Persian (Persian) is the most common long-haired cat. It is a breed that was born in 1860 after more than 100 years of selective breeding in the UK based on the Afghan longhair cat and the Turkish Angora longhair cat. Persian cats have a lovable face, long and gorgeous back hair, and elegant manners, so they are known as the prince of cats and the princess. occupies a very important position. Worldwide, Persian cats are hugely popular and cat owners are proud to have a Persian cat.

Persian cat, a noble among cats, known as Prince of Cats and Princess of Cats

English name: Persian

Characteristics of Persian cats

Persian cats are gentle, smart, agile, empathetic, quiet, shrill and soft, and like to act like a spoiled child. The demeanor is personable, and she is born with a pampered state, giving people a gorgeous and noble feeling.

Persia was the name of the ancient Iran. The Persian cat is the most common and typical breed. The Persian cat is actually based on the indigenous longhair cat in Afghanistan and the Angora longhair cat in Turkey or Armenia. After more than 100 years of selective breeding in the United Kingdom, it was born in 1860 A breed born. Persian cats have a flattering face, long and gorgeous coat, and elegant manners, so they are known as the prince of cats and the princess, so they are very valuable. A purebred Persian cat can run up to thousands of dollars and is one of the favorite cats of cat lovers in the world. Persian cats give birth to 2 to 3 litters per litter. The cubs have short hair when they are born, and long hair begins to grow after 6 weeks. Long hair can only grow after molting twice. Because of their long and dense fur, they do not like being held in their arms in summer, preferring to lie alone on the floor.

Persian cat color

The Persian cat is a typical long-haired cat, somewhat like a lion cub, with long hyenas on the neck and back The body hair is long, fluffy, soft and shiny. Its coat has many colors, among which the more primitive coat colors are white, blue and black. In recent years, many kinds of coat colors have appeared, which can be roughly divided into 5 types: all-color, gradient color, smoke color, markings and multicolor. The red and tortoiseshell colors are relatively rare, so the Persian cats sold with fur are also very precious. Monochromatic Persian cats are white, black, blue-red, and cream. The Persian cat with gradient color, there are squirrel color, gradient silver, shell carving color and so on.

This type of cat has a different color at the tips and roots: squirrel and silver cats have black tips and white roots; shellfish have white hair on top of them. Red or cream tips; smoke-colored Persians, with white roots and a thick black, blue, or red top coat.

When the cat is stationary, it appears to be monochromatic, and once the cat starts moving, the underlying white is clearly visible. The striped Persian cat has always been the most popular, with coats of silver, brown, red, cream, blue and shellfish. Multi-colored Persian cats include tortoiseshell cats, three-color cats, blue-cream cats, etc., all of which are female cats. There are also bicolor cats, some are black and white, some are blue and white, some are red and white, etc.