This is my understanding of the difference between European and American Maine Coons. It is a technical and tricky discussion. I welcome input from breeders in a comment. It is important to recognise that the difference between European and American … Continue reading →
Julia Sorokina, of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, has created a mink Bengal cat with impressive donuts (‘doughnuts’ in UK English) and a glittering coat. Bengal cat breeders love glitter and in this Facebook video you can see it. This is a … Continue reading →
Some websites confidently state that the world’s oldest cat breed is the Egyptian Mau but I disagree with the authors of these websites. Before you decide the world’s oldest cat breed you have to decide what a ‘cat breed’ is. … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Here are 11 selected facts about the popular Abyssinian cat breed. If you want more please click on this link or flick through these pages. This cat should have a well-balanced overall appearance i.e. not bred to extreme and it … Continue reading →
Maine Coons are big because (1) people want them to be big and (2) the cat fancy allows them to be big or demands it. But the number one cat association in America, the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), state that … Continue reading →
I have just written about a study in which the scientists found that individual cats are hypoallergenic (the link opens in a new tab). They refer to cat breeds but I don’t have access to the study details. I don’t … Continue reading →
The long-haired Siamese is called the Balinese by the major cat associations such as the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), The International Cat Association (TICA) and the Word Cat Federation (WCF). You have to mention the cat associations as the names … Continue reading →
I am very impressed by this Maine Coon youngster. This is another cat from the Cattery Marvel Forest in Russia. The ears of this cat are the part of their anatomy which caught my eye. The Russian breeders are guided … Continue reading →
A Minuet cat is a Napoleon cat and a Napoleon cat is a dwarf cat, a cross between the founding dwarf cat, the Munchkin and a Persian. I have a full page with good photographs of the Napoleon cat so … Continue reading →
