Cat breeds

Cat breedsEyesKittens open their eyes at 7-10 days they are blue.Range of eye colors develops from orange to shades of amber and green to blue.Odd eye colors one blue and one orange this is common. White cats with blue eyes are often deaf.During embryogenesis the dominant white gene, W inhibits the migration of auditory nerve cells required for hearing.Eyes Eyeshine The glowing of cats eyes in the dark. Tapetum layer of cells behind the retina.This layer of iridescent cells at the back of the eyeball reflects the light, which adds to the cats ability to see at night.

Vocal CordsCats have 2 sets of vocal cords.Lower vocal cords - produce the meowUpper vocal cords produces the purr and growlLife expectancy10-14 years10 years in a cat = 50 years in a humanShort life in a cat road trafficBalance and orientationSpine Flexible spine allows for innate balancing mechanisms enabling them to land on their feet.Tail can be used as a rudder to adjust the direction of a jump in a confined space. Cats go down a tree backwards their claws point in wrong direction. Cats can jump 5-6 times their own height.TongueSense of TasteThe cats tongue is long and flat, with almost parallel sides. It tapers slightly in front and somewhat more in the back of the mouth. The upper surface of the tongue is covered with rasplike papillae which enable the cat to scrape every piece of meat off a bone or to lick its coat clean. The tongue is covered with taste buds, particularly at the tip and at the back of the throat. These taste buds react to chemical stimuli to produce sensations of acidity, sweetness, bitterness, and saltiness.AbyssinianBalanced medium sized animal of foreign type.Beautiful ticked, resilient coatsFour common colors: Ruddy, Red, Blue and Cream

American CurlMedium sized, alert animals with an elegant appearance and a sweet, open expression complimented by their remarkable earsAvailable in long haired and short haired and come in any color or coat pattern

BalineseCoat is of medium length, and very silky and fineSolid point colors: seal, blue, chocolate, lilac, red point, cream point, lynx and tortie

BirmanAverage sized catMedium length coatPointed cats with white pawsEyes are always blueBody should be eggshell color or golden depending on markings

BurmeseMedium sized cat with a rounded head, expressive eyes and a sweet dispositionMany colors are recognized, but the 4 main ones are sable, champagne, blue and platinum

ColorPoint ShorthairAppear in red point, cream point, lynx point and tortie pointPersonality is highly interactive, devoted, playful, and fun-loving

Cornish RexSoft, wavy, curly hairCoat feels like crushed velvet to the touchSlender, racy bodiesFound in a wide variety of colors and patterns

Devon RexSoft, short, naturally curly coatPersonality is like there appearance, impish, clever, enterprising and outgoingWide variety of patterns and colors

Domestic LonghairHeavier body and dense overcoat and coarser hairAny color patternNeeds daily grooming and house cleaning

Domestic ShorthairWide range of coloring Not purebred cats, but are of mixed ancestry

Egyptian MauActive, athletic cats have the randomly spotted tabby pattern resembling wild catsCome in colors such as bronze, silver, and black smokeFastest breed of domestic cats

Exotic ShorthairCross between Persians and various other shorthaired breedsFound in the same wide variety of colors and patterns as the Persians

Havana BrownNoted for its warm, chocolate brown colorMost are chestnut brown, although a lavender frost color is also seenVery rare breed

Maine CoonHead is slightly longer than it is wide, ears are wide at the base, moderately pointed and well tufted insideWide range of colors and patternsTail is as long as torso

ManxStocky, solid cat with a dense double coat, a compact body, very short back, hind legs that are visibly longer than front legs, big bones, wide chest and greater depth of flankAll colors and patterns exist in both coat lengths

PersianAvailable in a veritable rainbow of colors and patternsMost popular and perhaps the most recognized breed of cats

Persian HimalayanIdentical in type to the Persian, with the exception of its blue eyes and point colorationFur of the body is white or cream, but the points come in many different colors such as seal, blue, lilac, chocolate, red and cream

Russian BlueNoted for its short, plush, silvery blue coat, brilliant green eyes and semi-foreign body type with long legs and bodySolid silvery blue coats

Scottish FoldBest known for its distinctive ears, which are folded forward and down, and by its large rounded eyesGreat number of colors and patterns

Selkirk RexNaturally curly coatRounded, stocky body typeWide variety of colors and patternsCoat should be soft and curly, with random curling rather than a patterned wave or marcelling pattern

Siamese One of the oldest recognized and established breeds of catsDistinguished by its brilliant blue eyes and its colored points which provide contrast to its light colored body.

SomaliLonghaired AbyssinianCommonly available in blue, fawn, red and ruddyHas a bushy tail