British Spotted Shorthair
adminBritish Spotted Shorthair The British Spotted Shorthair is another group of varieties of the British Shorthair and as such shares the breed’s common beginnings on the street. These cats were…
British Bicolor Shorthair
British Bicolor Shorthair Many pets appear to be of this variety grouping of the British Shorthair, but in reality, the true pedigree is far from common. In pedigrees, the white…
Manx
Manx The true origin of this unusual breed is steeped in claims, counterclaims, legends, and folktales. The total lack of a tail is attributed to everything from Noah catching the…
American Wirehair
American Wirehair A “PERMED” VERSION of the American Shorthair from which it sprang, the American Wirehair has all the same features as its predecessor but with curly or hooked hair.…
Havana Brown Cat
Havana Brown Cat Although its name conjures up a vision of good smoke from a Cuban city of the same name, Havana originated in Great Britain, far from its Caribbean…
Exotic Shorthair
Exotic Shorthair Another descendant of the American Shorthair is the Exotic Shorthair, although this is a man-made breed rather than a natural mutation. Through selective breeding of Persians and American…
Bombay Cat
Bombay Cat Bombay is another modern, man-made breed that originated in the 1970s in the United States. It is the result of crossbreeding Burmese and American Short-hairs. The name refers…
Foreign Oriental Shorthair
Foreign Oriental Shorthair The colorpoint cats that we so instantly and so easily identify as Siamese are in fact only one part of that Far East breed. In their native…
Siamese Cat
Siamese Cat If there is one breed of cat that is instantly recognizable by nearly everyone, including no enthusiasts, it must be the Siamese. No other coloring is as universally…
Colorpoint Shorthair
Colorpoint Shorthair In Great Britain, the varieties of this breed are officially considered Siamese cats, but in the United States, they are classified as a separate breed because of the…