Cats
"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
Bobtail (1986) is a Russian miniature breed, no larger than a normal 3-4 month kitten.
Toybobs have short, solid bodies and excellent muscles, with short straight or curved tail-
remnant (3-7 cm), straight or corkscrewed, covered with fur in a "pompon" or "brush" effect.
All of these were recognised in the 1990s, but apart from the Toy-Bob have existed for far
longer.
Confusingly, there is another variety known as a Thai Bobtail. It is a naturally occurring
bobtailed variety of Oriental/Burmese type. These are mostly, but not exclusively,
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