However, they are considered one of the most expensive cat breeds in the world, many people are willing to spend hundreds of millions of dong to own.
With a “naked” appearance, ugly, but this is one of the most expensive cat breeds in the world.
As one of the rarest, most unique and strange cats in the world because of being born with a hairless mutant, the sphinx cat, also known as the Egyptian cat, the Sphynx cat is fascinated by many people and imported to Vietnam in the past few years. Recent years.
According to research, hairless cats were discovered by chance in the 1960s-1970s, from hairless cats due to a gene mutation called Prune, people bred this recessive gene line.
They may seem unapproachable, but they are extremely friendly and intelligent.
The whole body of this cat breed is smooth, large ears, round belly, white skin color like albino or brown cavity on a white background. Hairless cats have wrinkled and non-wrinkled types.
Cats of the wrinkled Sphynx breed always have a scowling, stern, unapproachable face, so many people consider them to be one of the ugliest cats in the world.
In particular, although originating from Canada, hairless cats are called Egyptian cats or Sphynx, meaning sphinx because their appearance resembles a sphinx.
However, the price of this cat breed is not cheap. With hairless cats breeding in Vietnam, the price will range from 20-25 million VND/head; over 75 million VND if imported from Thailand; over 100 million VND if imported from Europe and over 200 million VND if imported from the United States or Canada.
Some hairless cats cost up to hundreds of millions of dong.
“That is the price list of hairless cats 2 months old or older, with clear papers, origins and origins. Having 2 vaccinations, deworming and periodic health check, but not including the shipping fee to Vietnam, “said Tung, owner of a pet import shop in Hanoi.
They have no hair, white skin or gray spots, green spots on a white background.
In terms of characteristics, the head of the hairless cat is triangular, and the large triangular ears resemble the ears of a bat. Their eyes are large and glittering with beautiful colors, usually blue and green. There are even cats with two very special eye colors.
A sphinx cat named Rose was bought to Vietnam for $3,000. (Photo: Huynh Dung).
Having spent $3,000 excluding shipping fees to buy a hairless cat from Russia and Vietnam, Huynh Dung, a resident of Ho Chi Minh City, said the breed is friendly, approachable and intelligent. and hyperactive, so she was “fascinated” from the first time she saw it.
Dung spent hundreds of millions of dong to buy these hairless cats back to Vietnam. (Photo: Huynh Dung).
Therefore, she spent more than 3,000 USD to buy a hairless cat from Russia to Vietnam to raise. After a year, she continued to spend $ 2,000 to buy another hairless cat. Up to now, she owns 7 hairless cats with prices from 1-3 thousand USD/cat.
“Every child remembers his own name and has a different personality. For example, Rose is the smartest in the family, likes to hug stuffed animals, or listen to stories; Ti Do is very strong and likes to possess; Amy is introverted and mature; Micky loves massages; Cao likes to hold me and jump up high, grabbing my neck with his front legs; Dwarfs have two-color eyes, short legs, are very squishy, often like to hug and lie on their lap,” Dung described.
The hairless cats of Ms. Huynh Dung.
As a hyperactive and intelligent cat, the sphinx cat is very active, so its appetite is far beyond that of other cats.
In addition to feeding nutritious seeds and pate, Ms. Dung also prepares more shredded chicken, fish, meat and supplements to give the children enough nutrition. Each month, the cost to take care of and nurture her cats is regarding 10 million VND.
