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Breed Profile

The Devon Rex was discovered in 1960 in the county of Devon, England.  The Devon Rex originates from a stray curly coated male who mated with another stray, a tortie and white cat. A lady who lived close by, Miss Beryl Cox cared for the tortie. 

Miss Cox took care of the pregnant tortie and white, and in amongst the litter that she gave birth to was a curly coated male kitten that she kept as a pet and named Kirlee. At first it was thought that Kirlee was possibly related to the Cornish Rex but it was later established that Kirlee carried a new rex gene and was indeed a new type. It took a lot of patience and out crossing to get the breed well established today.

A brief description of Kirlees appearance:  his coat was curly and mole-grey in colour.  He looked like a little pixie due to his wide cheeks, short face, and huge ears looking like bat wings.  His ears were low-set and were covered with tufts of hair on the back creating an ”earmuff” like effect.

The Devon Rex is a breed of cat with a most unique appearance. Some of the very interesting and distinctive features of this breed are the large 'pixie' like ears, the short wavy and velvet like coat, short crinkly whiskers, and for some, the wrinkly foreheads.

The Devon Rex is often referred to as a feline comedian, or a monkey in a cats clothing. They are excellent jumpers, and because of their extremely curious nature, sometimes no shelf is off limits to them! They are a cat with attitude and are not for the faint hearted. 

The Devon Rex are affectionate, adventurous, intelligent (they can be trained to fetch), and very much people orientated.  Many like to jump from the floor to your shoulder and ride there. They love to be with you, and to help you do all sorts of activities, from reading to cleaning the house.  If you are seated, you will generally have a Devon Rex in your lap, or if you are lying down, you will generally have one keeping you company. They wag their tail when happy, purr readily and are great talkers.  They chirp rather than meow.