Persian Breed Intro

Characteristics

  • Sweet temperament
  • Laid back
  • Long, thick coat
  • Heavily boned
  • "Cobby" body
  • Straight, short tail
  • Large, round eyes
  • Small, flat nose
  • Generally good with kids
  • Short legs
  • Large, round head
  • Small, forward-tilting ears

Ideal Weight

Cats ideally weigh between 7-12 lbs, but a vet can help you determine what your cat should weigh based on his/her bone size. Persians tend to be heavier than other breeds.

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Seven Persian Divisions

The following are the seven groups of the Persian class recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association.

Solid Color:
White, Black, Blue, Cream, Red, Peke-Face Red, Chocolate, Lilac

Silver and Golden:
Chinchilla Silver, Shaded Silver, Chinchilla Golden, Shaded Golden

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Glossary of Terms

Bicolor
Half white and half another color
Blue Point
Type of Himalayan; gray points and a light gray or beige body
Calico
White with red and black patches
Chinchilla Golden
Rich cream fur lightly tipped in black to create a golden appearance (Chinchilla Golden)
Chinchilla Silver
White fur lightly tipped in black to create a silver appearance (The shading is darker on Shaded Silvers.)

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Exotic - Facts Every Owner of This Cat Breed Should Know

In the 1960s a Persian was crossed with a Domestic Shorthair in an attempt to create a Persian with only short hair. The result was today's Exotic, a breed that looks strikingly similar to the Persian, but with less maintenance involved, hence the nickname, 'the lazy man's Persian.' There are long- and shorthaired varieties of Exotic. The coat of a Longhaired is very similar to a Persian. It is very thick and dense, and requires daily grooming, along with regular bathing. The Shorthaired Exotic coat is, well, short.

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The Exotic Shorthair Cat

A shorthair house cat, the Exotic Shorthair was developed in the United States during the middle of twentieth century by mating longhair Persian cats with certain shorthair breeds. The idea was to create a cat that had all the adorable external features of the Persian apart from its long hair. For this purpose American and British Shorthairs, Burmese and even Russian Blues were used to create the perfect shorthaired Persian. The resulting cat had a distinct exotic look about it and owing to its short hair, was named thus.

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