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The Devon Rex History
The first devon rex was born in 1959, his parents were a tortiseshell female and probably a curly tomcat that the local people had spotted living in a deserted tin mine in the area.
Miss Beryl Cox, who owned the mother of this kitten, decided to keep him, The kitten was named Kirlee.
In those years the cornish rex breed was already known
and bred by a few passionate breeders.
Miss Cox contacted Brian Dtirling Webb, who was breeding
cornish rex when she saw a picture of his curly cat in a newspaper.
Mr Webb persuded Miss Cox to sell Kirlee to him so he could be used
as a stud in his breeding program.
Kirlee's kittens were eagerly waited but an unexpected surprise happened, all kittens were straight-haired - no curls at all.
Many times Kirlee was bred to the other curly cats but always only
straight-haired kittens were born.
It became obvious that Kirlee's curly coat was caused by a different genetic
variation than the curly coat seen in the other rex (cornish) cats.
Kirlee's genetic variation was referred to as "gene ii" rex,
later known as the devon rex.
The other curly cats (referred to as "gene i" rex)
were known as cornish rex cats.
The two breeds were separated from that time forward.
In 1967, the governing council of the cat fancy (GCCF) recognised the distinction between the 2 breeds and allowed them to be shown as different breeds with distinctly different standards of points for each of them.
The devon rex temperament is even more strange than his look, and is also what the devon rex owners love so much, and fall in love with, after living with a devon just for a few hours.
The devon rex is a forever child with his favorite activities being playing,
cuddling, and finding ways to tease and annoy his favourite people.
The devon rex is expert and efficient at such things.
Devons are very much different little individuals: there are devons who love to pass all the day being cuddled, other ones who prefer to play and others who would rather eat all day long ! Most like to do all three.
During the night he sleeps on your bed, even better if under the covers
snuggled against you or even on top of your warm body.
They love to play,It becomes a routine: launch the toy - run to catch the toy - bring back of the toy - cuddles - another launch.
And so on for as long as you have the strength to keep going.Well, seeing how satisfied, happy and joyful your devon rex is during this game keeps you from stopping untill your nerves start to fray or your arm falls off.
You will be surprised of what a devon can think of to annoy you or just help you in its own special way. Just try to sweep the floor with a devon trying to eat your broom while it's moving. Be alert for the devon rex paw that will slap the food off the end of your fork . Try taking a bath and
noticing the bathroom door opening ever so slowly and hoping that your devon will not decide to join you in the tub again. They do that, you know! My devon Naala is obsessed with water and will only drink from a running tap.
Devons are very clever, extremely intelligent and superb acrobats.
The devon rex body feels warmer than that of other cats because the devon has less hair to insulate your hand from the higher temperature that all felines have. It is a real joy to cuddle one.
His head is small, with large ears set very low on the sides of his head,
and big, oval eyes.
A short head with broad cheekbones and a strongly marked nose stop
when viewed in profile. The whisker pads are fat and the whiskers curly.
The devon rex body size is small to medium, with small oval paws and a long thin tail.
In adult devon rex cats the coat should be soft and curly, densely covering the back and sides but thinner on the head,
legs and tail.
