all been tinkered with to the detriment of their breed and species. I’m also seeing Maine Coons being messed up by breeders.
I wouldn't have one, because to me, the floof is an integral part of the kitty experience.
I also feel a bit sorry for them because presumably they get cold, and it's not like they asked to be selectively bred to be that way.
Love them, love all cats, I would give her all the pets, and then I’d show your biased friends the murder mittens
Same energy
I love all cats.
I hear they are sweet but oily.
Yep ours needed cleaned frequently or else your hand would be black and greasy if you pet him.
Yeah and they need clothes due to lack of fur.
The only animal I had that didn’t mind when you put outfits on him! Not that I tried with our new kitties. Yet…I did see cute little Dolly Parton tees for pets.
just like me :)
I personally would never own them because the genetic mutation that they are bred for isn’t for their benefit, which is why I don’t want a any of the smashed-face breeds or the short-legged breeds.
Sphinx cats need help regulating their temperature and can have debilitating skin conditions if they aren’t meticulously cared for (not all, some individual cats are more susceptible than others) so that’s way more work than I want. Your black Sphinx is very regal and she’s probably very friendly, and that skin color will help protect her from sunburn, and later, skin cancers, but fair-skinned Sphinxes can really struggle with sun exposure.
People say, “It’s no different than dogs that are bred to look a certain way,” but it’s not entirely true. Dachshunds have short legs and elongated bodies because they were originally bred for following prey down burrows, for example.
I wouldn’t shun your kitty or anything like that if I was in your friend group, but I would still wish the breeders would stop, already.
OK.. yeah, I don't like them.. I mean, I love all cats, and that includes sphinxes. I wouldn't treat one differently, but they aren't in my adoption list.
Exactly how I feel
Agreed 100%
Cat=Good 👍🏻
Very pretty 🤩
Damn you made my day better 😂
I'm glad I did 😸
(thank you for letting me know ☺️)
This cat may murder us all if we don’t express our unconditional love and admiration of all sphinx cats everywhere and especially this one
That photo looks bad ass ...
She is beautiful 😍
Thank you 😊
You are welcome 😊💖
Ummmm...truth? Hey...don't judge a book by its cover, right?
I love all cats, but I find breeding to be gross and unnecessary, especially when it's purposely crippling the animal for the sake of a certain look. These cats can't survive outdoors if they ever get lost, the lack of fur makes them unable to regulate temperature, and that's a pretty shitty thing to do to an animal due to greed and vanity.
I met a Sphinx cat at a shelter, he had a very big personality and his body felt weird without the fur. I'd adopt a Sphinx cat if circumstances are good, they seem like characters 😀
I’ve met several and they’re sweet as pie. They all do seem to have severe RBF, though, don’t they? Grompy kittehs.
The same thing we do every night.... try to take over the world!
Oh this one looks like a brooding villain, lovely lady.
wrunkly
I think they’re adorable but I agree with justclove that it’s sad to breed kitties for a trait that isn’t the best thing for kitties. That said, I love your beautiful void 🐈⬛🖤 and I’d love to cuddle her and give her treats. 💗🫶🏼
I love all catsss, these kitties are so funny looking but if I ever came across one I’d love it just as I would a cat with hair 😂
cute as hell, I want one some day and i'll name him Ramesses, or her Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
that is too much!
I don’t think they should have been selectively bred
Cute wrinkly aliens!!! I like them!
They always look naked with confidence.
Devilish but cute
I used to have some, and they were all delightful little hairless people.
Darkly adorable
Adore them, aside from butt pucker marks on glass table tops.
They are ugly, devil-worshipping lil piggies. And I absolutely adore them ❤️❤️❤️
A typical cat, arrogant and judgmenta, so perfect.
plotting world domination
In other words, adorbs
Underrated. I don’t like how people say they’re gross and that they don’t like sphinx cats because they don’t have hair. Like, it’s a CAT, people! And it’s a SPHINX! What do you expect?They’re still awesome! I demand more love for sphinx cats!
She is gorgeous but looks evil. What is she plotting?
World domination 100%
She's my kind of cat!!! We both have the whole RBF going on!!! But in all seriousness, she is gorgeous.
Cute and I love them and I want to play with their wrinkles.
I would get her some cozy cashmere sweaters made for her or a very soft yarn like llama or bunny. She has a beautiful face.
I love her! ❤️ Your friends need to get an attitude change. It makes me sad for them to dislike her, even to say it out loud to you! I’m sorry. You need friends who know how to learn respect! Give your baby some love from me and tell her she is beautiful!❤️
Cute scrungly fellas
This one is beautiful and plotting homicide
It looks a little scary, like it’s trying to kill me…. But…. Cat?
They’re cats so they’re neat
She’s very cute. When they’re babies they look like little dumplings 🥰
Bro is possessed by Satan King
Rprobably not for someone, like me, who lives in the rural northeast.
GIMMIE SEE IT That’s my opinion
Adorable. Would love to have one someday!
Majestic 👑
Very cool
Looks like a Bond villain!
She's beautiful
Proof that cats are aliens 👽
Sphinx cats are my favourite cats. :)
Love them❤️
I personally prefer a floof. But a cat is a cat, even without floof.
my opinion on that cat is definitely, Lord Beerus (not s goku fan, i just find it funny)
They are chaotic malice and petty cruelty incarnate, but they give wonderful cuddles so I like them.
I live them, this one's gorgeous 😍
I love them, obsessed with them actually. Would love to have one of my own but my partner thinks they look like a “hairless nutsack” and refuses to let me bring one into our house. One day tho I will win him over and I will get a Sphinx and I will knit it little sweaters.
I would love to meet one or many .they seem cool as can be
So beautiful, so beautiful..
I like your sphinx 😍
This cat is staring into my soul....
There so goofy looking
She's an adorable (and likely evil) raisin. How could someone not like your wrinkly baby?
Love them!
They're cats! So they pass!
Cat racism!
I love them they are adorable!
They're just a different looking cat. But still a kitty. Ignore your friends comments
I think they’re very cute
Love them. Want them. Need them. But i already have three cats. I wouldn’t buy a cat anyway. All of mine are rescues.
All cats deserve love.
A little moody...
They look devilish but cute
She’s gorgeous!
Cute
What people are mainly allergic to is something in the cats saliva. The reason sphinx is low allergy is because they are not licking their fur all day.
I love ❤️ your kitty
She is epic. And I think she is full of riddles.
I like them but not when there plotting to burn the hole world down with all the other furless animals
Love 'em
Absolutely stunning
he looks like he’s plotting world domination
love them, i want two so bad!
Resting hangry face, or was she in the middle of slow blinks?
She looks terrifying, and I would absolutely love to cuddle her!
Awesome!
She looks like murder mittens! Cattatude and all.. that look though I can’t get over it
They are super warm to snuggle with, they also love heat, and they don't shed hair
If you live in a cold place they'll need lots of extra help to keep warm.
As for appearance, I honestly like all cats and have yet to encounter one I dislike
I'm obsessed! I'm waiting for the day I can adopt one from a rescue!
i love him
Man I think sphinx cats are no different. Other than the upkeep. And honestly, I commend you because sphinx are high maintenance compared to kitties with fur!
I love them and in a dream world I’d be able to adopt one ethically 🩷
Beautiful angry looking little gems!
They are beautiful
Fluffy and soft on the inside <3
Wouldn't personally own one (i'd have to always give them sun screen and jackets) but i dont mind them
She is the cutest. I know deep down she is the softest!
They will rule the world soon enough ...
They look cold, I want to sew tiny sweaters to them🥺 But at the same time they are so cuteee
Ayo that's a real baddie right there 😳
They have unique personalities like any other cat and are just as cute in my opinion. I can understand why some people can’t get past the lack of fur but I personally don’t mind at all, I just see another cute animal that makes cute noises and wants love. I don’t agree with breeding them though since they have health issues and are at a disadvantage due to their lack of fur.
I've met two in a shelter, they where immensely cute and loved beeing cuddled, but I would never support the way they are bred. And their remaining hair scratches more than my beard without shaving. All in all, they are not for me.
Beautiful and so sweet!!
Love them
Evil genius
I love all cats, and she looks fantastic 😻
I think they're good
If the cat dispensary system threw one my way, I wouldn't reject him or her. I wouldn't go sealing one out like a Himmy though. I love Himalayans.
They are beautiful but I'm too lazy to put in the extra amount of time for grooming and skin care.
To be honest, they both fascinate me and creep me out. Both for the same reason: lack of fur. I’ve met a few. They’ve all been sweet cats. But bald cats, dogs, birds, and Guinea pigs just all give me the creeps!
I’m not a fan. To me they look scary
They're not my favorite cats, but I'd never hurt or neglect one. I know people who would say yours is a handful of insulting names (they sent me links to this post, unfortunately 🙄), but I think they're a misunderstood breed. Maybe people equate animals with fur, which = softness. If they're not fluffy, they're no good. And maybe the lack of fur makes them think of sickness? Or an unattractive feature, like a rat's tail? I bet her skin feels nice to the touch. Is there any type of fur, even flocked, or none at all?
Well this one looks like they might murder you in your sleep. But normally I love sphinx cats! I think that they're very cute and I love how cuddly they can be
I have always LOVED hairless animals, sphinx cats are just gorgeous! I also love hairless dog breeds, skinny pigs, naked rats, featherless birds. My hubs thinks I’m a weirdo for it because he thinks they are ugly. I don’t understand how anything so adorable could be ugly? Plus humans are mostly hairless too. If you think hairless animals are ugly then new flash that’s what our species is, a pretty hairless mammal. 😂 I just adore them ❤️❤️❤️
I think they're cute. What is their temperament like?
She’s very sweet and loves cuddles and honestly seems to not give a fuck about life. Also people say that she probably needs a lot of maintenance but she really doesn’t have any health issues and the only thing I have to do is bathe her once a week 🙂
Poor baby not her fault she was born wrinkly with a lack of fur! Maybe needs a hairless friend?
Never owned one but I have a large sphinx tattoo on my arm cos I love them so much. I’d love a sphinx but I prefer adopting so it would be more difficult to find one!
I love them
The manner in which she's gazing at me makes me frightened to answer something besides.. sphinx felines are our thoughtful masters and I love them
I would not doubt it, if she needs some help with TAKING OVER THE WORLD, I have 13 cats that would like to be in on that thought.
I love sfinxs cats
Adorable creatures.
Ong sphinx cats are so underrated
They are adorable!
I feel sorry for them since they don’t look like proper cats. They lack the fur that they need for temperature regulation. I also think they’re ugly AF and look like demons.
They’re still cats so I’d love them if they happened upon my path, but I wouldn’t consider them for adoption under normal circumstances.
Prefer regular mogs. Dont get the big deal over pedigree Cats.
I love them! I’d like to get a sphinx cat one day, but I understand that it’s a pretty complicated breed, so I definitely need to do a looot of research beforehand
I hear 🎵🎶 Night on Bald Mountain. 🎵🎶.
They creep me out. But like all cats deserve to be loved
Depends. Are you going to tell that guy?
I have grown a fondness for the hairless breeds! I think they're charming and often quite sweet. It just means you have more reason to snuggle up with them all the time 🥰❤️
I don’t care for them simply because my favorite part of a cat is their fluff
Omg why is your cat so angry
Cute rotisserie chickens
Ball bag, say no more
chickem
I live them, this one's gorgeous 😍
Unsettling tbh. Like they kinda give me the creeps
I do not think my opinion matters to this cat.
TBH I used to be kinda weird about them till I saw a kitten stretching towards the camera with the toes spread and all I could think was "It's a baby gargoyle!!" I can't unsee that and now even the adult ones strike me as cutie-pies.
Very mixed I think some of them are cute but some of them look like chicken
ACAB
They are my favorite breed, I would love to have one but if he sees me like yours I would swear loyalty to him for the rest of my existence and I wouldn't do anything I didn't want to 🙃🐈⬛
They’re my…..what’s it called? When something is like you. I forgot the term. Im dyslexic & can’t think of a picture to go with the term so it’s not coming to me!!
I used to think they were icky. Then i held a baby one and they ate soooo soft and i live their little feet. I still think their ugly when they get fat.
They look like the devil's spawn. But they're just cats.
I couldn't have one because I keep my house cool (65 in the winter). And I'm not keen on cat bathing. I still have a scar from bathing a cat 40 years ago. He was outside in the rain and hid under a car. He was a greasy, dirty mess, and I decided he needed a bath. He disagreed. I ended up with a 12 lb cat hanging from my arm by 1 claw. I will pass on the opportunity to do that again.
Scary!!
They don't have hair
Warm peaches 🍑
Dude your cat is seriously going to do something to you, you need to move somewhere else.
They are beautiful. But I love me some furrrr, baby. This one is FABULOUS
They always look mad
Personally I’m a massive cat lover but I’ve never liked Sphinx cats. I just get the ick. I know that sounds mean but I just can’t get around it. It feels wrong that it’s a naked cat 😩🤣
they are cool just not for me because they do require a higher level of maintenance
looks like Hell spawn
The way she’s staring at me makes me scared to answer anything other than.. sphinx cats are our gracious overlords and I love them