Cat Breeds
Burmillas are a relatively new breed first coming about in the 1980s and only introduced into the cat fanciers association in the last decade.
Cat breeds. Although non shedding cats are a rarity several hypoallergenic cat breeds which are also hairless cat breeds are the exception. In the end your cat s preferences and attitude are as individual as you are. One thing however is for certain. Whether you wish to know about lykoi cats the siamese cat russian blue cats.
Find your perfect cat breed here. The best way to tell what breed some cat might be is to look for some specific and distinctive characteristics of particular breeds. We go from discussing small cat breeds to large cat breeds hairless cats to the most popular cat breeds. Three main associations recognize purebred cats.
All thrive on love. Size smallest small medium large largest coat hairless short hair medium hair long hair characteristics hypoallergenic cutest fluffy best house rare wild exotic color white. For example the japanese bobtail has been recorded to exist for more than thousand years. Even within breeds cat behavior personality and sometimes appearance will vary widely.
Their history care and characteristics. Hypoallergenic cat breeds find the best hypoallergenic cat breeds that fit your allergen free household including the balinese javanese cornish rex devon rex siberian. And if you already have your ideal feline companion you can discover everything there is to know about all cat breeds here including. They include the bambino british shorthair levkoy peterbald and sphynx.
Browse our list of 50 cat breeds to find the perfect cat breed for you and then find adoptable cats and cat shelters close to you. Like the other british cat breeds on this list the burmilla is quite sweet and ideal for families and they rarely say no to a lap cuddle. The cat fanciers association cfa the international cat association tica and fédération internationale féline fife the cfa recognizes 44 breeds tica recognizes 58 and fife recognizes 43. They are like all pets time consuming and also.
Cats are typically referred to as either domestic or purebred domestic cats do not have a pedigree history of their lineage while purebred cats do. Genetics and environment each play a role in an animal s development and one can never be certain how a particular cat will act and react to his humans or surroundings. Some cat breeds will need a lot of meticulous grooming some would rather chase mice in a garden rather than snuggle up on your lap and some will vocalise non stop until your upstairs neighbours can t take it anymore. Cats are also very long term companions and if well cared for can live from 12 to 20 years.
Some older cat breeds traced far back in world history in registries. The following list of cat breeds includes only domestic cat breeds and domestic wild hybrids the list includes established breeds recognized by various cat registries new and experimental breeds landraces being established as standardized breeds distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed extinct breeds. As of 2019 the international cat association tica.