domestic shorthair
noun
: american shorthair
broadly
: a short-haired domestic cat especially of unknown pedigree
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Animal: Kingston, 3-year-old, 13-pound male domestic shorthair cat.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The three-year-old domestic shorthair tabby was found to have a severe degloving injury of his front paw that had become infected.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Animal: Chuck, 2--year-old, 13-pound, male domestic shorthair cat with a black-and-white coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
Animal: Baby Blue, 1-year-old male domestic shorthair cat, No. 887748.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
Animal: Mack, a 7-year-old, 10-pound male domestic shorthair cat with a gray-and-white tabby coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Animal: Marbles, a 1-year-old, 6-pound, female domestic shorthair cat with a muted tortoiseshell coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
Animal: Roko, 5-year-old, 20-pound, male domestic shorthair cat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
The absolutely gorgeous 9-week-old domestic shorthair kitty found her way to the Arizona Humane Society, along with three littermates, after a Good Samaritan found them as underaged, orphaned strays.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The three-year-old domestic shorthair tabby was found to have a severe degloving injury of his front paw that had become infected.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Animal: Chuck, 2--year-old, 13-pound, male domestic shorthair cat with a black-and-white coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
Animal: Baby Blue, 1-year-old male domestic shorthair cat, No. 887748.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
Animal: Mack, a 7-year-old, 10-pound male domestic shorthair cat with a gray-and-white tabby coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Animal: Marbles, a 1-year-old, 6-pound, female domestic shorthair cat with a muted tortoiseshell coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
Animal: Roko, 5-year-old, 20-pound, male domestic shorthair cat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
The absolutely gorgeous 9-week-old domestic shorthair kitty found her way to the Arizona Humane Society, along with three littermates, after a Good Samaritan found them as underaged, orphaned strays.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
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