breed standards / cat associations / Cat Breeds / Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) / Cat Fancy / Persian cat
September 17, 2023
April 11th 2011: This article is about the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) breed standard for the contemporary flat faced Persian cat. This cat is sometimes referred to as the “Ultra Persian” in recognition of...
Cat Anatomy / Cat Breeds / Cat Coats / chinchilla / Chinchilla Persian / Genetics / genetics / Traditional Persian
September 10, 2023
The word ‘chinchilla’ is used a lot in the cat fancy and it is associated with Persian cats. Usually not the extreme bred, flat-faced variety but the traditional doll-faced types. But there appears to...
Cat Breeds / Cat Coats / Masked Silver / Persian cat / Traditional Persian
September 1, 2023
In 1947, Milo Denlinger, writing about the coat types and colours of Persian cats, said: “Masked Silvers are a new variety, and at present very few are bred. The ideal Masked Silver is a...
Cat Breeding / Cat Breeds / Cat Coats / Cat Fancy / longhaired / Persian cat / Traditional Persian
August 20, 2023
“Deceptive floof” is an amusing and nice way describe the longhaired cat with a slender body underneath. You get some really amusing comments about the deceptive floof such as: Perceptions From a slightly scientific...
Cat Breeds / Human to cat relationship / ownership / Persian cat
July 14, 2023
A really strange cat picture. Who does this? The cats have to be incredibly relaxed or even obedient to make this work. Or trained. Whatever. Because the overriding fear is that if something frightening...
adoption / adoption / Animal Rescue / Cat shelters / Persian cat
June 23, 2023
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to adopt a Persian purebred cat from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay and receive all the expenses of cat caregiving fully paid for during the...
brachycephalic skull / Cat Anatomy / noisy breathing and breathing difficulties / Persian cat / severe health issues
June 23, 2023
The Persian nose job is a ‘feline rhinoplasty’. Any wiser?! Yes, it is the enlarging of the nostrils to allow the flat-faced Persian to breath properly. It is ironic that the Persian cat breeders...
airline travel / lost cat / Persian cat / reunited
May 13, 2023
A dog reluctantly boards a plane during ‘the inaugural flight of K9 Jets, a private jet charter company…founded in response to both a growing desire among pet owners to travel with their animals and...
cat eating behaviour / Cat Food / Exotic Shorthair / feeding domestic cats / Persian cat / wet cat food
April 5, 2023
Well, this video is about people who are scared of cats or who don’t like them. They find out over the course of a week that cats can be charming and great companions. All...
animal abuse / Cat Anatomy / Cat Breeding / cat fancy / Cat Fancy / Injury / kidney disease / Persian cat / polycystic kidney disease / skeleton / skull
April 1, 2023
Well, I am going to get on my high horse and criticised this video. Perhaps I am wasting my time criticising the video because I should be criticising the fact that we have a...
British Shorthair / Cat Behavior / cat personality / character / dominance / energy level / friendliness / hunting / hunting birds / Persian cat / predatory behaviour / Ragdoll Cat
March 12, 2023
In general, cat owners don’t like the fact that their domestic cat companions hunt. Clearly, I’m referring to cats allowed outside. A lot of cat owners also want their cats to go outside so...
December 25, 2022
This information on the health issues suffered by the flat-faced Persian because of poor and extreme breeding (as per breed standard) comes from Dr Bruce Fogle’s book Complete Cat Care which I have presented...
September 27, 2022
This is an updated and refreshed page which was first written about 15 years ago! Yep, a long time and things change like rescue groups ceasing operations which is why it needed to be...
September 26, 2022
I have a long waffly introduction so you might like to skip it and if so, you can click on the following link: Go straight to Persian cat rescue list! ✔️??. This page was...
May 15, 2022
by Lisa James (Green Cove Springs, FL) Introduction by Michael (Admin): These are the words of an experienced Persian cat breeder who has strong views on the subject. It was written many years ago...
