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Need to Know
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Quiet and sedate cat
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Indoor cat
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left alone for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
Personality
Exotic Shorthair cats are an American Shorthair and Persian mix. They are playful, love lounging, and can be mellow like a Persian but also lively. Laidback, loyal, and affectionate, they have an entertaining streak that might see them up for a game of chasing a catnip mouse. They love being involved in their owner’s life, following them from room to room to get in on the action. Affection is lavished on their owners through purrs and licks and they hope for it to be reciprocated in the form of hugs and cuddles.
In the late 1950s, the American Shorthair cat was mixed with the Persian Cat to create a heavier, round-headed cat with a denser and longer coat. The resulting Exotic Shorthair is one of the most popular cat breeds.