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...
breed standards / cat associations / Cat Breeds / Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) / Cat Fancy / Sphynx Cat
September 16, 2023
This is an illustrated version of the breed standard for the purebred Sphynx cat. This an interesting, intelligent cat that is nice to touch and hold – the feel of warm, silky chamois leather....
breed standards / cat associations / Cat Breeds / Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) / Cat Fancy / Turkish Angora
September 16, 2023
I use the CFA Turkish Angora breed standard as my guide in writing this summary. I also use my own words, which are less formal and I don’t make an attempt to cover the entire...
breed standards / cat associations / Cat Breeds / Cat Fancy / Japanese Bobtail
September 16, 2023
Japanese Bobtail Breed Standard – Photograph of Joudama © Helmi Flick. The markings (words and lines) on the photograph were made by MikeB at PoC I felt the need to see if the mathematical...
breed standards / Cat Anatomy / cat associations / Cat Breeds / Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) / Cat Fancy / head shape
September 13, 2023
This is an infographic on the well-used cat fancy phrase ‘modified wedge’. It is used all the time in cat association breed standards. I see it used a lot in the Cat Fanciers’ Association...
December 30, 2022
On the evidence provided by the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) they allow declawed cats to compete at cat shows but not cats who have suffered the tendonectomy operation. There is a lot of disorganised...
October 11, 2022
This is a focused, single question which must result in a response along the same lines. Your typical F5 Bengal cat, which is the default standard Bengal cat in people’s homes will be the...
August 29, 2022
Extreme flat-face Persian cats are, according to a research paper carried out in 2017 by German scientists, equivalent to children suffering from a condition called coronal craniosynostosis. This is a rare condition where a...
June 17, 2022
The following are new mainstream cat breeds: Lykoi, Khao Manee, Toybob, Maine Coon Polydactyl, Minuet and Minuet Longhair (Napoleon). I’d like to include one, new non-mainstream breed, the Cheetoh. Lykoi – recognised, accepted and...
June 12, 2022
At first sight, you might scratch your head and be mystified when trying to detect the difference between the Exotic Longhair and the Persian purebred cats. After all, they look identical. The difference, as...
June 12, 2022
Occasionally, I like to simply publish a photograph of a champion show cat with their title to give readers an idea of what a top-quality purebred, pedigree cat looks like. In this instance I...
February 28, 2022
The Colorpoint Shorthair is a Siamese cat with pointing in 16 different colours.
February 14, 2022
According to the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) the Ragdoll is the world’s most popular cat breed and has been for the past four years. The Infographic relates to 2020. The infographic is interesting, as...
January 5, 2022
Introduction The big question is how do you decide which breed is the most popular? Or the top 3 most popular cat breeds in the world. What criteria do you use? Are there records?...
April 10, 2021
I don’t want to criticise the almighty Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), probably the most influential cat association on the planet but…they are hypocritical in a very fundamental way. It has to be stated until...
