Dragonway Egyptian Maus
Breed Info
The Egyptian Mau:
The history of the Mau goes back thousands of years to ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Mau is said to be the oldest domesticated breed of cat; images of cats in ancient Egyptian artwork are nearly identical to the Mau we know and love today. In spite of such a long history, Maus are fairly new to the United States, coming here via the Russian Princess Nathalie Troubetskoy, who helped rescue the breed from near extinction in the 1950s. Maus are still quite a rare breed.The Mau gets his or her spots naturally; they are the only naturally spotted breed of cat. Maus come in silver, bronze and smoke, (accepted for showing), and black and blue, (accepted for registration, but not showing). With an extra flap of skin that hangs down in front of the back legs and a muscular build, Maus are the fastest domestic cat. With their agile, cheetah-like movement, they have been clocked running as fast as giraffes - 36 mph! Not only can they run fast, they have lightening reflexes and have an almost super-power jumping ability. They are physically very extraordinary.
Maus are a very intelligent, interactive and social breed of cat. They are intensely curious and have an almost busy-body tendency - they want to know what is going on with their special people at all times! They can also be willfully hard-headed; it's difficult, for example, to read a novel with a purring head nosing at the pages, no matter how many times you set them aside. However, they can be quite aloof when they are busy about their own business. Barely flicking an ear when you call their name, despite their excellent hearing. But they are also very toy motivated and love to play; a wiggling feather wand will entice even the most apparently disinterested Mau away from a late afternoon nap. Completely charming, the Mau takes no time at all wrapping their people securely around their paw.
Interesting, little known facts about Maus:
**One of the most endangered pedigreed cat breeds.
**It can take up to 15 months for their coats to fully develop.
**It can take up to two years for their unique Gooseberry green eyes to develop.
**When they're happy, Maus will wiggle their upright tail, which we call "happy tail".
**Maus have beautiful melodic meows and chortles which they use to carry on interesting conversations with their family.
**Maus can be trained fairly easily - see below.
Watch Squirt perform his tricks!
