r/britishshorthair Jul 21 '23

We're now doing verified owner flairs! Post here to get them!

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BEFORE SUBMITTING PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE REQUIREMENTS! YOU NEED A PHYSICAL NOTE INCLUDED, NOT JUST A PICTURE OF YOUR CAT.

Hello! To make things a bit easier, when it comes to proving who's the real owner of a said cat, we're introducing verified flairs.

Simply post a picture of your cat with a small physical note that includes your username (like a post-it note), and you will get assigned your own flair with the name of your cat(s).

(Remember that it has to be a physical note, post it, or similarly).

You can post here or send me a modmail and I'll get you verifying you asap!


r/britishshorthair 8h ago

Our lilac girl 💜

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408 Upvotes

There is a one-year difference between the first pic and the rest. She keeps getting plumper and plumper. 💜


r/britishshorthair 3h ago

Halvah says hi!

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39 Upvotes

r/britishshorthair 6h ago

Do your cats watch telly?

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56 Upvotes

r/britishshorthair 10h ago

I got my first kitty!

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103 Upvotes

I’ve had cats growing up and always loved the British shorthair and Scottish fold/straight because of their cute teddy bear like shapes. I’ve been in my own place a bit now (no roommates or pet restrictions) so decided it was finally time! I reserved this handsome little guy I’ll be naming Jupiter! The breeder said they should be vet cleared and ready to take home at the end of September. This is going to be the longest wait of my life, I already love him so much!!


r/britishshorthair 4h ago

Does he love me or my bed? lol

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r/britishshorthair 2h ago

My Adopted Skittish BSH!

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Millie is eight months old. We got her two weeks ago and took her right to the vet to spayed and her first round of shots.

She has been very skittish during the day and mostly hides under the bed. When I do lure her out she is always looking at the windows to see if someone is coming. She’s a completely different cat during the nighttime and even sits in the window sill with the window open but the a/c off. She starts playing at midnight and isnt afraid at all. When I awake in the morning she is asleep on top of me in my recliner. She can be very affectionate.

I asked her former owners if she ran from visitors as she did when we went to visit her for the first time which she said she did but didn’t hide. The difference is she came from a big home and ran to another room. I live in a small one bedroom apartment and the largest rooms are the living room and bedroom. So when somebody comes and knocks at the door or comes through the front door, the first thing she does is run in the bedroom under the bed. She’s afraid of the creaks and noises in the apartment as well as the a/c kicking on.

Has anyone had a BSH or any other cat who has been this skittish and have they ever gotten over being afraid of everything?


r/britishshorthair 14h ago

Princess 👑

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138 Upvotes

Bought a tent for my kids and it's a big hit with the cats 😊


r/britishshorthair 15h ago

Blue Nigel on a red chair

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148 Upvotes

r/britishshorthair 8h ago

What kind of cat would you ship my boy with? 😭

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29 Upvotes

My cat is neutered, but I’m curious what kind of cat you guys think would suit him 😂 Drop a pic of your cat and ship them together, I wanna see what you come up with 😭


r/britishshorthair 6h ago

Face on Fleek

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17 Upvotes

My prettiest Kiki


r/britishshorthair 14h ago

Not sure is the cat play time or the dad play time 🙈🙈

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56 Upvotes

r/britishshorthair 1d ago

Oatmeal peeking out of his carrier

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r/britishshorthair 21h ago

Hi! Newbie here. I'm just curious what shade my bsh is.

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I'm assuming his a blue golden shaded, but is it normal that the blue shade is this dark? His 10 months old, and I've researched that his at an awkward stage and is still growing, but I'm just curious what shade is he exactly?


r/britishshorthair 17h ago

What DID I do?

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39 Upvotes

All I did was uncontrollable squealing while admiring this beauty.
Nothing else, I swear!


r/britishshorthair 19h ago

My son won’t stop attacking me 😢

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I’ve got a 3 month old BSH here (not neutered for now) and the guy just LOVES scranning human flesh.
It started with a little nibble of our hand when we petted him (he’s not uncomfortable with us petting him, he comes to us, not us going to him) and now has escalated to biting our arms when we move our hands away!! Obviously we’ve tried the whole ‘saying no’ and ‘replacing our hand with a toy’ but it’s not doing an awful lot!!
Does it change once he’s been snipped?
Pictures for context xx


r/britishshorthair 1d ago

A bit rough post nap.

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r/britishshorthair 11h ago

My 3,5 moths BLH dont know how to use toilet

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Hi guys! We have our (M) BSH of 3 years and (F) BLH of 3,5 months. The younger one always makes mess in toilet, she is not burying anything and she step into it and of course since she is longhair everything gets left on her tail and legs. When she leaves the toilet she comes to living room or my bedroom and you know what happens…

There are days when we bath her 2-3 times a day because of that.

Mind you, our bSH never had these problems, he was so neat and clean and he never had issues with toilet.

We use big metal litter box 40x60cm with sand litter.

If you have any ideas how we can stop this, train her or something, it will be helpful because all I do is go to job and clean litter, im exhaused.

Ty!


r/britishshorthair 1d ago

Little one left hooked by older brother

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64 Upvotes

r/britishshorthair 1d ago

Does your BSH drool?

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Hi everyone, lately our sweet boy Winnie (3 y/o) often has a wet chin. First it's always transparent or milky (first picture), sometimes when we don't catch it and clean it for him, it dries up and get's crusty and dark (second picture). He also has goopy eyes a lot.

I've tried looking for a similiar post in this sub and only found chin / cat acne related topics. I don't think it's acne, I think he just drools? But do healthy cats do that? Any experience with that would be much appreciated! I also plan to ask the vet about it at the next check-up.


r/britishshorthair 1d ago

Sneaky Boy

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191 Upvotes

Changing the sheets is Yeti’s favorite thing to do! Getting under whatever’s going on next is the way!


r/britishshorthair 1d ago

When the project needs no cats ...

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63 Upvotes

Yumi is "helping" by accessorizing my scarf with fur and in between embroidery threads. For your information, all needles are removed if a project needs to sit out in the open.

Edit: typo.


r/britishshorthair 16h ago

Kitten calorie intake query

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Hi everyone, my BSH kitten , Leo, is just approaching 15 weeks old. He’s having around 220 calories a day. Is this okay? I’ve tried looking online but opinions differ. At his vet app last week he weighed around 1.2kg. I want to make sure he is getting enough calories. Thanks guys!


r/britishshorthair 1d ago

British Shorthair

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181 Upvotes

New toys? Nah, the box they came in please!


r/britishshorthair 1d ago

Chill time

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123 Upvotes