Cat Breeds

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Exotic Shorthair

This cat is a man-made breed resulting from the cross of Persians with American Shorthairs and other shorthaired cats. This cat's body and head-style match that of the Persian, but the breed was separated into its own category in the 1960s

Birman

is a domestic cat breed,has a pale coloured body and darker points with deep blue eyes

Maine Coon

long-haired cat breed native to America; prized in New England for mousing abilities; good with kids and dogs; medium-large in size

Domestic Shorthair

mixed breed cats with short hair

Havana Brown

rare breed, mahogany chocolate brown, green eyes, from Thailand, long narrow head, short coat

Color Point Shorthair

vocal, large ears, siamese/abyssinian cross, pale colored body, 20 different colorpoints, blue eyes

Egyptian Mau

With characteristics of a wildcat, this embodies a spirit reflecting the deity it once was in ancient Egypt. The breed boasts exotic coats of bronze and silver spots and is known as the only naturally spotted domestic cat.

Persian

a long-haired breed of cat with squished in face

Siamese

a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip

Russian Blue

cat breed from Archangel Isles off northern coast of Russia; short, dense coat of even, bright blue with each hair tipped in silver; one color; one coat length

Manx

cat breed from Isle of Man off the coast of England; only eligible for show if tailless, but many are born with tails; medium size; long and short hair in variety of colors

Abyssinian

cat breed from coast of Indian Ocean; extremely intelligent; people-oriented; not lap cats; medium to large; distinctly short ticked coat

Domestic Longhair

cat breed that has long guard hairs, abbreviated DLH

Balinese

cat breed that is a spontaneous long-haired mutation of siamese (coat length is only difference); medium size; long and lean; unique single-coat

Cornish Rex

cat breed that is mutation from England; short coat that lies close to body falling in washboard waves; small-medium size with many accepted colors

Burmese

cat breed with Siamese blood in ancestry; compact with round head and large eyes; short-haired; extremely people-oriented (almost dog-like)

American Curl

ears are straight at birth and begin to curl up at 3-5 days. all colors and patterns. fur can be long or short. medium size semi-foreign body

Scottish Fold

ears can fold forward and down, can be found in any color,natural mutation,excellent family cat,gets along well with others cats and dogs.

Selkirk Rex

fur is plush and curly and can be either long or shot, whiskers are also curly, any color or pattern, heavy boned body similar to the briish shorthair

Devon Rex

hair is wavy, not curly. ears are large and set low. a wedge shaped head with large oval eyes, whiskers are not curly, all colors and patterns, "Elfin" face, semi-foreign body type


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