♡ Whiskers and Claws: A Guide to Cats ♡
written by ♡ Emmeline Scamander ♡
♡ A guide by a cat lover, for cat lovers. ♡ (I wrote this all in one night so sorry if I missed out something) If you want me to add something, just tell me and I'll add it :D
Last Updated
05/31/21
Chapters
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Cat Breeds: The Shorthair Group ♡
Chapter 3
The British Shorthair
Appearance: Flat face with partly-fluffy fur.
Affection Level Low
Friendliness Medium
Kid-Friendly Medium
Pet-Friendly Medium
Exercise Needs Low
Playfulness Low
Energy Level Low
Intelligence Medium
Tendency to Vocalize Low
Amount of Shedding Medium
Colours vary a lot. They are black, white, cream, blue, chocolate, lilac, bi-colour, tortie and white, tabby, colourpointed and tipped.
Life expectancy: over 10 years
The American Shorthair
Appearance: Big eyes, small
Affection Level High
Friendliness High
Kid-Friendly High
Pet-Friendly High
Exercise Needs Medium
Playfulness Medium
Energy Level Medium
Intelligence Medium
Tendency to Vocalize Medium
Amount of Shedding Medium
Colours: Black solid, White solid, cream, bi-colour, calico, tortoiseshell, shaded silver
Life expectancy: 12-20 years
Oriental Shorthair
Appearance: wedge-shaped head, big ears, long snout
Affection Level High
Friendliness High
Kid-Friendly High
Pet-Friendly High
Exercise Needs Medium
Playfulness High
Energy Level High
Intelligence High
Tendency to Vocalize High
Amount of Shedding Medium
Colours: seal point, chocolate point, blur point, lilac (frost) point, red point, cream point, tabby point, tortie point
Life expectancy: Over 10 years
Abyssinian
Appearance: Small with a long tail
Affection Level Medium to High
Friendliness Medium to High
Kid-Friendly Medium to High
Pet-Friendly Medium to High
Exercise Needs Medium
Playfulness High
Energy Level High
Intelligence High
Tendency to Vocalize Low
Amount of Shedding Low
Colours: Ruddy, sorrel, fawn, blue, lilac, silver, Russian blue, korat
Life expectancy: 9-15 years
American Curl (One of my favourite cat breeds)
Appearance: Tabby, like a normal cat but with curled-back ears
Affection Level High
Friendliness Moderate to High
Kid-Friendliness Moderate to High
Pet-Friendliness Moderate to High
Exercise Needs Moderate to High
Playfulness Moderate
Energy Level Moderate to High
Intelligence Moderate
Tendency to Vocalize Moderate
Amount of Shedding Moderate
Life expectancy: 9-16 years
Sphynx
Appearance: no fur, skinny
Affection Level High
Friendliness High
Kid-Friendly Medium
Pet-Friendly High
Exercise Needs Low
Playfulness High
Energy Level High
Intelligence High
Tendency to Vocalize High
Amount of Shedding Low
I honestly think this cat breed is underrated. Even though they have no fur they are sweet and cute.
Life expectancy: 9-15 years
Appearance: Flat face with partly-fluffy fur.
Affection Level Low
Friendliness Medium
Kid-Friendly Medium
Pet-Friendly Medium
Exercise Needs Low
Playfulness Low
Energy Level Low
Intelligence Medium
Tendency to Vocalize Low
Amount of Shedding Medium
Colours vary a lot. They are black, white, cream, blue, chocolate, lilac, bi-colour, tortie and white, tabby, colourpointed and tipped.
Life expectancy: over 10 years
The American Shorthair
Appearance: Big eyes, small
Affection Level High
Friendliness High
Kid-Friendly High
Pet-Friendly High
Exercise Needs Medium
Playfulness Medium
Energy Level Medium
Intelligence Medium
Tendency to Vocalize Medium
Amount of Shedding Medium
Colours: Black solid, White solid, cream, bi-colour, calico, tortoiseshell, shaded silver
Life expectancy: 12-20 years
Oriental Shorthair
Appearance: wedge-shaped head, big ears, long snout
Affection Level High
Friendliness High
Kid-Friendly High
Pet-Friendly High
Exercise Needs Medium
Playfulness High
Energy Level High
Intelligence High
Tendency to Vocalize High
Amount of Shedding Medium
Colours: seal point, chocolate point, blur point, lilac (frost) point, red point, cream point, tabby point, tortie point
Life expectancy: Over 10 years
Abyssinian
Appearance: Small with a long tail
Affection Level Medium to High
Friendliness Medium to High
Kid-Friendly Medium to High
Pet-Friendly Medium to High
Exercise Needs Medium
Playfulness High
Energy Level High
Intelligence High
Tendency to Vocalize Low
Amount of Shedding Low
Colours: Ruddy, sorrel, fawn, blue, lilac, silver, Russian blue, korat
Life expectancy: 9-15 years
American Curl (One of my favourite cat breeds)
Appearance: Tabby, like a normal cat but with curled-back ears
Affection Level High
Friendliness Moderate to High
Kid-Friendliness Moderate to High
Pet-Friendliness Moderate to High
Exercise Needs Moderate to High
Playfulness Moderate
Energy Level Moderate to High
Intelligence Moderate
Tendency to Vocalize Moderate
Amount of Shedding Moderate
Life expectancy: 9-16 years
Sphynx
Appearance: no fur, skinny
Affection Level High
Friendliness High
Kid-Friendly Medium
Pet-Friendly High
Exercise Needs Low
Playfulness High
Energy Level High
Intelligence High
Tendency to Vocalize High
Amount of Shedding Low
I honestly think this cat breed is underrated. Even though they have no fur they are sweet and cute.
Life expectancy: 9-15 years
