Cat breed section
Cat breeds
Browse cat profiles without scrolling through dog breeds first. Compare indoor fit, grooming, vocalness, energy, friendliness, and the care trade-offs that matter before you fall for a look.
Cat breeds (39)
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Abyssinian
Lithe, endlessly curious, and never quite a lap cat — the Abyssinian is an athlete who turns your home into a playground.
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American Bobtail
A wild-looking, dog-like cat with a naturally short tail, sociable, adaptable, and refreshingly sound for a tailed breed.
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American Curl
The cat with whimsical backward-curling ears — a friendly, kittenish 'Peter Pan' breed that, unlike the Scottish Fold, carries no painful skeletal disease.
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American Shorthair
Even-tempered, sturdy, and refreshingly low-drama, the American Shorthair is a true all-rounder. Here's what living with this pedigreed working cat is really like.
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Balinese
The Balinese is the elegant, long-coated cousin of the Siamese — just as brilliant, talkative, and devoted, wrapped in a silky single coat that mats surprisingly little.
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Bengal
Athletic, wild-looking, and relentlessly active — the Bengal is a stunning, high-energy cat that demands far more interaction than a typical house cat.
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Birman
A gentle, affectionate color-point cat with silky low-maintenance fur and white 'gloved' paws — a calm, people-loving lap companion that's easier to groom than a Persian.
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Bombay
A panther in miniature, jet-black, copper-eyed, and far more of a lap cat than its wild looks suggest.
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British Shorthair
The plush, round-faced charmer who would rather sit beside you than on you.
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Burmese
Sleek, social, and relentlessly affectionate — the Burmese is a 'brick wrapped in silk' that wants to be part of everything you do.
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Chartreux
France's 'smiling' blue cat — robust, quiet to the point of near-mute, and calmly devoted, with a dense woolly coat that needs real combing.
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Cornish Rex
Curly-coated, warmth-seeking, and kittenish for life — the Cornish Rex is the 'greyhound of cats,' a wickedly playful acrobat that wants to ride on your shoulder.
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Devon Rex
Big-eared, soft-coated, and relentlessly playful — the Devon Rex is a 'monkey in a cat suit' that wants to be on your shoulder, not across the room.
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Domestic Longhair
The long-coated everyday cat: often very healthy, endlessly individual, and beautiful — as long as you commit to the brushing the coat demands.
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Domestic Shorthair
The everyday cat: low-maintenance, often very healthy, and endlessly individual. Here's what to expect when you adopt a Domestic Shorthair.
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Egyptian Mau
The only naturally spotted domestic cat — and clocked as the fastest, the Mau is a loyal, intense athlete that bonds hard with its people.
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Exotic Shorthair
A Persian personality in a low-maintenance plush coat — with the same flat-face health trade-offs you should understand before you commit.
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Himalayan
A Persian in Siamese color-point dress — the placid, blue-eyed 'Himmy.' Here's the affectionate truth about its sweetness, its grooming, and its flat-face health.
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Korat
Thailand's living good-luck charm — a silver-tipped blue cat with peridot-green eyes, fiercely devoted to its people and quietly intense.
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Maine Coon
One of the largest domestic cats and a true 'gentle giant' — friendly, playful, and famously dog-like. Wonderful with families, but that long coat and large frame ask for extra care.
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Manx
The famously tailless, dog-like cat from the Isle of Man, charming and devoted, but with genetics that deserve real understanding.
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Norwegian Forest Cat
A sturdy, fluffy natural breed straight out of Viking legend — calm, friendly, and a gifted climber. Easygoing company if you welcome the grooming and shedding of a big double coat.
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Ocicat
Looks like a little ocelot, acts like a dog — the Ocicat is an all-domestic spotted charmer that's outgoing, trainable, and craves company.
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Oriental Shorthair
The Siamese's sleek cousin in 300+ colors — brilliant, endlessly talkative, and so attached they should rarely be left alone.
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Persian
A serene, glamorous lap cat — and a breed where the flat face brings real, well-documented health costs. Here's the affectionate truth about Persians.
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Ragamuffin
A big, huggable, exceptionally affectionate lap cat — a Ragdoll cousin that often goes limp when held. Gentle and people-oriented, but slow to mature and built for indoor life.
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Ragdoll
A large, laid-back color-point cat that often relaxes into your arms — affectionate and dog-like, but a trusting indoor companion that needs grooming and heart screening.
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Russian Blue
Elegant, plush, and reserved — a quiet, loyal companion best suited to calm, predictable homes.
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Savannah
Tall, exotic, and astonishingly athletic, the Savannah is a serval-descended cat with dog-like energy — spectacular to live with, but legally restricted and demanding in ways most owners underestimate.
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Scottish Fold
A famously sweet, owl-faced cat — and a breed defined by a genuine welfare controversy you need to understand before you fall in love.
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Selkirk Rex
The teddy-bear cat, plush curls, a patient temperament, and a coat that looks slept-in on purpose.
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Siamese
Brilliant, talkative, and deeply attached — the Siamese is one of the most recognizable and demanding cats you can share a home with.
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Siberian
Russia's sturdy national cat: a playful, devoted family companion with a plush triple coat and a reputation — sometimes overstated — for being easier on allergies.
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Singapura
The pint-sized extrovert, one of the world's smallest cat breeds, with eyes and ears too big for its body.
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Somali
A bright, restless "fox cat" with a glowing ticked coat and a need to be in the middle of everything.
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Sphynx
Warm, wrinkly, and relentlessly affectionate — the hairless Sphynx is a velcro companion that, despite the lack of fur, asks for more care, not less.
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Tonkinese
The Tonkinese blends Siamese sparkle with Burmese warmth — a social, playful, mink-coated cat that wants to be in on everything you do.
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Turkish Angora
Silky, athletic, and gloriously bossy — the Turkish Angora is an ancient breed that runs the household and stays kitten-playful for life.
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Turkish Van
The rare, water-curious cat that climbs your cabinets and may join you in the shower.
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