r/selkirkrex • • Sep 12 '26

Welcome to r/selkirkrex!

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r/selkirkrex • • 4h ago

Feeding advice

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice please?

I adopted 2 Selkirk Rex adult siblings (18 months old) from a cat rescue here in the UK. I am trying to sort out their diet, they were fed a pretty cheap dry food only diet in the shelter.

The female has had a pretty poor gut. She has quite a lot of diarrhoea which I just can’t seem to sort out. She does have firmer days and then it just goes back.

At the moment I’m feeding them dry biscuits 3x a day and some wet food of an evening.

Please could anyone give me advice of what type of food I should be feeding my babies? Should I be feeding them much more wet food and only small amount of dry?

Thank you so much


r/selkirkrex • • 1d ago

I might be hooked on rexes now

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I think Clancy got me addicted to this breed because I want another even though we already have 4 cats 🫣 he's my first rex and I couldn't be more in love with him if I tried


r/selkirkrex • • 1d ago

Leia

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I wanted to thank everyone especially for the mods about what a great source of comfort everyone was when Leia was ill and unfortunately died last year on October 1st, I really appreciated the mods changing the group icon to her, but I wanted to let you know that I'm happy if you want to change it. it's been a lovely tribute to her for the last year.

I've included some of my favourite pictures of her x


r/selkirkrex • • 1d ago

Getting a third kitten

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The title sums it up really.
We currently have two cats/kittens. Ingrid (grey and white) is just over 1 year old, and goose (flame point) will be 1 in December. They are half siblings and took around a month to be fully happy around each other. I wouldn’t say they were very closely bonded, but they both sleep near each other and on the bed with us, they groom each other and play with each other, so they definitely like each other.

Ingrid’s mum is an absolutely gorgeous cat, and when we went to view Ingrid we both said we would love a cat like her mum. The breeder had a litter a few months ago with the same mum and dad, and one kitten looks exactly like it’s mum. The kitten is the last one left and is nearly 4 months old now, no one has bought it and we think it’s so so cute. We’ve thought about getting a third before but have been hesitant because we don’t want to upset the dynamic with our existing cats. Ingrid did get a bit less cuddly with us after we got goose, and has started being a bit more affectionate with us recently and we don’t want to change that.

We have a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 cat trees, some window perches, and lots of hiding spaces so I don’t think that would be an issue. We also have room to add another litter box and would feed the new kitten separately even after introducing them to Ingrid and Goose.

Has anyone got any experience introducing a third kitten? Is it a bad idea? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!


r/selkirkrex • • 1d ago

Was asking for names but now asking for healing vibes

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I posted a Selkirk recently that I am planning to bring home and we came up with the name Ramona ! Here’s the nitty gritty 😭
She is coming from a crazy situation, breeder was in hospice and passed away. Whoever was “caring” for them should be in jail. There were 17 cats, All have parasites and balding from fleas. All criminally dirty. Poor girl had her feet cleaned at the vet and she had so much urine and feces caked on her feet that when she was cleaned her feet bled a lot.

She is in the vet still, positive for Coccidia and hypoglycemic at the moment. 4 lbs and 2-3 years old. Broken canines. My heart just breaks in 2…
Really hoping she can make a comeback.
She is lethargic and hypoglycemic.. definitely critical but still eating.
My friend is her current foster who took her out of that hell. Stressed about how much this care is gunna end up being after all of this. But think of Ramona 🤧


r/selkirkrex • • 4d ago

Too Cute Tuesday

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In order to try to engage with the sub more, I'm starting Too Cute Tuesdays where you can reply with pictures of your kitties! Remember if you post someone else's kitty please include a link to their insta/fb or where ever you got it from. Feel free to comment as many times as you like!


r/selkirkrex • • 11d ago

Too Cute Tuesday

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In order to try to engage with the sub more, I'm starting Too Cute Tuesdays where you can reply with pictures of your kitties! Remember if you post someone else's kitty please include a link to their insta/fb or where ever you got it from. Feel free to comment as many times as you like!


r/selkirkrex • • 13d ago

Help picking a name

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Adopting this sweet girl from a sad situation, breeder passed away and all the cats are being rehomed.
She’s in need of a groom as the person who had them after the breeder passed was not caring for them well and they all were flea infested with hair and skin looking sad. Can’t wait to see her curls in all their glory !!

Anyway, we love anime names, girly names, and people names lol.


r/selkirkrex • • 17d ago

He fits.

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We have odd boxes all over at home for him. Right now this is favourite 🥰


r/selkirkrex • • 18d ago

Too Cute Tuesday

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In order to try to engage with the sub more, I'm starting Too Cute Tuesdays where you can reply with pictures of your kitties! Remember if you post someone else's kitty please include a link to their insta/fb or where ever you got it from. Feel free to comment as many times as you like!


r/selkirkrex • • 21d ago

Kenneth’s 10 months

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253 Upvotes

This subreddit’s top G is now 10 months old and 4.7kg. Go him.


r/selkirkrex • • 21d ago

Advice on feeding please

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Recently we welcomed a 5 month old male short haired Selkirk into our family. We have a feeding station that allows for "grazing" cat biscuits during the day but he seems to be eating ALOT. Have owned cats before, but not a Selkirk and we are in China based in an apartment (no hate please). Please advise best way to feed him e.g grazing food vs certain volume given. What works for you?


r/selkirkrex • • 21d ago

How do I get my nuetered 10 month old Selkirk to stop bunny kicking , scratching and biting my feet?

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My cat is 10 months old now, and I’ve had him since he was about 6 months old. He’s a male Selkirk Rex and is very attached to me. He follows me pretty much everywhere, sleeps with me, and wants to be involved in whatever I’m doing.

I give him plenty of playtime, and he also likes to play with the other dog in my home. He has multiple cat trees, a window perch, plenty of toys, and everything else he needs.

Despite all of that, he likes to walk by my feet, grab onto them, wrestle with them, bunny kick them, and bite them. I ignore the behaviour and leave the room when he gets too rough so I don’t reinforce it. My vet also recommended a Feliway pheromone diffuser to see if it helps with his scratching and rough play, while encouraging more of the calm behaviour he shows in the picture.

When he isn’t doing that, he is a very calm and affectionate cat. He likes to run around and follow me from room to room, stay nearby while I’m doing things, or sleep right beside me. He really does seem to want to be involved in everything I do.

Hes my first kitty and I’m a new owner so I’m still learning, any advice woukd be great. I do schedule feeding with him now, we have breakfast, lunch and dinner together. (7am, 5pm, 9-10pm)

He has a really cool seal point colour right now, and I’m curious to see how much he’ll toast up as he gets older.


r/selkirkrex • • 25d ago

Too Cute Tuesday

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In order to try to engage with the sub more, I'm starting Too Cute Tuesdays where you can reply with pictures of your kitties! Remember if you post someone else's kitty please include a link to their insta/fb or where ever you got it from. Feel free to comment as many times as you like!


r/selkirkrex • • 26d ago

The return of the fluff!

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Ohlin (1,5y old) found his winter coat again. He was looking a little bit scruffy this summer.


r/selkirkrex • • 27d ago

Curlycelts Sol Rising

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Aka Sunny, Cream shorthair curly boy from our newest trio


r/selkirkrex • • 27d ago

Curlycelts Wildfire Ember

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Ember feeling spooky, black curly girl and last but not least of our newest trio 🥰


r/selkirkrex • • 27d ago

Curlycelts Summers Reign

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Aka juniper 🥰 Blue torti curly girl staying with us 💙


r/selkirkrex • • 29d ago

Walked in on him BIG chilling 😂

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r/selkirkrex • • Sep 16 '26

Just how cute can siblings be?

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They adore each other! Seldom more than a couple of meters between them.


r/selkirkrex • • Sep 15 '26

When did your kitten reach full size?

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Elliott is 10 months and he’s gotten suuper fluffy but still seems teenager size. Hes been like this for a few months now without much growth so I’m wondering if he will keep bulking up or stay bite size hehe


r/selkirkrex • • Sep 15 '26

Too Cute Tuesday

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In order to try to engage with the sub more, I'm starting Too Cute Tuesdays where you can reply with pictures of your kitties! Remember if you post someone else's kitty please include a link to their insta/fb or where ever you got it from. Feel free to comment as many times as you like!


r/selkirkrex • • Sep 13 '26

Wake up and smell the Artichoke

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Sockan was calm for 10 seconds and I managed to take some photos of here investigating the flowers from the Jerusalem Artichokes.


r/selkirkrex • • Sep 08 '26

Too Cute Tuesday

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In order to try to engage with the sub more, I'm starting Too Cute Tuesdays where you can reply with pictures of your kitties! Remember if you post someone else's kitty please include a link to their insta/fb or where ever you got it from. Feel free to comment as many times as you like!