| Persian Cats are the most popular cat breed | | | | it. This will keep the coat healthy, clean |
| today. They are known for having gentle, | | | | and beautiful. Please remember that this cat |
| sweet personalities and also for their | | | | cannot maintain their fur by themselves; it |
| beautiful long hair. They make great | | | | is too long and dense. It needs to have |
| companions and are not very demanding.The | | | | daily grooming.These cats are extremely sweet |
| Persian cat is one of the oldest cat breeds | | | | and gentle. They adapt easily into even the |
| in history. Other names for it include | | | | most boisterous households. Persian cats |
| "Persian Longhair" or "Longhair". The | | | | have a beautiful melodious voice that is very |
| ancestors of today's Persian cats were | | | | pleasant to hear. They communicate very well |
| brought into Europe in the 1600s. Traders | | | | with their owners using their voice and their |
| would come from Persia and Iran with jewels, | | | | enormously expressive eyes. Persian cats are |
| spices and occasionally a longhaired cat. | | | | playful but not overly demanding of their |
| This is where they get the name Persian. | | | | owners. They seem to love to pose and look |
| However, there are even hieroglyphic | | | | like they are trying to be beautiful. This |
| references to these cats that date as early | | | | cat absolutely loves to be admired and |
| as 1684 B.C. During the 1800s, this cat | | | | pampered. They are also not destructive |
| became a symbol for wealth and prosperity | | | | cats. They don't like to climb and jump very |
| among the Europeans. The Persian was also | | | | much like other cats do, because of their |
| one of the first cats to be in competitions | | | | short legs and mass. Most of the time they |
| and to be registered. They were not called | | | | just like to show off how beautiful they |
| Persians until 1960; before that they were | | | | are!Keeping this cat inside is not only good |
| just called Longhairs.Even though the white | | | | for their coat, but it is also good for their |
| Persian is the color that is usually | | | | health. This will keep disease and parasites |
| photographed and seen on television, Persians | | | | away from the cat as well as everyday dangers |
| come in uncountable numbers of colors. For | | | | such as cars and dogs. You should bring your |
| competition the colors are divided into seven | | | | cat to a vet once a year and keep your cat |
| divisions, which are the solid color | | | | inside for optimal health. Persians can live |
| division, the silver and golden division, the | | | | for 15 to 20 years if cared for properly. |
| shaded and smoke division, the tabby | | | | However, they do have one health problem that |
| division, the particolor division, the | | | | needs to be looked after. Because their eyes |
| bicolor division and the Himalayan division. | | | | are so large, the cat may have trouble |
| Their coat is very long and flowing.This cat | | | | keeping them cleaned. Therefore, you should |
| should be kept inside or their coat will | | | | check their eyes regularly for |
| quickly become damaged. Persian cats need to | | | | problems.Compared to other cat breeds, this |
| be combed every day with a metal comb. If | | | | cat is very easy to keep. You won't have to |
| they are not brushed regularly, the coat will | | | | worry very much about this cat jumping and |
| quickly become tangled and develop hairballs. | | | | climbing onto things. The only thing you |
| To keep the coat as clean as possible, it is | | | | will have to be sure to keep up with is daily |
| also recommended that you give an occasional | | | | grooming. Many people don't want to brush |
| bath. Try to start bathing the cat while | | | | their cat everyday and if you feel this way |
| they are young so that they can get used to | | | | then this isn't the cat for you. |