While hiding from strangers, they will fawn for attention from their favorite people, and will keep demanding whatever it is they want until they get it!Īs long as they've bonded with you, Maus relish being the centre of attention and will reward love and affection with unswerving loyalty. Saleemah was previously adopted into a lovely home however the owner is moving into a house with a relative that is allergic to cats so she s looking for a new home that will be her Furever.

BehaviourĮgyptian Maus tend to be shy with strangers, while developing very close bonds with their owners. It has been widened recently after new, imported bloodlines were brought into US breeding programs. This has proved very difficult, as the gene pool turns out to be very limited. Mau breeders still aspire to developing a breed that looks like the cats in Ancient Egyptian depictions, while maintaining the breed standard. The Egyptian Mau was recognized by The International Cat Association in 1979. She imported two silver females, Baba and Liza, and a bronze male called JoJo. There are not too many bronze-only breeders out there. Sometimes we get classic tabby Egyptian Maus, but these are very rare. They should have broken necklaces and their paw pads should be black. The breed's history in the USA begins with Russian Princess Nathalie Trubetskaya, who brought three Egyptian Maus from Italy in 1956. They should have spots across the body (even in the shoulder blades) and vest buttons across their bellies. These depictions show a heavily spotted cat that could be a wild Serval, but they also bear the distinct 'mascara' marking of the Mau.Ī less romantic origins story suggests that the Egyptian Mau originated in Europe, with genetic studies showing it to be closely related to European breeds such as the Maine Coon. Some like to trace its origins back to Ancient Egypt, and cats resembling the Egyptian Mau can be seen in lots of the artwork covering Ancient Egyptian monuments and tombs.

The history of the Egyptian Mau is still a subject of hot debate.

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