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Profiles of cat breeds

You will find the profiles of many cat breeds here.

Arabian Mau - one of the oldest cat breeds on the Arabian peninsula


Turkish Angora, Turkish Van, Van kedisi - the national cats of Turkey.

	Read about the Archangielsk here, an almost forgotten ancient breed of Russia.

	Click in the image to read about the Japanese Bobtail, a very precious Japanese cat breed, and to learn more about its history full of traditions.
Click on the image to read about the beautiful Highlander, about the British Longhair, which has been neglected due to inappropriate political reasons.
Do you know these Rex breeds? Do you know the difference between Selkirk Rex and LaPerm?
	Did you know that these Rex cats have a natural origin? Click on the images to really be informed about these beautiful breeds.

Important news about cats

Since begin of 8/2007 there is a DNA-test available for the recessive type of progressive degeneration of rods and cones in the retina of Abyssinian and Somali - PRA rdAC.

Since 2006 a DNA-test for Maine Coon exists for one type of HCM (reduction of the protein cMyBP-C).
Since 2008 a DNA-test for Ragdoll exists for one type of HCM (reduction of the protein cMyBP-C, the same gene, but a different location = locus).

Since 2009 a DNA-test for the colour Amber in Norwegian Forest cats exists.

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Practical information about cats

You will find information here, which you shall know when getting a new cat.

You will find general information about the health of your cat here, such as vaccination, FIP, tests for inherited diseases, and so on.

You may read something interesting about the senses of a cat.

	Do you know, what the Tapetum lucidum is and how important it is for cats?
	Do you know, what are hair cells? No, these are not the hairs or the coat of the cat.
	Do you know how the heart valves work?

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All services are free of charge.

The web site informs you independently from any cat organization.
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Genetics in cats made easy

You learn the Basics about genetics through examples from the breeding practice.

	The genome of the cat is fully decoded. The DNA is a chain molecule consisting of many repeating units, called nucleotides.
Red cats and red tabby cats are genetically the same. How many points does your litter get? Do you make a quality assessment for your litters?

Have some fun

And you may solve some cat puzzles.

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