Cats
development. The Kurilian’s bobbed tail is due to an incomplete dominant gene, while the
similarly named Karelian’s bobbed tail is a recessive gene.
The Karel Bobtail (Karellian) is a shorthaired/semi-longhaired breed which occurs naturally
along the coasts and islands of Lake Ladoga. The mutation is claimed to be identical to the
Japanese Bobtail. These are elegant, svelte cats with lifted rumps and short pompom tails (4-
13 cm). The Kuril Bobtail (Curilsk) is smallish, compact and cobby with a short (5-13 cm)
"bob" or "pompon" tail . It has shorthair and semi-longhair forms. The Mekong Bobtail
(formerly the Thai-Bob or Thai Bobtail) is a medium-sized Russian breed resembling the
Traditional style (Apple- or Round-head) Siamese in all non-mitted colorpoint varieties. The
tail is short (3-11 cm), bobbed and its outline is smoothed by the coat. The Toy-Bob or Toy
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