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The American Curl cat is famous for its backward-curling ears and dog-like devotion. Here is everything on its personality, size, coat varieties, lifespan, health, colors, and what a kitten costs.
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The Chartreux cat is a rare French blue with copper eyes and a calm, affectionate nature. Get the full guide to personality, lifespan, shedding, health, and cost, plus how to tell it apart from a Russian Blue.
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The American Bobtail is a smart, short-tailed cat with a famously doglike personality. Learn about its history, appearance, colors, temperament, lifespan, health, price, and how to find one.
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There is no perfect cat. Compare the pros and cons of 11 popular cat breeds plus mixed-breed cats by temperament, grooming, activity and health to find the right match for your home.
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Tabby is a pattern, not a breed. Learn all the types of tabby cats: the 5 coat patterns, 7+ colors from brown to rare cinnamon and fawn, plus a simple step-by-step way to identify your own cat's exact color and pattern.
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Why do cats chirp at bugs, birds, and even at you? That distinctive chatter is your cat's hunting instinct showing. Here is what cat chirping, chattering, and trilling really mean, plus when the sound is worth a closer look.
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Calico cats are not a breed: they wear one of the most striking coat patterns in the feline world. Learn the genetics that make 99.9% of calicos female, how rare male calicos really are, and whether the famous calico attitude is fact or myth.
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The Scottish Fold cat is a sweet, devoted velcro lap cat with an owl-like folded-ear look, but the gene behind those ears causes osteochondrodysplasia in every fold. Here is the honest, vet-grounded guide to the breed and its health.
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A complete Russian blue cat breed profile: the Archangel history, the plush silver-tipped coat and emerald eyes, how to spot a true Russian blue, the honest hypoallergenic truth, temperament, and obesity-first health, with CFA and TICA facts.
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Meet the Norwegian forest cat: a large, gentle Viking-era breed with a water-resistant double coat. Learn its size, colors, the amber gene, how it differs from the Maine Coon, temperament, health, and price.
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The Manx cat is a tailless natural breed from the Isle of Man with hind legs longer than the front, a hopping gait, and a dog-like personality. Get the full guide to size, colors, health, Manx Syndrome, temperament, grooming, and price.
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Everything about the LaPerm cat: the Oregon origin story, the signature curly coat and curly whiskers, low-shed reputation, affectionate clownish temperament, grooming the curls, colors, size, health, lifespan, and why kittens are born bald.
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