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Cat Breeds Info, Standards and Profiles

CFA recognizes 39 pedigreed breeds for showing in the Championship Class, 1 breed in the Provisional Class, and 1 breed as Miscellaneous (effective with the 2006-2007 show season).

Our breed profiles below present a brief look at each breed's history, characteristics and personality. The historical breed articles give an indepth and detailed look at the history of a breed.

ABYSSINIAN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 1999)
     Breed Article (2001)
     Breed Council

AMERICAN BOBTAIL
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2006)

AMERICAN CURL
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1996)
     Grooming Tips

AMERICAN SHORTHAIR
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2005)

AMERICAN WIREHAIR
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard
     Breed Article (2000)

BALINESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2000)
     Breed Article (1997)

BIRMAN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2002)
     Breed Article (1998)

BOMBAY
Breed Profile
Breed Standard

BRITISH SHORTHAIR
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2005)
     Breed Article (1995)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

BURMESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2003)
     Breed Article (1997)

CHARTREUX
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 1999)

COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2002)

CORNISH REX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2004)
     Breed Article (1999)
     Breed Council

DEVON REX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (2000)
     Grooming Tips

EGYPTIAN MAU
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2003)
     Breed Article (2002)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

EUROPEAN BURMESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Council

EXOTIC
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1996)

HAVANA BROWN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard
     Breed Article (1991)
     Breed Article (1998)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

JAPANESE BOBTAIL
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2004)
     Breed Article (1997)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

JAVANESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2005)
     Breed Article (1994)

KORAT
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1998)

LAPERM (Provisional)
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2005)
     See note

MAINE COON
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2005)
     Breed Article (1997)
     Breed Council

MANX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1995)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

NORWEGIAN FOREST cat
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2004)
     Breed Article (1995)
     Breed Council

OCI cat
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2000)
     Breed Article (1996)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

ORIENTAL
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Council

PERSIAN (including HIMALAYAN)
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2005)
     Breed Article - Solid Color (1995)
     Breed Article - Solid Color (2002)
     Breed Article - Silver (2001)
     Breed Article - Smoke (1995)
     Breed Article - Tabby (2000)
     Breed Article - Parti-Color (1996)
     Breed Article - Bi-Color (1978)
     Breed Article - Bi-Color (1991)
     Breed Article - Bi-Color (1998)
     Breed Article - Himalayan (1999)
     Breed Council

RAGAMUFFIN (Miscellaneous)
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2006)

RAGDOLL
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2005)

RUSSIAN BLUE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 1999)
     Breed Article (1994)
     Breed Article (2001)
     Breed Council

SCOTTISH FOLD
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2005)
     Breed Article (1999)

SELKIRK REX
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2006)

SIAMESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2000)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Article (2000)
     Breed Council

SIBERIAN
Breed Profile
Breed Standard (revised 2006)

SINGAPURA
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2002)
     Breed Article (1996)
     Breed Council

SOMALI
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standards (revised 1999)
     Breed Article (2000)
     Breed Council

SPHYNX
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Council

TONKINESE
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2004)
     Grooming Tips
     Breed Article (2002)
     Breed Council

TURKISH ANGORA
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2006)
     Breed Article (1994)
     Breed Article (2001)

TURKISH VAN
     Breed Profile
     Breed Standard (revised 2004)
     Breed Article (2002)
     Breed Council

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