Cat breeds

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American Curls

known for the unusual characteristics of their ears, ears curl backwards rather than standing upright and coming to a point. Can be classified as their shorthaired or lonhaired and can be any color pattern, joyous, family oriented, loving

Sphynx

Appear hairless, with small amounts of barely visible hair, lively, demanding attention, loving

Domestic long hair

Are not recognized as a cat breed, but are recognized as cars of unknown and mixed origins. They grow a long,silky coat that can be a variety of colors, lengths and texture. They also grow an undercoat tat makes them appear larger than they are, playful, friendly, timid

Egyptian mau

Grow a medium length coat which can vary in texture. They can be one of three coat colors: -silver with charcoal markings -bronze with dark brown or black markings -smoke gray with black markings, reserved, affectionate, athletic

Birmans

Grow a plush single-length coat in various colors. The develop their colors as they mature., soft spoken, quite, gentle

Manx

Grow a short, dense double coat. Their coat may be any color. They have a rounded back and shortened tail, great w/ children, loving, intelligent

Cornish Rex

Grow a short, wavy coat and can be a variety of colors and patterns. Resullted from a natural mutation, causing wavy coat and curly whiskers, clever, outgoing, loving

Selkirk Rex

Grow curly coat, resulting from a genetic mutation. They grow a straighter coat as they age. Can be varieties of colors and patterns, patient, loving, tolerant

Oriental

Grow either short or long hair. May be one of any 300 color combinations. They have pointed ears and extremely long tails, sweet natured, loyal social

Turkish Angora

Grow long and silky hair most often white. They are stubborn and they're difficult with their owners, affectionate, playful, gentle

Somali

Grow long and thick hair coming in different varieties and shades of red, brown and black. Are close relatives of the Abyssinians, active, playful, adaptive

Siberian

Grow long and thick hair which can be almost any color. They are larger than most breeds, playful, loyal, affectionate

Persian

Grow long fluffy hair. May be white, black, Orange, or a combination of those colors. This is the most popular cat breed, affectionate, loyal, laid back

Maine Coon

Grow long hair in various colors. They can withstand warm and cold climates. They're one of the largest cat breeds, loyal, fun loving, good natured

Persian Himalayan

Grow long thick coats which can be almost any color. This is a crossed breed of Siamese and Persian cats, docile, quiet, discriminating

Ragdoll

Grow semi-long coat which can be several different colors. They are abnormally find of humans and human attention. Are the largest non-Exotic cat breed, trainable, gentle, well behaved

Russian Blue

Grow short and thick double coat which feel soft and silky. May be blue to bluish gray. They possess green or dark colored eyes, bonds with owner, playful, independent

Siamese

Grow short hair. Have a slender body and large ears. Possess almond shaped slanted eyes, athletic, loving, communicative

Burmese

Grow short hair. May be stable, champagne, blue or platinum in color. Have yellow eyes, affectionate, active, playful

American shorthaired

Grow short thick hair. Are broken into four color categories: solid, particolor, shaded and smoked colors, tabby, loving, quiet, gentle

Color point shorthairs

Grow smooth coats which can be a variety of colors and points. Highly resembles a Siamese cat in body possitions, intelligent, vocal, stubborn

Abyssinian

Grow soft, silky hair which is medium in length. May be rubby, red, blue, or fawn, ticked with many different colors throughout the coat, active, loving, playful

Tonkinese

Grow soft, silky hair which is short and medium length. Has almond shaped aqua eyes, highly intelligent, very alerted, sneaky and fast

Devon Rex

Grow wavy loose cured coat which can be any color or variety of colors. Occasionally, the hair on their ears resemble earmuffs. Have a high cheekbones, large eyes and large ears, mischievous, intelligent, active

Scottish Fold

Have rounded heads and eyes, clever, curious, outgoing

Exotic short hair

Resembles Persians, but have a short coat length and can be a variety of colors or patterns, peaceful, content, loving

Balinese

Similar to Siamese Cat, but their main difference is their cost length, grow long, silly coat with seal, chocolate blue and lilac color point, vocal, outgoing, demanding

Havana Browns

They are extremely rare breeds of cats.. The grow a short, silky, solid brown from chocolate to a mahogany color. They are also characterized by their green eyes, human oriented, playful, curious

Domestic short hair

They are not recognized as a cat Breed, but are recognized as cats of unknown and mixed origins. They grow a short, silly coat which can be a variety of colors and patterns, playful, friendly, independent


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