Comments on: My Shy Cute Cat ???????

By: Shahid Gautam

Shahid Gautam — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:18:23 +0000

A cat breed is an infrasubspecific rank for the classification of domestic cats. A cat is considered to be of a certain cat breed if it is true breeding for the traits that define that breed. Various cat registries around the world record and certify the pedigrees. Only three percent of owned cats belong to a cat breed, and an even smaller percentage of those are suitable as show cats. A registration certificate proves that a cat belongs to a cat breed by showing the cat’s pedigree back to at least four generations. The whole concept of cat breeds is a relatively new one. Two hundred years ago there was no such thing, however today there are almost one hundred cat breeds. Varieties of domestic cat can also be identified by characteristics other than breed. See selective breeding for more in-depth detail on purebred animals.

By: Café Mocha Valencia

Café Mocha Valencia — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:15:31 +0000

TICA currently recognizes 55 breeds: http://tica.org/public/breeds.php

CFA current recognizes 39 breeds: http://www.cfa.org/breeds.html

Note that this doesn’t mean there’s simply 16 breeds TICA recognizes that CFA doesn’t. Both registries have cats the other doesn’t recognize as breeds.

Note, though, if you’re trying to figure out your own cat’s breeds odds are it isn’t a breed at all. Only 3% of all the cats on the entire planet are a breed. Cats were domesticated THOUSANDS of years ago and breeds only established in the last 100 or so. So most cats aren’t a breed or even a mix of breeds – they’re simply domestics.

By: Tati

Tati — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:19:54 +0000

There are about 40 breeds.
Breeds-Briman, Maine coon Ragdoll,snowshoe, Norwegian forest Cat, Angora, Turkish, British shorthair, chartreux, manx, Scottish Fold, European shorthair, American shorthair, american Wirehair, Exotic shorthair,abyssinian, somali, russian blue, korst, havana brown, egyptian mau, ocicat, bengal, Cornish rex, devon rex, sphynx, japanese bobtail, burmeae, tiffanie, singapura, tonkinese, bombay, burmilla, siamese, colorpoint shorthair, balinese, oriental, seychellois, & javanese.

By: shotamerican

shotamerican — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:38:36 +0000

she’s so clean! i love clean cute pets..

By: LovelesEntertainment

LovelesEntertainment — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:43:13 +0000

I want to pet it D:

By: ladygilwen

ladygilwen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:18:50 +0000

wooow she is so cute. I have two cats myself ^^ I love cats

By: willpinoy4656

willpinoy4656 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:55:27 +0000

She’s one unique cat ^_^ I wish i had a pet :(

By: BL00F0X

BL00F0X — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:38:41 +0000

Two eye colors?! That’s pretty cool.

By: simplyroxyful

simplyroxyful — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:41:51 +0000

Jasmine, you little sweetie.
Is she a turkish van cat. : )

By: Chykara

Chykara — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:38:23 +0000

you know what she might be. I googled a picture and she does have a similar tail (bushy). her sister Makota has short hairs though