Himalayan cat is a cross-breeding between the Persian cat and Siamese cat. The cat breeder Virginia Cobb along with Dr. Clyde Keeler of Harvard, began crossing the Persian with the Siamese cat in 1931, to study how the colorpoint gene was passed on. The breeders in Britain and North America worked to further develop this …
Today’s Burmese cat are descendants of one female cat called Wong Mau, which was brought from Burma to America in 1930 and bred with the American Siamese. This cat breed was registered with the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) in 1936. But the registration was suspended in 1947 because Siamese cats were still being used in …
The Bombay cat breed was developed by Nikki Horner a breeder from Louisville, KY, began developing the breed in the 1950s by crossing a sable Burmese with a Black American Shorthair. Although outcrossing black American Shorthairs and sable Burmese cat are still permitted, it’s done rarely due to the breeds differences in their body type. …
Siberian cat hails from Russia, where they are valued as a national treasure. It is very difficult to say that how long Siberian cats have existed in Russia, but based on Russian fairy tales and children’s books, it is said they have likely been around for hundreds of years and may be as long as …
The Russian Blue cat was previously known as the Archangel Cat because it was said to have arrived in Europe aboard ships from the Russian port of that name Arkhangelsk. It has also been known as the Spanish Cat and the Maltese Cat, particularly in the US where the last name continued until the beginning …
The Norwegian Forest Cat from Norway and originated thousands of years ago. The speculation about their ancestry. They may have descended from long-haired cats from Turkey, brought back to Norway by Scandinavian warriors or they may be related to the Siberian cat from Russia. In 1987, the breed was first introduced to the Cat Fanciers …
The Ragdoll cats were first born in California in the 1960s. This cat breed is a result of a mating between a white Persian cat queen (female) and a Birman or Birman-type tom. When you pick up the cat becomes very relaxed and is as floppy as the ragdoll from which it takes its name. …
The Sphynx cat is a breed known for its lack of coat (fur). Cats with no hairs are a naturally occurring genetic variation. The breeding program began in 1966 in Ontario, Canada when a domestic cat gave birth to a hairless male kitten. Sphynx cats born today are descended of their hairless kittens found in Toronto in …
Munchkin cat or Sausage cat is recognized by its very short legs caused by a natural genetic variation. This cat is considered to be the original breed of dwarf cat. Munchkin cat breed has caused controversy in the cat world. This cat was discovered in America in 1983 where it was named after the ‘little …
The Siamese cat is one of the first distinctly identified breeds of Asian cat. These cats were originated in Siam, which was later named as Thailand and was not exported until the late 19th century. In 1878, U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife received one of these exotic felines as a gift. The …
