Here are the answers to 6 major cat breed questions. Which cat breeds are the friendliest? Friendliness depends mainly upon socialisation which cuts across the breeds so it is an individual cat thing. However, if pressed I’d nominate the Maine … please continue reading
The British Longhair is much less well known than the British Shorthair but it is one of the most attractive cat breeds. Above: British Longhair Cat- Robyn – Photo ©copyright Helmi Flick – important: please respect copyright. The stunning blue … please continue reading
The Napoleon Dwarf cat is a cross between the Munchkin and a cat from the Persian breed group. Napoleon Dwarf Cat – These photographs are protected by copyright – please respect it – thank you. They were kindly provided by … please continue reading
The Australian Tiffanie is perhaps the prettiest of all the cat breeds. They are stunning looking cats… Besides being absolutely gorgeous, Gastonne is a thoroughly deserving champion Australian Tiffanie cat and is the son of Rascal who is also a … please continue reading
A woman in America, April Arguin, has created two new hairless breeds of cat by turning two existing breeds, the Bambino and the Sphynx into cats with no tail (bobtailed). They are hybrids. The Bambino is a dwarf hairless cat. … please continue reading
The Lambkin Dwarf cat is an out-crossing between two naturally occurring “mutation cats” (cats whose genetic make up contains a mutated gene) one being a dwarf cat – the Munchkin (opens in separate window) – and the other a non-dwarf … please continue reading
This is an in-depth article on a rare cat breed: the Mekong Bobtail. As there is not much information on the breed from conventional sources I am grateful to Alex Opyratin for her invaluable assistance in writing the page. It … please continue reading
Originally, the main purpose of this page on this well known cat was to present the rather technical TICA breed standard in a more readable manner for people who are not in the cat fancy. It has been gradually extended … please continue reading
According to a well-respected study the most inbred cat breeds are Burmese, Havana Brown, Singapura and Sokoke. These cat breeds have the lowest heterozygosity values and the highest coefficient of inbreeding (COI) values. At the second-tier level in terms of … please continue reading
I made a post about the Aegean cat some time ago on my blogger site and I don’t think that I really did it justice. So this is a second attempt (note: this post was written in late 2015 and … please continue reading
