Tag: CatBreeds

Norwegian Forest

NORWEGIAN FOREST

KITTY STATS
COAT
Long and thick

LIFE SPAN
12 – 16 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – More Than Average


Easy to Groom – Somewhat


Friendly Toward Strangers – Not Usually


General Health – Fair


Kid Friendly – Usually


Pet Friendly – Usually


Tendency to Vocalize – Low

 

Neblung

NEBELUNG

KITTY STATS

COAT
Long and dense

LIFE SPAN
11 – 16 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Very


Amount of Shedding – More Than Average


Easy to Groom – Not Particularly


Friendly Toward Strangers – Not Usually


General Health – Very Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Not Particularly


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Potential for Playfulness – High

 

Manx

MANX

KITTY STATS

COAT
Double coatLIFE SPAN
8 – 14 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Very


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Somewhat


Friendly Toward Strangers – Sometimes


General Health – Fairly Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Not Particularly


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Potential for Playfulness – Moderate


Tendency to Vocalize – High

 

Maine Coon

MAINE COON

KITTY STATS

COAT
Heavy, smooth and shaggyLIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – More than Average


Easy to Groom – Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Sometimes


General Health – Fairly Good


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very Low

 

Laperm

LAPERM

KITTY STATS

COAT
Curly, short or longLIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Minimal


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Excellent


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential For Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very Low

 

Korat

KORAT

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, single coatLIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Minimal


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Not Usually


General Health – Very Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Sometimes


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Tendency to Vocalize – Very Low


Tolerates Being Alone – Poorly

 

Javanese

JAVANESE

KITTY STATS

COAT
Medium-length, fine and silky

LIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Almost Always


General Health – Fair


Intelligence – Highly


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very High

 

Japanese Bobtail

JAPANESE BOBTAIL

KITTY STATS

COAT
Long- or short-haired, silky

LIFE SPAN
9 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Very


General Health – Very Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very High

 

Himalayan

HIMALAYAN

KITTY STATS

COAT
Long, thick and fine

LIFE SPAN
9 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – Quite A Bit


Easy to Groom – Not At All


Friendly Toward Strangers – Rasrely


General Health – Not Particularly Good


Kid Friendly – Rarely


Pet Friendly – Rarely


Potential for Playfulness – Very Low

 

Havana Brown

HAVANA BROWN

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, smooth

LIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Sometimes


General Health – Very Good


Kid Friendly – Usually


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – Moderate

 

Exotic

EXOTIC

KITTY STATS

COAT
Medium, thick, soft

LIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Very


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Not Particularly


General Health – Fair


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Sometimes


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Potential for Playfulness – High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very Low

 

European Burmese

EUROPEAN BURMESE

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, soft

LIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Less Than Average


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Almost Always


General Health – Not Particularly Good


Intelligence – Highly


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very High

 

Egyptian Mau

EGYPTIAN MAU

KITTY STATS

COAT
Medium-length, silky

LIFE SPAN
12 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Rarely


Kid Friendly – Usually


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Potential for Playfulness – High


Tendency to Vocalize – High

 

Devon Rex

DEVON REX

KITTY STATS

COAT
Soft, wavy

LIFE SPAN
9 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Minimal


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Almost Always


General Health – Not Particularly Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Moderate

 

Cymric

CYMRIC

KITTY STATS

COAT
Long, soft double-coat

LIFE SPAN
8 – 14 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – More Than Average


Easy to Groom – Not Particularly


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Fairly Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Sometimes


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Tendency to Vocalize – High

 

Cornish Rex

CORNISH REX

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, soft and silky

LIFE SPAN
11 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Average


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Almost Always


General Health – Fairly Good


Intelligence – Highly


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – High

 

Colorpoint Shorthair

COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, fine

LIFE SPAN
12 – 17 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Average


Easy to Groom – Very


General Health – Fair


Intelligence – Highly


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very High

 

Chinese Li Hua

CHINESE LI HUA

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, thick

LIFE SPAN
9 – 16 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Very


General Health – Very Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Usually


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – High

 

Chartreux

CHARTREUX

KITTY STATS

COAT
Medium-short, woolly

LIFE SPAN
11 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – More Than Average


Easy to Groom – Not Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Sometimes


General Health – Very Good


Kid Friendly – Sometimes


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – Moderate


Tendency to Vocalize – Very Low

 

Burmilla

BURMILLA

KITTY STATS

COAT
Long or short, silky

LIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Very


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Very


General Health – Fairly Good


Intelligence – Average


Kid Friendly – Usually


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potentail for Playfulness – Very High

 

Burmese

BURMESE

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, satiny

LIFE SPAN
10 – 16 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Less Than Averagee


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Almost Always


General Health – Fair


Intelligence – Highly


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – High

 

British Shorthair

BRITISH SHORTHAIR

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, smooth

LIFE SPAN
12 – 17 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Very Good


Kid Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – Moderate


Tendency to Vocalize – Low

 

Bombay

BOMBAY

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, SleekLIFE SPAN
12 – 16 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Less Than Average


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Very Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Moderate

 

Bengal

BENGAL

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short, Thick

LIFE SPAN
10 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – Average


Easy to Groom – Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Very Good


Intelligence – Very


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – High

 

Balinese

BALINESE

KITTY STATS

COAT
Long, fine and silky

LIFE SPAN
9 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Very


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Usually


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Fair


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – Very High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very High

 

American Wirehair

AMERICAN WIREHAIR

 

 

KITTY STATS

COAT
Crimped, tight, medium length

LIFE SPAN
14 – 18 years

 
BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Very


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Extremely


Friendly Toward Strangers – Sometimes


General Health – Excellent


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Potential for Playfulness – Moderate

 

American Shorthair

AMERICAN SHORTHAIR

 

 

KITTY STATS

COAT
Short and ThickLIFE SPAN
15 – 20 years

 
BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Excellent


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Usually


Pet Friendly – Sometimes


Potential for Playfulness – Moderate

 

American Curl

AMERICAN CURL

 

 

KITTY STATS
COAT
Long or shortLIFE SPAN
12 – 16 years

 
BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – More than Average


Easy to Groom – Very


Friendly Toward Strangers – Usually


General Health – Excellent


Kid Friendly – Usually


Pet Friendly – Usually


Potential for Playfulness – High


Tendency to Vocalize – Very Low

 

American Bobtail

 

AMERICAN BOBTAIL

KITTY STATS

COAT
Medium-length double coatLIFE SPAN
11 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Extremely


Amount of Shedding – More than Average


Easy to Groom – Somewhat


Friendly Toward Strangers – Almost Always


General Health – Very Good


Intelligence – Above Average


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – High


Tendency to Vocalize – Moderate

 

Abyssinian

 

ABYSSINIAN

KITTY STATS
COAT
Medium length, fineLIFE SPAN
9 – 15 years

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

Affectionate with Family – Moderately


Amount of Shedding – Moderate


Easy to Groom – Somewhat


General Health – Fair


Intelligence – Highly Intelligent


Kid Friendly – Extremely


Pet Friendly – Extremely


Potential for Playfulness – Very High