Domestic Cat Breeds
Various types and breeds of domesticated cats, including short haired, long haired, Calicos, Orientals, and others
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No, Russian Blue cats do not have any stripes on their body. Russian Blues are exclusively a solid "blue", which is a silver-grey...
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most Orange cats tend to be a lighter orange (almost a white) when kittens and as they get older.
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Yes. You can also refer to the website in the Related Links below for more information.
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Tortoiseshell, Tortoiseshell and White, Bi-colour or Calico
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Not especially. (I guess it depends on what you consider "rare"; one source I found indicated that about one out of 20 cats was...
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All cats sweat. Not the dripping sweat we humans can do, but they do have patches of sweat glands in the face, belly, paw pads...
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Siamese cats are descended from temple cats in Siam, which is modern-day Thailand. Recently, breeders crossed the modern Siamese...
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Cats with splotches of different colors, such as calicos are almost exclusively female. The coloring is caused because the gene...
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When a female cat is trying to attract a male cat, she is 'in heat' and may be more friendly than usual, act strangely and meow...
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Look online, read books about different breeds, ask a professional for help. If you got your cat from a breeder, go back and ask...
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Calico , Brindle , solid colour .
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There are no true stats to this question because in the U.S it's illegal to own these cats and they can be considered dangerous....
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I don't have an amount of how much they shed but Himalayan cats need to be brushed daily to keep their coats looking healthy....
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Calico are usually white with ginger and black splodges whereas tortoise shell cats are dark with even darker splodges.
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Longhair and semi-longhair Alpine Lynx* American Bobtail* Asian Semi-longhair (or Tiffanie)* Balinese* Birman* British...
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Because the gene that is responsible for giving a cat the calico (tortoiseshell is a type of calico) color pattern is carried...
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There are currently over 80 breeds of cats recognized by one cat registry or another. The IPCBA (International Progressive Cat...
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Cats play with string because they are instinctively drawn to the movement of possible prey (rats, mice, lizards, and their...
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Balinese cats are a rare type of cat and are in some ways tough to breed so it might be in the cats best interest to let it and...
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I've done this. One kitten was orange, the other two were black. You can never tell what color of kittens you're going to get. I...
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There is no real standard. Some cats can be very tiny (the runt of the litter) and put a little weight on as they mature and then...
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Look at the back of the cats and you'll be able to tell.
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Cats usually don't like citrus fruit but they aren't harmful
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The colour of a cat doesn't determine what breed it is. Many cats can have a red (ginger) coat, with or without a tabby pattern...
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You'd be lucky to find a purebred Burmese kitten for sale under $300 -- a lower price than that is an instant red flag. You can...
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World's Richest Cat Ben Rea left his cat Blackie £15 million in his will.
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It also depends on the cats personality, not the breed. I have one cat that is two years old, he is a mix breed. He is really...
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You would most likely get more tabbies than anything else because the tabby gene is more dominate than any other coat color gene....
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Have seen three somewhat inconsistent responses. First is 9-15 years, another 12 years, the final 15+ years. A lot depends on...
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There are lots black Persian, British black short hair and my favourite type (like my cat at home) is a Bombay
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Toyger cats are a striped breed domestic cat. The aim was to cross these cats to produce a striped 'toy tiger' as the coat...
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I don't have a scientific answer for you, but I have a female cat with gold and tiger orange fur, so I would say no. Hope this...
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Ask god...If you want to know, look at a picture of a cat(or better yet, a real cat). Does that give you an idea?
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Not really. Absynnians like to stay inside where they know they are safe. Thast's usually why they like to cuddle you but if you...
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A kind of cat that can swim and is the only kind of cats that can swim. Turkish Vans are named Turkish Vans because they are from...
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Types of cats that start with the letter 'P;: Persian (tamed breed) Puma (wild) Panther Iwild) Also is the Peterbald (a Russian...
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a cat that is black attacks you
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no cats get along very well, apart from if they have grown up together from when they were tiny
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Possibly but who will know?
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AnswerA gray cat with white on its legs may either be a blue and white cat or a brown tabby and white cat. If there are no...
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Dogs are not felines. Cats are felines. Dogs are canines.
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The answer is Felis catus. All breeds of domestic cat, including the Turkish Angora, have the same scientific name.
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The country of Siam which is modern day Thailand.
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No. They come out through the mom's birth canal.
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The infamous mailbox cat.
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Nope, cats taste vary just like us. It depends on the cat on what they will like to eat. Some are picky and some could care less.
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Not necessarily. There are plenty of other cat breeds that are very close to their ancestors. You would need to know the cat's...
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I have an orange tabby and he is extremely entertaining
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It all depends on the bloodline. It could be any color that appears from an ancestor. . See: What color kittens will you get if...
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Any other cat if left to roam outside, or larger animals such as coyotes. Roads and cars are also a huge risk to cats that are...
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The most common nose color for a red ("orange") cat is brick red although black is seen too. We are talking about the tip of the...
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say if you are going somewhere and see one it means something bad will happen there. but if you want a more simple answer it...
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AnswerKingdom: Animalia (animals) Phyla: Chordata (vertebrates) Class: Mammalia (mammals) Order: Carnivora (carnivores) Family:...
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"Tabby" is just a coat color, like black, white, gray, calico. It's not a breed or a species. A cat's coat color has no more to...
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I've been a veterinary technician for 20 years and have spent time with countless cats. Calicos are not smarter than other cats....
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One is no better than the other unless not spayed or neutered. Please see link:...
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A long-hair cat sheds more than a short-hair cat, but all cats shed, especially when they scratch. --- Most cats shed,...
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it is normally know as a flitch or flitchen cat
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Although I'm not sure that there are any cats that shed no fur at all, you might take a look at the Cornish Rex and Devon Rex who...
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Answersometimes of course they don't but yes it sometimes looks like they do typically it looks that way after they have a big...
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Cats, regardless of colour, are not known to rob humans. This is likely because they lack the opposable digits necessary to hold...
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AnswerUsually around 12-22 pounds, they get pretty large. I have a Maine coon mix of my own and he weighs about 13 pounds, and a...
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LaPerms have curls much like the poodle and do not shed. They require minimum grooming. Other cat breeds with curly hair include...
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They are curly haired cats, They have a great personality They are almost like a Sphinx cat They have a very warm body...
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Inbred means that it was created totally within the family line, not with an outside gene like normal breeding. For example, if a...
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a common short haired cat
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White cats with black paws... you said it...
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You can find kittens or even all ages of cats in your local paper and often they are free. Also go to vets as they often have...
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KITTENS HAVE eArS FoR THeM To HeAr AnD WhO WouLd aSk tHaT sTuPiD QuEsTiOn Shootingstar: Well, some people would actually...
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There are 100 kinds of cats in the US!!!!!
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No. My orange and white tabby is named Sophie. Her vet said 20% of orange and white cats are female.
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It depends, was it a dream or an actual vision, i am guessing you mean dream, and i have heard when you dream of a black cat,...
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Click on the related links section (List of Cat Breeds) indicated at the bottom of this answer box. It will give you a list that...
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They used to be, but this trait has largely been bred out.
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"Any bobtail cat is tailless. Manx do not have any tails and cymric do not have any tails" Neither do the American Bobtail,...
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If you have an allergic reaction to dandruff and or fur the best cat you would want to get is a Siberian Cat. I know it sounds...
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She could watch cats for other people while they go on vacation.
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The tabby coat colour on cat can be incredibly varied! The "Tabby" term means dark markings (stripes, swirls, spots) on a paler...
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last spring our mama cat went back into heat 3 weeks after having her first litter and she was still nursing
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1. Persians have actually been studied to be the smartest breeds of cats. Of course, the worlds most intelligent cat is Cuty Boy,...
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Because, the two breeds are born differently
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Cats, in some shape form or fashion, have been associated with humans for about 9,500 years. Felis domesticus, the housecat, is...
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A main coon OcicatBengalEgyptian MauAnswerA Bengal, Savannah, Abyssian, and an Egyptian Mau. These are domestic cats that look...
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The Sokoke cat is probably the rarest cat in world with only 10 breeding cats in the USA and only 3 in Canada. For more...
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Yes, nearly six billion of us.
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To be a vet assistant you only need 2 years of college and some people dont even have to go to college
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Cats, dogs, rabbits, parrots, any type of animal you will find, no two looks the same. That is with everything. I'll tell you...
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Depends on the cat. Shorthaired cats, such as the American Shorthair, will shed less than cats with long or very thick hair. The...
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