Shandong lion cats have long hair, and Shandong lion cats love to be clean and often use their tongues to clean their bodies, so they are more likely to cause gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases. According to current pet hospital reports, lion cats have the largest proportion of stomach problems. Because Long hair is more likely to accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract, causing gastrointestinal diseases. Based on this shortcoming, a more distinctive cat was developed that not only retains the unique charm and meaning of the lion cat's eyes, but also reduces the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases as much as possible. The short-haired lion cat was renamed Linqing Tai Chi cat: the combination of yin and yang, minimal gastrointestinal diseases, achieving health and unique characteristics.

1. Color varieties

The breed classification of Shandong lion cats is mainly based on coat color. It can be roughly divided into the following four types:

1. White lion cat

The coat color is pure white. Its eyes are divided into three types: mandarin duck eyes (i.e. one yellow eye and one blue eye) or double blue eyes and double yellow eyes. Mandarin duck eyes are the most precious.

　2. It’s a black lion cat

It looks like a white lion cat, but its body is slightly longer, its eyes are yellow, its shoulders are white, and its belly is gray-white. Because of its extremely small number, it is also regarded as a treasure.

3. Whip the hydrangeas

Its shape is like a white lion cat. There are black spots on the forehead, and the tail is black, long and pointed, and can be thrown to the head, hence the name "whipped hydrangea".

4. Hualien cat

Some of the back hairs are gray-brown with tiger spots in between; some are white with black and yellow spots in between. According to cat breeders, this breed is the descendant of a cross between a white lion cat and ordinary cats.

2. Variety identification

The biggest difference between Shandong lion cats and Persian cats is the facial shape. The facial bones of Linqing cats are similar to those of ordinary domestic cats. The eyes are not as round and big as Persian cats. The nose is still high and the frontal bones are not obvious; let’s talk about the ears. , the ear base is high and the ear body is large. After molting, most of the hair is very short, a bit like a semi-long-haired cat. Occasionally, there are some with long hair, but the head and face are still easy to distinguish. In addition, their heads, hands and feet are all long and tall, and their bodies are also very long, but this feature is only obvious after molting.

When it comes to "authentic" Persian cats, many people think they must be white. In fact, in terms of color alone, Persian cats have more than 30 recognized colors, such as orange, gray-blue and other single colors and various color changes and three colors. series and tabby species that look a bit like domestic cats. Although there are many colors, Persian cats have the same characteristics in terms of bones and hair: they all have shortened heads, slightly shorter furry feet and tails, and slightly thicker bones. In appearance, the hands and feet of Persian cats look likeThey are very thick, in fact, because the long hairs on their feet are standing upright, and they are not as "particularly rough on their feet" as some books say.

The most special thing about the Persian cat is that its face shape does not look like a cat, otherwise many Beijingers think it is "cold". A Persian cat must have a "buzzing mouth and a buzzing nose" to be a top-grade cat. At a minimum, it must have a short nose and round eyes. The distance between cats is very wide, the ears are small and round, and the distance is also wide. The hair on the face is much more than that of Linqing cats. Even after moulting, the body hair is still very soft, and the whole body has very thick undercoat. As an adult, it looks like a cat. The doll "feels" absolutely good. The nose is small, the forehead is high, and the forehead is low. It is very different from Linqing cats.

Persian cats have a flat face (flat face, nose is very flat), Linqing has a face like an ordinary domestic cat, with a short snout (that is, a protruding mouth)