Curly the Khao Manee Domestic Short Hair Medina, OH

Curly is a purebred Khao Manee, born on 3/10/22. He got the name Curly because his tail has a curl to it, which he sucks on sort of like a thumb. He is sweet, friendly, and outgoing.

An Ohio couple was selected by TIMBA (Thailand International Maew Boran Association) to help breed Thailand’s rare cats through TIMBA’s Preservation Program. Thanks to these efforts, there are now over 100 of these cats in the world today. These include the rare Thailand cats such as brown Suphalak, white Khao Manee, black Konja, grey Korats, lilac Lotus Petal, and Wichienmaat (old Siamese style). All these cat breeds that are known for good luck to their owner are described in Thailand’s Ancient Book of Cat Poems dating back from 700 years ago.

These beautiful, athletic, and people friendly Thailand cat breeds are smaller, (7-9 lb.) and known for their ‘dog-like’ behavior by meeting you at the door when you arrive at home, following you around, laying with you and some play fetch by retrieving their favorite toy mouse to your lap.

In 2021, Alleycats & Aristocats became part of the Thailand cat preservation program by getting their cat, Mali, a Khao Manee. Since then, our director decided to help the retired cats of the Thailand cat preservation program to find new forever homes and thus became the ‘Aristocats’ in the name.

Alleycats & Aristocats believes in the mission of preserving this rare breed. After the cats are retired from breeding, we help to find them forever homes.

Curly is neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines and tested negative for FIV/FeLV and heartworm.

Apply online to adopt: https://alley-aristo.org/adoption-application/