The Various Breeds of Cats
There are various different breeds of cats and there are in fact over 100 different types and varieties that are officially recognized throughout the world.
Cat Categories
They can however be divided into five principle categories. In those categories are the British and American shorthairs, the foreign or oriental shorthairs, the Persian or long hairs, and other long-haired cats.
Most breeds of cats have initially come from the ordinary moggy cat, and through a process of selection and breeding various different types of breeds have eventuated.
Due to the fact that cats breed relatively fast and have a short gestation period, and also because litter sizes are quite large most of these breeds have been developed over the last 100 years.
While many people believe that some of these breeds have been around for centuries in most instances this is not the case.
Cat Breeding
Some of these breeds have appeared just by chance where there have been genetic mutations that have given birth to unusual specimens in a litter and people have taken these unusual kittens and used them for breeding to develop new breeds.
During this process of breeding some types of cats have developed various different personalities, characteristics, and in some cases health conditions where they are not quite as durable as the ordinary moggy that is liable to wander in off the street.
An example of this will be some breeds of British short hair cats that have a particularly snub nose and can sometimes have difficulty in breathing and it is quite common for some of these cats to keep you awake at night with their snoring.
Some of these breeds have originally been indigenous to particular countries but in the majority of cases it is through specialized breeding programs that they have been bred.
With the various different personalities that these breeds of cat's have, with a little bit of research it is quite easy to find a cat that complements your own personality and that is why it is worthwhile taking the time before getting a cat to determine which one will best suits you and your lifestyle.
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