How To Guide

Your Cat and Origin

Maine Coon cats belong in the natural cats breed and are easy to identify because their muscular bodies provide them with a massive appearance. These cats were the first American breed of cats resulting from semi-wild house cats, hence their large size.

Height and Weight

Members of the Maine Coon bred average about 10-16 inches height, but including their tail, they can be as large as 40 inches. Males weigh between 9 and 22 pound and females 7 to 14 pounds. In 2006 the Guinness World Records registered the longest Main Coon cat measuring 48 inches.

Colors and Coat

These cats have large oval blue eyes and rectangular bodies covered by a bushy coat with different colors. A remarkable feature found on this cat is its plumed-like tail. Maine Coon cats can be lilac, chocolate, Siamese pointed bi-color or a mix of different colors and coat patterns.

Temperament and Living Environment

Maine Coon cats have a playful, affectionate and gentle temperament and get on well with humans and other pets in the house, but these cats… Read More

Your Cat and Origin

Exotic is a family of cats that include the Bengal Cat breed and the African Serval Cats breed. Both of these breeds are considered exotic after their dotted coats resembling the coats of their ancestors, the Asian Leopard and the African Cheetah respectively, although these are just their appearance as both belong in the group of felidaes.

Height and Weight

Exotic African Serval cats can grow as much as 18 to 24 inches in height, while the Cheetah is as tall as about 53 inches. The average weight of African Servals is 18 to 45 pounds.. Bengal cats, in the other hand, are a little larger than African and weight around 7 to 20 pounds.

Colors and Coat

These exotic cats are easy to identify for their coats with the colors and dotted patterns that you can see in their ancestors with fine, short furl. Asian Leopards and African Cheetahs as said before, but Serval has larger ears.

Temperament and Living Environment

African Serval cats are wildcats that became domestic cats so… Read More

Your Cat and Origin

Birman cats are domestic cats that were originated in Burma, which is translated into other languages as Birmania, hence the name of the cat which origin is associated to the Asian legend of the Temple of Lao-Tsun, a golden sapphire-blue eyed goddess that inherited on them the nickname of Sacred Cats of Burma.

Height and Weight

Birmans have striking appearance, but well-balanced medium-sized cats when it comes to height, which average 8 to 12 pounds in weight.

Colors and Coat

This breed showcases a medium-length coat with a silky appearance, sapphire-blue eyes, and pointed colors, usually darker in their ears, face, tail, and paws. Their colors vary so they can be white combined with chocolate, lavender, blue, cream red or pure seal. A unique feature seen only in Birmans is their unusual coat with a white “glove” on each paw.

Temperament and Living Environment

These cats are intelligent and affectionate, making strong bonds with their owners and socializing well with pets and other humans from whom they expect attention. Birmans are naturally… Read More

Your Cat and Origin

The American shorthair, or ASH, is the most traditional breed of cats originated in America several hundred of years ago, hence one of the most popular in the United States an all over the world. Although it is commonly seen almost anywhere, this is not just a domestic cats breed, but cats with pedigree and rich background, which ancestors crossed the ocean with the first British settlers.

Height and Weight

Male American Shorthair cats average 12 to 14 inches in height and 14 to 16 pounds in weight. Females are 10 to 12 inches tall and weight about be 10 to15 pounds.

Colors and Coat

Although colors and coat of the American Shorthair are similar to those of their ancestry, human-controlled breeding has contributed to shape how they look like today, with a muscular, solid built and a short-haired coat in as many colors and patterns as you can imagine, including hybridization to get Siamese pointed or Abyssinian-like cats.

Temperament and Living Environment

These cats are affectionate and devoted to their… Read More

The Abyssinian is a natural breed of cats which is originated from Abyssinia, today Ethiopia, but it is also know in the world by other names such as Bunny Cat, Ticked Cat, Rabbit Cat, British Tick and Cat Hare.

It is believed that Abyssinians are descendants of Bastet, an ancient sacred cat of Egypt, although the actual breed comes from England.

Height and Weight

Abyssinian is a breed of medium-sized cats with delicate but muscular body that weighs about 9 to 16 pound for both males and females.

Colors and Coat

Abyssinians have a ticked coat resembling the coat of a rabbit, and although they are usual tawny, they can come in different colors alones or mixed bands of single or mixed colors besides of tawny, such as golden brown with black, cinnamon with chocolate, blue with blue gray, dark cream with silver or exotic combinations like chocolate and lavender.

Temperament and Living Environment

Abyssinians are playful. Affectionate and love their owners so they need attention and time to play along with them. These… Read More

Your Cat and Origin

Persian cats belong in the family of the Felidae cats and it is considered one of the most gorgeous household felines, which ancestry can be traced back to the Middle Ages, although it is unknown if they really came from Persia or are originated from Turkey or Russia.

Height and Weight

The body of a Persian cat is from medium to large in size, weighing about 8 to 15 pounds

Colors and Coat

This breed has long thick coats with a wooly and dense undercoat that give them a luxuriant appearance. There are different categories and varieties of Persian Cats, which are classified by their colors, that can be combined, and include the White Persian, Chinchilla Golden Persian, Lilac Smoke Persian, Red Shell Cameo Persian, Blue Tortie Tabby Persian, Pewter Persian, etc., etc.

Temperament and Living Environment

Persians cats are playful and have soft voices that rarely let us hear, but they are also docile, sweet, and affectionate so they enjoy being pampered. This breed likes to socialize with humans… Read More

Your Cat and Origin

Siamese are a natural breed of cats despite their exotic appearance. They come from Siam, hence their name. However, their origins are ignored, but already cited in old documents that place them in Siam (Thailand) around the 16th century.

Height and Weight

Siamese are a large breed of cats which males weight about 9 to 14 pounds, while females weight 6 to 10 pounds.

Colors and Coat

Although very rarely, there are pure Siamese cats with absolutely white coat, but most of them have deep blue eyes, slender bodies, and a glossy, fine coat that is short with different color combination and patterns, including chocolate, lilac pint, seal point and blue point.

Temperament and Living Environment

Siamese cats are very affectionate and with a well-defined and distinctive personality demanding attention and pampering. These cats are hypersensitive and loyal to their owner, from whom they attach, becoming jealous of other persons trying to “steal” the attention of their owners, and disliking any other pet at home.

Grooming

Siamese cats require very little grooming and a weekly… Read More

Your Cat and Origin

The Ragdoll is a medium-sized breed of cats originated in America, with sturdy bodies and color patterns that resemble those of the Siamese cats. However, they come from simple street cats created by a Californian Persian cat breeder in the 1960s.

Height and Weight

The Ragdoll is a medium to large sized breed with males that weigh 15 to 20 pounds and female 10 to 15 pounds. Both of them have a fatty pad under their abdomen, but despite their weight, they cannot be considered obese because it is proportionate within their body frame.

Colors and Coat

The Ragdoll has a silky, soft coat that is similar to the coat of rabbit in look and touch besides blue or green eyes. There are different varieties of Ragdoll cats including flame, sepia, lavender, mink, seal, and blue colors, although they produce additional varieties after their characteristic patterns with ears, nose, paws and teals in combined colors, mitted, or bicolor characteristics.

Temperament and Living Environment

Ragdolls have an affectionate, gentle and… Read More

Your Cat and Origin

Sphynx cats are a rare type of cat mutation breed which excessive large ears and hairless body make them look grotesque to the eyes of some pet lovers, in fact these cats are often described as the ugliest creatures alive, and there are people who swear they are the result of crossing a cat with snakes, monkeys, rats, dogs and even using parts of children to produce it!

Sphynx are also known by other names such as the Wrinkled Cat, Chat sans Poils, Canadian Hairless Cat, Birthday Suit Cat, and the Moon Cat.

Height and Weight

This is a medium-sized breed of cats with muscular bodies and proportional features that weigh on average 6 to 11 pounds.

Colors and Coat

The main feature of this cat is its hairless body so technically speaking it has not coat but a wrinkled skin with different pigmentation in one or several colors and, in some cases a very fine, short hair.

Temperament and Living Environment

Opposite to their ugliness, Sphynx cats have a… Read More