La Perm

That’s perm as in permanent wave, which is what these cats appear to have. While the American Wirehair has a wavy but somewhat stiff coat,...

American Wirehair

kitten born in an American Shorthair litter. The Wirehairs have proved easy to breed, as wire-haired kittens will be born to a mating of ...

The morning-after drug

female , even if kept indoors all the time, may manage to get loose and get pregnant. (Conversely, amorous tomcats can be clever and persist...

Manx

The name Manx means “from the isle of Man,” Man being in the sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The Manx people are rather fond of their...

Who’s the daddy?

English , a female cat in heat can become pregnant by more than one tomcat at one time. That is, a litter of six kittens might have the sam...

Russian Blue

It really did originate in Russia, and was for a while known as the Archangel Blue, after the Russian port city of Archangel. Russian trader...

Korat

good luck gift at your wedding. This occurred often in the province of Korat in Thailand, which lent its name to this naturally occurring b...