Giving a Persian cut for health reasons (some do it for the look) is a loving aspect of cat care. But it is bit peculiar that we have Persian cat breeders doing all they can to give their cats long fur following the breed standard for it to be shaved off because it is …
“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 point of view, the way the Persian cat immediately went through this mesh fence in the video above tells me …
This is a very compressed look at domestic longhaired cats in the form of an infographic. I hope it helps and entertains. It is free to use under Creative Commons: ATTRIBUTION-NODERIVS CC BY-ND license. All I ask you to do, if you do use it, is to give me a credit and link back …
Is it true that long-haired cats are rarely seen in feral colonies in the US? Dr John Bradshaw writing in Cat Sense believes that this is certainly true. If so, why is this?
Why is it that we rarely see long-haired feral cats in feral cat colonies? Or have I missed something? I’ll have to keep this brief because there is not much to say unless somebody can add to the article in an enlightened comment. Long-haired domestic cats are quite popular. There are some very popular …
By Maria This is the very first picture of Kiki relaxing on our deck. He’s around 6 months old, his paw was shaved in the emergency hospital. I found him a few days earlier in our front yard starving, sick and screaming for help. I was not sure I’d be able to keep him …
Colonel Meow, one of the most famous internet cats in the world, died January 29 after a brief illness. He was rescued several years ago by the Seattle Persian and Himalayan Society after being found abandoned on the side of a road. Colonel Meow underwent a thorough vet exam, and was soon adopted through …
By Pat Kingsnorth – Ark on the Edge – animal sanctuary One June morning in 2000 I was rung by the RSPCA and the call enlightened me in the world of breeding. They had been alerted to a breeder and had found 7 pedigree DLH (domestic long hair) Persians kept in cages for breeding purposes. Cages …
