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Persian
Medium size
Long, soft coat
Various colors
Flat face |
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Himalayan
Really a division of Persian but with points
Long hair
Must have blue eyes |
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Exotic Shorthair
Persian with short hair |
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Birman
Blue eyes
Color points
Semi-long coat
White gloves (feet)
Roman nose |
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Ragdoll
Similar to Birman but larger
With or without white feet |
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Norwegian Forest Cat
Large size
Semi-longhaired
Triangle shaped head
Straight brow to nose
Tufted ears and somewhat tufted feet |
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Maine Coon
Very large cat
Semi-longhaired
Tufted ears and feet |
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Siamese
Medium size
Long, elongated body and face
Short, pointed coat
Vocal |
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Balinese
Longhaired Siamese
Less vocal |
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Turkish Van
Medium/large cats
Color only on head and tail
Semi-long hair
Love water and swim well |
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Abyssinian
Agouti/ticked coat
Medium size |
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American Shorthair
Medium size
Most cats in US derived from these
Short hair |
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Sphynx
Medium size
Hairless or fine haired
Genetic mutation of DSH |
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Cornish Rex
Short wavy coat close to skin
Medium size
Minimal shedding |
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Devon Rex
Medium size
Long necks, odd shape heads
Coat wavy to curly
Large ears |
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American Bobtail
Medium/large size
Short tail (genetic)
Short or medium long coat |
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Manx
Medium size
Short or long haired
Can have no tial, very short tail, various tail lengths, or full tail
Genetic - tail not removed or docked |
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American Curl
Ears curl back
Medium size |
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Scottish Fold
Ears fold down
Not all kittens will express this gene
Genetic issues |
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Russian Blue
Medium size
Silver-blue coat
Green eyes
Silky, plush, short coat |
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