Have you ever seen a lion cat with one yellow and one blue mandarin duck eyes (gold and silver eyes)? I’m afraid not, even if there is, it is rare to see, because the fur of lion cats is mostly white, a few are yellow or brown, and the eyes are mostly blue Or yellow, and very few have one yellow and one blue mandarin duck eyes. Lion cats are strong, disease-resistant, cold-tolerant, and good at catching mice. Linqing mandarin duck-eyed lion cats have extremely low fecundity and are difficult to raise, making them particularly rare and precious. So it is rare for ordinary families to see one. Is it difficult for us to buy a real lion cat with mandarin duck eyes? The answer is below:

1. Details of hair

Lion cat The lion cat has long hair all over its body, with a big head and short ears. It is named because of its long neck hair and its shape like a lion. Because it is a long-haired cat, it is easy to suffer from gastrointestinal diseases, and its reproductive capacity is not high and its quantity is small. And rare, so how to choose a purebred and healthy lion cat is particularly important.

A very standard Shandong lion cat will have very long hair, which is white in color. There will be 4 to 5 cm long hair on its neck and back. It has a standing posture similar to that of a lion. Pure white varieties are the most standard, followed by varieties that are mixed with black and white. Among Shandong lion cats, the most precious ones belong to Linqing City, Shandong Province. The Shandong lion cats there are long-haired. Not only are their whole bodies covered with very thick long hairs (snow-white), but they also have A very special thing is that its eyes are yin and yang eyes, one is yellow and the other is blue, so there are bizarre superstitious legends about it. Some people say that you can keep such a cat at home. You can remove disasters, exorcise evil spirits, and bring good luck to your home!

Purebred Shandong lion cats have very long neck hair and look very similar to lions, hence their current name. It usually has long white hair, with the hair on its neck and back being 4-5 cm long, and it stands like a lion. There are also black and white and yellow varieties, but the pure white ones are more precious.

The Shandong lion cat has a strong body and a very thick and big tail. It has a particularly high ability to resist diseases, and it also has the ability to withstand severe cold. Shandong lion cats are very good at catching mice, but they only give birth to very few offspring, with only one litter a year, and each litter has only 2 to 3 kittens. It is coated with long white hair, and the hair on its neck and back is 4-5 cm long. It stands like a lion. Coat color, the coat color is white or yellow, there are also black and white ones, pure white ones are more precious.

2. Appearance characteristics

Linqing Lion Cat, also known as Shandong Lion Cat, is mainly produced in Linqing City, Shandong Province. There are two theories about their origin: one is the descendant of the Turkish Ankara cat that originated in Xinjiang, China, and the other is Linqing Humans crossed Persian cats with Luxi cats to create a breed that resembled a little lion. According to Linqing County Chronicles: Lion cats are larger than ordinary cats., long hair mopping the ground, white as snow, with mandarin duck eyes being the most valuable, the best pair worth a hundred yuan each, the Hui people in North Street have many animals, so this place is a strange place. Cao Kejia, a famous cat painting expert, once praised: "There are no animals in the world with strange eyes. Only cats with strange eyes in Linqing, Shandong Province."

The Shandong lion cat has a big head, short ears, and long hair all over its body. The hair on its neck and back can be as long as 4~5cm, which is why it got its name. According to the coat color, it can be divided into four types: white lion cat, black lion cat, whipped hydrangea and flower lion cat. The eye colors of Shandong lion cats are divided into two blue eyes, two yellow eyes and mandarin duck eyes.

The snow-white lion cat with mandarin duck eyes is the most precious of this species. The reproductive capacity of Shandong lion cats is not strong. Adult cats generally give birth to one to two litters per year, with 2 to 3 litters per litter, and the breeding period is 3 to 4 years. Shandong lion cats are good at jumping, agile in movement, highly alert, and like to be clean. They are prone to fear of strong light and various stimuli. The purebred Shandong lion cat has long white hair, with the hair on its neck and back being 4-5 cm long, and it stands like a lion. There are also varieties with black and white coat colors, but the pure white ones are more precious. Shandong lion cats are strong, disease-resistant, cold-tolerant, and good at catching mice. They have a gentle personality, do not like strangers, and are highly dependent on their owners. Among them, the long-haired lion cats from Linqing City, Shandong Province are the most valuable. In addition to being covered in thick snow-white long hair, the Linqing lion cats have Some also have mandarin duck eyes, one yellow and one blue (also called yin and yang eyes by some), and are endowed with magical superstitious legends. It is said that keeping this kind of cat at home can ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to the family.

3. 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. The hands and feet of Persian cats seem to be very thick on the outside. In fact, this is because the long hair on their feet is standing upright. It is not as "particularly rough on the feet" as some books say.