The American Shorthair cat (ASH)

American Shorthair (ASH) was the descendants/the development from the European Shorthair race and British Shorthair. ASH was begun during 1620. Initially this race was known with the Shorthair term, afterwards to be popular with the Domestic Shorthair term during the 60 's. During 1966 his name was changed into American Shorthair. ASH was the cat with the measurement of the body was until big with foot and the strong claw. The snout have the shape of like the box, all the body was covered the thick, solid and rather stiff short hair. Had a function of protecting the body from the cold and humid weather. This hair thickened in the cold season and fell in the season semi. The measurement of ears was and wide with the tip part buckled. The distance between close ears. ASH including one of the cats with the strength of the body & the good health. Unlike the cat persia that often had many genetic defects.


ASH was the cat with the good character, smart with the good hunting capacity. ASH found it easy to adapt, relatively calm but was not as calm as Persia. American shorthair was suitable for children and could be friends was good with the dog.

The Cymric cat

Cymric was the version of the long hair from the Manx race, came from the small island that was in sea between England and Ireland. The Cymric development was begun during 1960. Cymric (was read by Kim rik or kum rik) personally in fact meant Wales (England). The form and Cymric anatomy were identical to Manx, except long his hair. Cymric resembled the dog, liked to be furious towards the disturbance that was not liked by him. The other interesting matter, this cat against the object that shone.

The Tiffany cat

Chantilly/Tiffany was the cat with the measurement of the medium, the type of the body semi foreign and the weight 4-5 Kg. The form of the head approached the triangle, the short and wide snout and the small chin. The broad cheekbone, ears was, wide in bagain the foundation and appeared in the future. The male cat heavier than the female cat, both of them had the tail that was decorated the soft hair as well as surai in and around the neck.

The colour of the eyes only oranye (gold) sometimes was accompanied the area was green that surrounded the eyes pupil. One of the typical characteristics of this race was the colour of his chocolate. Now Tiffany's colour is more heterogenous, like Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Cinnamon and Fawn with the pattern of the solid colour or tabby. Black was the rarest colour. Breeder tried to breed the cat with his original colour, that is chocolate.

The Egyptian Mau cat

Egyptian Mau was the domestic cat race eldest available. The Mau cat was believed was the descendants of the Cat of Liar Africa (Felis Lybica ocreata). The process of the domestication of this Race was estimated around the year 4000 s/d 2000 before masehi (SM). Egyptian Mau was the fastest domestic cat, could run with the speed 36 mph (58 Km/the hour). The other race that could run fast also was American Shorthair that could run with the speed 31 mph (50 Km/the hour). Egyptian Mau was the cat was very strong when being compared by other cats that seukuran him. Might be counted, this Cat was the miniature cheetah. Like Cheetah, Mau had the long back leg and thin skin and lentur in and around the stomach and the back leg. Want to be sensitive to the change in the temperature. Generally the period of cat pregnancy revolved between 59-70 days. Rarely very the cat that was pregnant for 70 days. It is another matter with Egyptian Mau, 73 days were still being counted normal.

The Mau cat had the unique voice. Sometimes they dismissed the voice miaowed that was similar to the cricket sound. The behaviour other that enough interesting was at the time of them to be happy. They moved the back leg to upper-low as dancing.

The Exotic Shorthair cat

Exotic Shorthair had the calm and elegant characteristics persia, but rather agile and active when compared with persia normally. Always curious and playing and rarely miaowed. This race including the independent cat.

The maintenance of this cat more was easy when being compared persia had long feathers that must be combed every day. Physically, the form of the body and the Exotic Shorthair head, was identical to Persia. The colour and the pattern of the colour as well as the colour of the eyes juma same like that was met in the Persia race. The only difference only in long the hair.

The Burmila cat

Burmilla was the measuring cat was, with the physical characteristics that resembled Burmese. Had the short, solid and soft hair. The unclear colour like “eye liner” surrounded the green eyes was one of the typical Burmilla characteristics. The Burmilla race had the body that really was muscular, the face rather became round, and the short snout. Heavy mature this race revolved between 4 – 5 Kg. Burmilla had the colour various things like black, blue, champagne, chocolate, cream, lilac, platinum and red. Also could emerge the colour tortie with the combination of the colour black, blue, brown, chocolate dam lilac.

The Bengal cat

A genetic expert and breeder the cat in California tried to cross Asian Leopard Cat with American Shorthair. This cross marriage aimed at getting the pattern “spotted wild cat” to the domestic cat. The female child his descendants were crossed again with his father so as to be produced by the kitten with the pattern spotted that afterwards was known with the Obstinate race. The Bengal cat had the big and strong body, obstinate got some physical characteristics of his ancestors that was the wild cat. The female cat mature had the weight around 4-5 Kg, whereas the male cat could reach verat 10 Kg.

The form of the head of the obstinate cat big and rather long, but rather small was compared his body. His neck was big, long and was muscular, balanced with the measurement of the head. The big and wide nose, whereas nose skin was red with the outside line black. Ears was and appeared in the future. The broad and round eyes, was green. The pattern of the obstinate colour very typical that is tabby spotted that was blackish, chocolate or cinnamon, and the horizontal line black in the shoulders part, as well as the circle had the shape of the ring to the tail with the coloured tip dark. The colour of the foundation orange more was liked. Known also the pattern classic tabby that was seen like the pattern oyster in the thigh part and the pattern of the butterfly in the shoulder part.

The British Shorthair cat

British Shorthair was one of the eldest cat races that had been known by humankind. British shorthair often became the icon. This cat became the model for Cheshire the paint that was gotten in the film animasi Alices Adventures in Wonderland. British shorthair with the pattern of the Silver colour tabbyt became the Whiskas icon of the product of cat food. Generally the measurement of his body the medium until big seriously revolving 4 - 8 kg. His body was unified, solid, cobby, strong and was muscular with the chest, the shoulder as well as the broad hip. His head was round and wide with the cheek was full, was located in the short and thick neck. The short, wide and straight nose without the indentation, the form of his chin was round.

The measurement of ears was and wide in the underside with the tip buckled. The clearance of the two ears was. The big and round eyes, his colour was connected with the colour of the hair that is copper, gold, blue, green or odd eyes. Foot him was short with bones that were strong as well as was muscular and his fingers were round. It was long that the tail approximately 2/3 long the body, thick in

The Balinese cat

The Manx race came from the small island in the England area that was named Isle of Man. Manx including one of the eldest cat races that had been registered. Manx also was one of the races that was formed naturally. The main characteristics manx was the short tail or without the tail completely and his hair that was short. Manx was the active and happy cat playing. This cat could jump higher than that could be imagined by us. This capacity was supported the hip and the strong back leg. Manx was also known as “one person cat” or “one family cat”. Very much he was tied and lives with one person or one family, usually rather was difficult to live and adapt to the person or the other family.

The measurement of the body manx very short compared to the other race, with the broad chest and the backbone buckled until the hip. The location of the hip was higher than the shoulder because of the back leg more long and stronger than the foreleg. The typical characteristics other was his head was round

The Manx cat

The Manx race came from the small island in the England area that was named Isle of Man. Manx including one of the eldest cat races that had been registered. Manx also was one of the races that was formed naturally. The main characteristics manx was the short tail or without the tail completely and his hair that was short. Manx was the active and happy cat playing. This cat could jump higher than that could be imagined by us. This capacity was supported the hip and the strong back leg. Manx was also known as “one person cat” or “one family cat”. Very much he was tied and lives with one person or one family, usually rather was difficult to live and adapt to the person or the other family. The measurement of the body manx very short compared to the other race, with the broad chest and the backbone buckled until the hip. The location of the hip was higher than the shoulder because of the back leg more long and stronger than the foreleg. The typical characteristics other was his head was round

The Burmese cat

When was seen from in front, the form of the round head and buckled to the side of the skull. The form of several Burmese heads varied, the measurement of ears was, widened in the underside and the tip him was sharp. The round eyes wide with the line of the upper part eyes characterised typical oriental. The colour of the golden yellow eyes with the yellow shadow greenness, the colour of the gold eyes was more liked. The measuring body was but heavy. The line pungung level, the chest buckled and showed perototan that was good enough. Foot proposional with the measurement of the body, the straight tail and the length was, the starting point part was not too big. The short hair, soft and shinning with the texture like satin.

The Tonkinese cat

Tonkinese first that was recorded was named Wong Mau, the cat that was brought from Burma to America was in the 1930 's. At the end of the 1960 's Margaret Conroy no longer grew tonkinese, but cats that were produced by him spread to the United States. During 1965, a person breeder America named Jane Barletta began developed tonkinese. Tonkinese was the cat with the short hair, the measurement of the body was and was muscular. The form of the head of the middle between the triangle and round. The snout was rather round, the eyes have the shape of like peanuts almond with the varying colour depended the colour buli.

The Somali cat

The Somali cat had Gen the long hair was resesif (lost/was covered) compared with the short hair gene. The characteristics somali like abyssinian, except long his hair. Like to Persia longhair and exotic shorthair, the two races persia this had the similar characteristics, except the length hair. Several other races were also formed from the long variation his hair, like Cymric (the version of the long hair from manx) and Tiffanie (the version long hair from burmilla).



Somali was the feathered cat semi long hair with broad ears and the tail feather luxuriant expanded like the tail of the civet. Somali was the measuring cat the body was and the muscle developed good. The method stood that seldom lifted and elegant gave the picture seemed to stand by means of going on tiptoe.

The Maine Coon cat

Maine Coon was the Cat that came from Maine (the United States). The main characteristics physical Maine coon was gotten in the head, the form of the body, the texture of the hair and the hair in and around the neck that resembled surai the lion. The big body, long almost had the shape of the quadrangle, bones and the strong muscle. The measuring head was and wide, the forehead seldom buckled, the cheekbone stood out with the clear muscle. The broad nose and seldom buckled in the tip part with the sharp chin.



Big and wide ears in the underside, seldom formed sharp in his tip part, and in ears was overgrown the quite long hair. The broad eyes and rather oval, was seen round when being open wide. It was long that the neck was and strong, as well as seldom buckled. Foot was the length with bones and the strong muscle. The long and wide tail in the starting point part as well as diminished at the end, the tail feather was luxuriant enough. His hair was thick and soft, short in the head part, the shoulder and foot, somewhat long in the back part and the thigh, whereas in

The Turkish Van cat

The thoroughbred cat of Turkish Van lived for thousands of years in the area of his origin that was acknowledged as Anatolia. Various history notes showed has the existence of the cat with the "white ring" to his tail. The cat of Turkish Van his measurement was more big and heavy with the hair was thicker.



One of Van's typical characteristics was his pleasure would water. The van was the cat that really liked to swim. In accordance with his characteristics, the van was granted the fast hair dry when being affected by water.

The Birman cat

The Birman thoroughbred cat was the measuring cat was with the male cat weight 4-6 Kg. that was female usually a little smaller was compared male. Birman only had the colour of the blue eyes. The neck hair and the tail grew perfect, thick and soft. The colour of the body hair was paler compared with the colour point to the two ears, the face, foot and the tail. That distinguished with the Siam Race and himalaya was the white colour to his four toes. This white colour better symmetrical, did not exceed the ankle limit.

The Sphynx cat

The Spynx cat had the Long characteristics of the body was, sturdy and was unanimous didaerah the stomach like the tube as well as the broad chest. His head was longer compared to the width and had the shape of the triangle. His forehead was level and the cheekbone stood out, the short nose with the clear indentation or just a few indentations. The firm chin and few moustaches, short or completely without the moustache.



His ears were big, wide in the underside and stood at attention, the ears interior did not have feathers. The eyes have the shape of round lemons with the tip of the exterior headed to ears and were open wide, all the colours of the eyes were acknowledged and might not be in accordance with the colour of the hair. The long neck, round and was muscular.

The Abyssian cat

The Abiyssinian cat was the cat that came from the Indian coast and partly South-East Asia. The Ras Abyssinian cat usually has high intelligence. This cat was happy was around humankind, always curious what was done by his owner. The big possibility did not have the cat that was more loyal to his owner apart from Aby. Aby was the measuring cat was, slim and elegant with the short hair. Foot long and slim. The head had the shape of the triangle with corners of the head rather was unanimous. One of the typical Aby characteristics was the pattern of the colour of the spotted hair.

The Rangdoll cat

The Rangdoll cat including the cat had a big body and domesticated, had the long medium hair with the texture like the rabbit hair. Ragdoll was close with humankind and found it easy to adapt. Compared with Persia, ragdoll did not need penyisiran the hair every day.

Norwegian Forest Cat

The cat of Hutan Norway (Norwegian Forest Cat/NFC) was the general cat was maintained by the Viking nation family that mempu him the big body, foot long, the thick tail book and had the hair on the end ears like antennae. The Norway cat was popular enough especially in Scandinavia.

The Siamese cat

The Siamese cat or the Siam cat was the cat that had the form of the body that was slim and elegant with the colour of the contrast on the end of the body like foot, the tail, ears, the mouth, the nose and around the eyes (colour point). The head relatively small, had the shape of the triangle with the pointed snout, the blue eyes were decorated with broad ears. The form of the long body, slim was muscular this was wrapped in the short and soft hair.

The Angora Cat

The Angora cat was the cat that had the long hair. This cat initially was in the Ankara-Turki area approximately 250 years ago. The cat of the angora race had the measurement of the body was, with the graceful and elegant style. The long body, slim, with foot and the long tail. The tail had thick feathers and expanded like the tail of the civet. The pointed nose, the head whole have the shape of like the triangle, with broad ears.