{"id":3848,"date":"2022-02-18T23:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T04:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2022-02-22T23:12:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T04:12:37","slug":"cat-breeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/cat-breeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat Breeds: How Can I Identify My Cat\u2019s Breed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Have you thought about cat breeds<\/em><\/strong> and what type of cat you have? Cats often come into our lives in unconventional ways (like showing up on the doorstep and deciding they live there now). This means we often do not know much about their history. Most cat lovers can tell the difference between long and short-haired breeds and not much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe it or not, even experts differ in their opinion of how many official cat breeds<\/em><\/strong> exist. Identifying your cat\u2019s breed can help you and your veterinarian<\/a> provide the best care for your favorite feline. Here are some tips on figuring out what kind of feline is living in your house:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cat Breeds: The Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, how many cat breeds<\/em><\/strong> are there in the world? It\u2019s hard to say. Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a> lists fifteen official cat breeds<\/em>. The International Cat Association<\/a>, on the other hand, has seventy-one kinds of cats listed. Other resources have numbers that fall somewhere between these two extremes. There are definitely fewer kinds of cat breeds than dog breeds, and cats have not changed as much evolutionarily as their canine counterparts have. How can you possibly determine what your cat is? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common American Cat Breeds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, there are only a handful of cat breeds<\/em><\/strong> commonly found across the United States, which makes it much easier to determine what breed your cat is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the most common cat breeds<\/em> in America are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n