Ragdoll breed standard – an illustrated summary
I won’t try and simply duplicate the breed standard of a cat association – no point. The first thing I have done is to include one of Helmi Flick’s fabulous photographs. I really like...
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September 17, 2023
I won’t try and simply duplicate the breed standard of a cat association – no point. The first thing I have done is to include one of Helmi Flick’s fabulous photographs. I really like...
September 16, 2023
The Chausie Breed Standard should be seen with the best pictures of the best cats followed by a commentary on the TICA (The International Cat Association) standard (the CFA does not recognize this breed)...
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...
May 2, 2022
My message to Vicky Fisher, the president The International Cat Association (TICA): I am surprised that we have not heard from you about banning Russian-bred cats from your cat shows in Europe or worldwide....
February 28, 2022
The Colorpoint Shorthair is a Siamese cat with pointing in 16 different colours.
June 23, 2021
The Cashmere Cat is a semi-longhair Bengal cat with a body shape i.e. conformation, and colour which is identical to the Bengal. They have been bred internationally in the US, UK and in Europe....
June 18, 2021
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...
key appearance characteristics
February 23, 2021
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....
January 23, 2021
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...
August 8, 2020
The reason why I like this cat, and I guess why she/he won the best of breed, is because the coat is unusual for a Savannah cat. The unusualness extends to the face. The...
April 28, 2020
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...
August 20, 2017
This isn’t the typical article since the news is still breaking and “alleged” about a cat breeder and cat show judge who recently turned herself in as a cat hoarder to Thurston Animal Services...
October 8, 2015
For the record this is a new experimental cat breed that, as I understand it, is the same or very similar to the Chausie, an established wildcat hybrid made in America. Both the Poljun...