• American Wirehair

    Like its counterpart the American shorthair, the American Wirehair is one of the most adaptable breeds for any type of household-from being the lap cat curled up with the senior citizen to the energetic cat joining in to play with the children. One of the natural breeds, the American Wirehair is a medium size cat, muscular with a firm, well-balanced body. The wirehair gene originated as a spontaneous coat mutation in upstate New York and changes the hard coat of the American Shorthair to the hard, dense, springy coat of the American Wirehair.

  • British Shorthair
    The British Shorthair is a domesticated cat. Its features make it a popular breed in cat shows. It has been the most popular breed ofcat registered by the UK's Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) since 2001 when it overtook the Persian breed.
  • Birman

    The Birman is a domestic cat breed. Also known as Sacred Cat of Burma. It is not to be confused with the Burmese, which is a separate and dissimilar breed. The Birman has a pale coloured body and darker points with deep blue eyes.

  • American Shorthair

    The American Shorthair is the 8th most popular breed of cat in the United States according the Cat Fancier's Association for 2006-2007. The breed is believed to be descended from English cats (the forebears of today's British Shorthairs) brought to North America by early British settlers to protect valuable cargo from mice and rats.

  • American Bobtail

    If you long for the look of the wild in your home, but believe, as I do, that the big cats belong in the wild, one of this domesticated breeds might give you the best of both worlds.

  • Abyssinian

    Abyssinian is one of the oldest known breeds. The Abyssinian is a breed of domesticated cat with a distinctive ticked coat. There are many stories about its origins, often revolving around Egypt, but the actual origins are uncertain. There continues to be speculation and controversy concerning its history.

  • Bombay

    The Bombay is a man-made breed developed in 1958 from a Black American Shorthair and a Sable Burmese. Named for Bombay, India, because of its resemblance to India's black leopard, the Bombay is often described as the patent-leather cat.

  • British Shorthair

    The British Shorthair is a domesticated cat. Its features make it a popular breed in cat shows. It has been the most popular breed ofcat registered by the UK's Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) since 2001 when it overtook the Persian breed.

  • Burmese

    Legend places the Burmese cat as a divinity in ancient Buddhist monasteries, but almost all modern pedigreed Burmese can trace their ancestry back to a single walnut-brown female cat called Wong Mau, which was taken from Rangoon to the U.S. in 1930. Much research and experimental breedings were conducted with Wong Mau and her offspring until in 1936 the Burmese was accepted in United States as an official breed.

  • American Curl

    Two specific cat breeds characterized by unique ears, are American Curl & Scottish fold. The American Curl is a breed of cat characterized by its unusual ears, which curl back from the face toward the center of the back of the skull. An American Curl's ears should be handled carefully because rough handling may damage the cartilage in the ear.