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Common Household Cat Breeds
Household cats are mostly local companion breeds. China's best-known are the native Li Hua (recognized by the CFA as a true Chinese purebred, smart and a great mouser), the calico (mostly female), the yellow tabby, the Lion Cat (a cold-hardy Persian cross from Shandong), plus wild relatives like the clouded leopard and leopard cat that are protected species, and the black 'xuan' cat long seen as auspicious.
How to Choose a Cat: Picking a Reputable Source
The safest path to a healthy kitten runs through a registered cattery — one tracked by CFA, WCF, or TICA, with pedigree papers and genetic testing — while backyard breeders skip the certificates and cat traders often sell sick 'week cats.' Once home, a full vet check and a few quiet days to decompress set the kitten up to thrive.
How to Avoid Buying a ‘Sunday Cat’ (Sick Kitten)
This time we tackle a heavy topic: the 'Sunday cat'—a kitten that falls ill or dies within days of purchase. Those fooled are usually newbies who skipped their homework and chased low prices.
Colorpoint Shorthair
The Colorpoint Shorthair was developed from the Siamese, with red or cream restricted to points (face, legs, ears, tail, and genitalia). Early crosses with domestic shorthairs, refined by concentrating Siamese genes with red, produced the final Colorpoint Shorthairs. Like many CFA breeds, it is a man-made breed. In the 1940s and 50s, breeders risked deciding the beautiful Siamese should come in more than traditional seal and the most common blue point.
Dragon Li
Dragon Li (details)
Chartreux
The Chartreux, also called the Chartreux Blue Cat, has the English name Chartreux. Native to France, its history dates to the 14th century. Together with the British Shorthair Blue and the Russian Blue, it is one of the world's three great blue cats. The Chartreux has a long history, recorded in publications as early as 1558.
Persian
The Persian cat, also called Persian, Chinchilla, or Himalayan, with the Latin name Persian, represents nobility in people's minds. In China, most people's first pet cat was a Persian. However, most kept Persians are not purebred but non-purebred bred by merchants to meet the market; purebred Persians cost over a thousand dollars. Originating in Persia (Iran), it was developed in Britain over more than 100 years from Afghan longhair and Angora cats.
Ragdoll
Ragdoll (details)
Chinese Li Hua
Chinese Li Hua, also known as the Chinese rural cat, is an umbrella term for China's native domestic cats. Among them, the Chinese Li Hua (Li Hua Mao) was officially recognized by the CFA in 2010 as China's own native purebred cat. This article introduces the common varieties of Chinese rural cats, including the Li Hua, tabby, calico, and tuxedo cats.
American Shorthair
Among cat breeds, the American Shorthair is hugely popular with cat lovers. Its honest, good-natured looks are enough to make us want to bring one home. Below we discuss the American Shorthair breed, along with its price and how to buy one.