Adopting Kittens - Exotic Appearance and Personality

The Exotic cat breed is result of a cross betweencolors seen are blue, black, cream or red, tortoiseshell
the American Shorthair and the Persian done in theand tabbyo A few Exotics are shown with the
United States around 1960. The Exotic Shorthair wasHimalayan color patterno There are rarely ever
recognized by CFA in 1966. Crosses were also madesmokeso The first Exotic to become a Grand
with the Russian Blue and the Burmese during theChampion was shaded silver. Silvers are extremely
breeding program, however, since 1987; the onlyrare.
allowable outcross breed is the Persian. They haveThe following personality description is offered to
almost the same body as the Persian, but a thick,help you decide if the Exotic cat breed is for you,
dense short coat. These cats appeal to people whoyour family and lifestyle.
like the personality of the Persian, but do not wantPersonality Descriptiono Quiet nature as the Persiano
the chores of grooming a long-haired cat. They haveNot much of their personality is the Shorthairo Docile
become known as "The Lazy Man's Persian."and affectionateo If introduced to a home with dogs
The following appearance description is offered toand children, they adjust easily and quickly and
help you decide if the Exotic cat breed is for you,become loving playmateso They are not destructiveo
your family and lifestyle.They do not climb curtains or chew blankets and
Appearance Descriptiono Identical to the Persian inthey rarely use their clawso Can be easily trained
every way, except for coat lengtho Luxurious coatNOT to jump on the kitchen counter or dining-room
shorter than Persianso The coat is medium in lengthtableo They are not over demanding for your
and does not resemble coats of any otherattentiono They are content to sit in a window and
short-haired cato There is no ruff around the neckwatch the world go by and just meditate or doze all
and no feathery hair on the tailo The fur is a littleday while you are awayo They are outgoing and
shorter on the face and on the legs, but otherwisefriendly, however, may approach strangers with
even all overo Its texture should not be silky or wiry,cautiono Nocturnal animals by nature, most active in
but should be medium softo The coat has to bethe evening and in the early morning in which they
dense, like the winter coat of a bear or a mountainare playful and extremely busyo They have the
goato The Exotic's type of coat does not exist inability to entertain themselves for hours with simple
any other cat breed, it is strictly the result oftoys such as a piece of paper or a ballo Enjoy their
combining Persians and Shorthairso Just about anyfood tremendously
coat color that occurs naturally in the cat can also beGrooming Tipso A quality steel comb is about all that
found in the Exotic and almost all of them can beis neededo Coat generally does not mat or tangle,
registered and showno Exotics tend to follow thehowever, a brief but thorough combing once or
popularity trend of the Persianso Since 1990s, bicolortwice a week is recommendedo During shedding
and calico Persians have become quite popular andtime, daily combing may be necessaryo A good,
numerouso White combined with black and red, orcat-safe, tearless pet shampoo works well
brown tabby, or blue makes for a very stunning catoFollow the link in the resource box of this article to
Colors range from solid black to lynx point, fromfind pictures and more information about many
copper-eyed white to spotted chocolate tabby, fromdifferent breeds of cats.
brown classic tabby to lilac smokeo Most commonThis article is FREE to publish with the resource box.