History of the Sphynx Cat II

Canadian Sphynx cats were first realised in the mid 60s through a breeding programme and was eventually back crossed for repeated success. This would be the first step into achieving a hairless breed. Shortly after this success, further breeding efforts would see a revised breeding programme that incorporated science to leverage the genes responsible for the hairless feature. While the initial success would be recognised in the early 70s, further review would be sought after due to there being issues with the fertility in these cats.

Cat breeding is not often to find success in and many breeding programmes suffer from unknown misfortunes. The underlying problems take time to recognise and incompatible genes or lacking genetic diversity can cause hereditary conditions. The same issues were seen in the Sphynx gene pool due to the limited diversity. Kittens would suffer from various ailments and some would not survive. After much research and chance, there would be success from different parts of the world and this would extend to areas around America and Europe. Despite there being some health problems within the Sphynx breed, the controlled breeding programmes have seen the introduction of various genetic pools to help alleviate the issues. The Sphynx has since seen global recognition as a breed.