A show-quality Persian has an extremely long thick coat,
short legs, a wide head with the ears set far apart, large eyes, and an
extremely foreshortened muzzle.
The breed was originally established with a short (but not
non-existent) muzzle, but over time this feature has become extremely
exaggerated, particularly in North America, and Persians with the more extreme
brachycephalic head type are susceptible to a number of health problems (
specifically affecting their sinuses and breathing ) caused by it. Longevity is
usually between 10 and 18 years on average.
Persian cats can have any color or markings including :
Persian cats can have any color or markings including :
- Pointed
- Tortoiseshell
- Blue
- Tabby
Tipped varieties are known as Chinchilla. Point varieties
are called Himalayan in the United States
and Colourpoint Persian in Europe .
Conscientious breeders take into account and minimize health issues by careful choice of breeding stock with more moderate head type, as the stated goal of most breeders is first and always healthy cats.
The attempt to separate the breed of Persian cats :
In the USA There was an attempt to establish the Silver Persian as a separate breed called the Sterling, but it was not accepted and Silver and Golden longhaired cats, recognized by CFA more specially as Chinchilla Silvers, Shaded Silvers, Chinchilla Goldens or Shaded Goldens are judged in the Persian category of cat shows.
InSouth Africa
The attempt to separate the breed was more successful: the SA Cat Council (
SACC ) registers cats with 5 generations of pure bred Chinchilla as a
Chinchilla Longhair. The Chinchilla Longhair has a slightly longer nose than
the Persian, resulting in healthy breathing and no tearing of the eyes. Its
hair is translucent with only the tips carrying black pigment: a feature that
gets lost when out-crossed to other colored Persians. Out-crossing also may
result in losing nose and lip liner, which is a fault in the Chinchilla
Longhair breed standard. One of the distinctions of this breed is the
blue-green or green eyecolor only with kittens having blue or bluish purple
eyecolor
Persian cats fur is too long and dense for them to maintain themselves, their need regular grooming.
To keep Persian cats fur in its best condition, they must be :
Conscientious breeders take into account and minimize health issues by careful choice of breeding stock with more moderate head type, as the stated goal of most breeders is first and always healthy cats.
The attempt to separate the breed of Persian cats :
In the USA There was an attempt to establish the Silver Persian as a separate breed called the Sterling, but it was not accepted and Silver and Golden longhaired cats, recognized by CFA more specially as Chinchilla Silvers, Shaded Silvers, Chinchilla Goldens or Shaded Goldens are judged in the Persian category of cat shows.
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Persian cats fur is too long and dense for them to maintain themselves, their need regular grooming.
To keep Persian cats fur in its best condition, they must be :
- Bathed regularly
- Dried carefully after bath
- Brushed thoroughly every day
Persian cats eyes need to be checked for problems on a
regular basis because some animals have trouble keeping them clean. Likewise,
Persians are particularly susceptible to a genetic disease which causes kidney
failure, PKD ( Polycystic Kidney Disease ), among other diseases. However, cats
can now be DNA screened for the gene that causes PKD, so these affected cats
are gradually being removed from the Persian gene pool by responsible
breeders.
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