Persian cats are one of the cat breeds that are often found in the homes of cat lovers, their cute round faces with beautiful long fur are very suitable for home pets. Because it can add to the atmosphere of the house to be more fun.
Moreover, this cat also tends to be easier to maintain and easy in terms of care, considering that the owners of this cat are very common, so when having problems related to this Persian cat, then you tend to be easier in finding a solution.
Persian Cat
Persian cats are a breed of cats originating from Persia (another name for Iran in ancient times), and are characterized by long hair with characters such as round faces and short muzzles.
Although originally from Persia, this breed was actually developed in Great Britain and the United States in WWII. Only then did it spread to Asia.
The popularity of this breed is not much different from Angora cats, both have many fans because of their cute shape.
To identify Persian Cats deeper, it can be seen by observing the body shape of this cat, because it has a fat, large shape, and is protected by thick long fur.
Then the head tends to be larger in size compared to other cat heads. Also, this cat is also known for its snub nose.
As for the fur, it can be seen with long and thick characteristics. Quoted from various sources, the length of this type of cat fur can reach 5 – 10 centimeters with a variety of colors.
Usually, the colors are white, silver, brown, red, beige, gold, black, calico, blue, and so on.
Then for the eyes, it will usually adjust to the color of the fur. So suppose the color of the cat’s fur is white, then the eye color can be blue or copper brown.
As for silver-colored fur, it usually tends to have a green or blue-greenish color.
Type of Persian
As a cat with a breed that is quite popular in the world, it turns out that this cat has various types. Here’s the list:
1. Flat Nose Persian
This type of cat has another name Persian Flatnose Cat, with chubby features and a round face and snub nose with chubby cheeks.
Not only that, but this cat also has funny and adorable behavior.
2. Persia Snub Nose
This cat also has another name Persian Peaknose Cat, with the most distinctive feature of having a very snub nose.
Not only that, another main feature is having a more boxy face, rounder eyes, shorter legs, and a fatter body than other types.
In addition, in the world of cat contests, Persian Peaknose Cat tends to be more often included in contests because of its more supportive shape and behavior.
3. Persian Medium
This type of cat has the most standard body size among other types of cats. The fur owned by this medium-type cat is not too long.
The nose is also not too snub like other types of cats. Even the nose looks a little longer.
Then some other characteristics are having larger and shorter legs than domestic cats in general.
The fur is also long, dense, and smooth. Then the eyes tend to be round and wide, and the earlobes, it is actually smaller with a fairly close position.
Persian Medium is also widely maintained in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
4. Exotic Persian
The Exotic Persian breed comes from America but is still included in the Persian breed. The cause is that this cat turned out to be a cross between a Persian Cat and a Short-haired American Cat
5. Himalayan Persian
Just like the exotic breed, this breed of cat also comes from a cross between two different breeds.
Those are of the Persian breed and the Siamese breed. Until finally producing the Himalayan Persian breed.
Traits of Persian Cats
The trait of Persian cats when they are still small is the same as cats in general, which tend to be active and often play here and there,
only after stepping on an adult turns into a more calm, relaxed, silent, but slightly grumpy.
Even so relaxed, many say that this cat is like a lazy cat.
