Difference between Exotic Longhair and Persian cats

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 I understand it, is in their character. And the difference in character is because the Exotic Longhair is a product …

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Ragdoll – CFA GC AND TICA SUPREME GC DOLLY-CHINY DIVINE MSM OF SAL-SHIRE

CFA GC AND TICA SUPREME GC DOLLY-CHINY DIVINE MSM OF SAL-SHIRE

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 have chosen a cat from the Sal-Shire Ragdolls cattery. This cat is a CFA Grand Champion and a TICA Supreme …

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Infographic: Ragdoll is the world’s most popular cat breed

Picture of the perfect Ragdoll cat

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 well, for the fact that it shows the other most popular breeds. We know that the Maine Coon is popular …

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Cat breed popularity – top 3 at 2022: Bengal, Maine Coon and Persian

Maine Coon most popular cat 2022 with Persian in second place

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? Is there enough data on the Internet to decide the most popular cat breeds? Back in the day, they used …

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Hypocritical Cat Fanciers’ Association’s utterly confused breed standards

Tear duct overflow due to a deformed drainage system in a flat-faced Persian who also seems to be suffering from a deformed mouth due to the same reason: extreme breeding

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 they do something about it. Yes, I am addressing that thorn in the flesh, long-term problem: the runny eyes, tear …

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Can Maine Coons be small?

Normal-sized Maine Coon cat

Yes, Maine Coons can be normal-sized. It is a good question because there is a slight obsession about Maine Coons being big and breeders tend to follow this and make them big, sometimes huge. Maine Coons are known to be big and the biggest domestic cat breed. The fact is though that the CFA …

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Pictures of cats: cinnamon British Shorthair

Cinnamon British shorthair

I should publish some pictures of cats from time to time because that is the name of the website. The reason why it is the name is because when the site was started “pictures of cats” was the top keyword in the world of cats. It propelled this website to the great top of …

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