Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Bombay
The Bombay is a medium-sized, muscular cat that was bred by cross-breeding Burmese and American Shorthairs. It has a unique appearance: It has a silky black…
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Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Burmilla
The Burmilla is a medium-sized compact cat with solid muscles and strong legs. This breed is relatively new and was an “accidental” creation by crossing a…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Bengal
The Bengal is a large cat breed that is the result of crossing small African leopards cats with domestic cats. They have lovely wildcat patterns that look…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Abyssinian
The Abyssinian is one of the oldest cat breeds. Abyssinians did not necessarily originate in Ethiopia, which was once called Abyssinia, as their name implies…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
American Wirehair
The first American wirehair was born in 1966 in a Verona, New York barn. He was the only one in a litter of six American shorthair cats to display the wiry…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Brazilian Shorthair
Brazilian Shorthairs are medium-sized cats with muscular and compact bodies. Their eyes are large, round and expressive. They have large, pointy ears and a…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
American Curl
The American curl came about in Lakewood, California in 1981. A stray black female cat with the unusual and intriguing curled ears was taken into the home of…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Arabian Mau
For an ancient breed that has developed naturally over several centuries, consider the rare Arabian mau. This cat evolved and adapted to become a friendly…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
California Spangled Cat
The California spangled cat has a long, medium-sized body and leopard-like spots on its coat. These cats are muscular and strong. They have large, inquisitive…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
American Shorthair
American shorthairs originated as a breed in the United States, but their ancestral roots hail from Britain. The shorthaired house cats from Britain were…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Balinese
The Balinese was the result of breeding longhaired Siamese cats. It has long, silky hair and weighs up to nine pounds. It’s similar to its cousin, the…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
American Polydactyl
The first polydactyl cats most likely made their way into the northeastern United States aboard the English Puritan sailing ships of the colonial era. For…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Australian Mist
The Australian mist is the first pedigreed cat breed to have originated in Australia. In 1977, Dr. Truda Straede of Nintu Cattery began breeding cats to…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Ashera
The Ashera could be mistaken for a small leopard but it is a mix of the African Serval, the Asian Leopard Cat, and the domestic cat. They are very large and…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Bambino
Bambinos can have an almost alien-like appearance, they are hybrids of short-legged and hairless cats, and are known for both traits. Bambinos have long…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Asian Cat
The Asian cat came about by accident in Britain when, in 1981, a male chinchilla bred with a lilac Burmese. The resulting litter of kittens had the build and…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
British
The British Shorthair is a large muscular cat with a round head, square-proportions and a thick tail. They can come in several colors but are most popular in…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Burmese
This cat breed was developed from cats that came from the Malay Peninsula of Southeast Asia; his ancestors were fancy felines that were used as pets of the…
Abyssinian – California Spangled Cat
Birman
The Birman is a medium-sized cat breed with a unique appearance. It has a silky long coat, with white “gloved” paws and sapphire-blue eyes.