An old, slim and athletic breed with a coat like a wild rabbit's: curious, always busy and fond of people.
A shaggy cat with a wild look and a short bobbed tail, but at home friendly, clever and easygoing with the whole family.
A cheerful cat from California with ears that curl backwards, who stays playful and loving all its life.
A sturdy, easygoing working cat from America, best known as the silver tabby and patient with children.
A rare American cat with a springy, crinkly wire coat, as calm and friendly as the American Shorthair.
A British family of cats with the body of a Burmese, in all the colours and patterns the Burmese does not have.
A calm indoor cat from Australia, with spots or marbling in warm colours under a soft haze.
The longhaired Siamese: slim, blue-eyed and pointed, with a silky plumed tail and just as much of a talker.
A house cat with a wild ancestor: spotted like a leopard, athletic, clever and a real chatterbox.
A calm, loving cat with a silky coat, deep blue eyes and four snow-white feet.
A glossy black mini-panther with copper eyes, muscular and heavier than it looks.
The long-haired sister of the British Shorthair: the same round face, sturdy body and calm nature, in a thick semi-long coat.
The pedigree version of Britain's everyday cat: round, sturdy, plush-coated and wonderfully calm.
A glossy shorthair with golden eyes, heavier than it looks and devoted to its people.
A playful, loving cat with the build of a Burmese and the shimmering silver coat of a Chinchilla Persian.
A sturdy French shorthair that only comes in blue-grey, with a woolly coat, orange eyes, a smile and a soft little voice.
A tall, lean cat with the wild jungle cat as its ancestor: clever, athletic and devoted to its people.
A big, soft cat with the Ragdoll's build that has been its own breed in TICA since 2025: for mink, sepia and solid cats.
A Siamese with red, cream, tortie or tabby points, which only America's CFA calls a breed of its own.
A slender cat like a little greyhound, with a coat of nothing but soft down in waves and a big heart for its people.
The longhaired Manx: round, sturdy and often tailless, with a silky coat, a ruff and breeches.
A small cat with a pixie face, huge ears and a soft wavy coat, who always wants to be with its people.
A wrinkled hairless cat from Russia. It looks like the Sphynx, but is bald because of a very different gene.
The only house cat that is spotted by nature: fast, playful and loyal, with light green eyes.
The slimmer Burmese of Europe: a glossy, golden-eyed shorthair in ten colours that follows you everywhere.
The pedigree twin of the everyday house cat: just as sturdy and down to earth, but with papers and natural colours only.
A Persian in a short, plush coat: the same round face and calm nature, with far less combing.
A rare curly cat from Berlin, with a velvety wavy coat on a sturdy, muscular body.
A solid mahogany-brown cat with green eyes and even brown whiskers, rare and devoted to its people.
A muscular American cat with a short tail and curled ear tips: it looks wild, but it is a friendly, playful house cat.
A slim, lively cat from Japan, with a short pom-pom tail and often a lucky three-coloured coat.
An old, all-white cat from Thailand, with eyes like gemstones: blue, gold, green or one of each.
A silver-blue shorthair from Thailand with big green eyes and a heart-shaped head, a bringer of luck for centuries.
A rugged island cat from Russia's Far East, with a kinked pom-pom tail and a gentle nature.
A loving cat that likes to be with its people, with springy curls that began on an Oregon farm in 1982.
A natural American coat mutation: a roan, partly bare coat and a bare face mask give it a werewolf look.
A big, friendly farm cat from Maine with a plume of a tail and a coat made for winter.
The round cat from the Isle of Man, often tailless, with long hind legs and a sturdy body.
The round face and plush coat of a Persian on the short legs of a Munchkin, and just as debated.
An ordinary cat on very short legs: playful and sociable, but whether such cats should be bred is a debate.
A blue semi-longhaired cat with a silver sheen like mist: elegant, devoted to its family and shy with strangers.
A large, sturdy cat from the forests of Norway, with a raincoat of a coat, tufted ears and a heart for climbing.
A spotted cat that looks wild but is fully domestic: athletic, outgoing and a little like a dog.
The Oriental Shorthair in a silky, semi-long coat: slender, with huge ears, in nearly every colour but points.
A Siamese in every colour but points: the same slender body, the same chatterbox, but with green eyes.
The long-haired show cat with the round face: calm, quiet and gentle, with a coat that needs care every day.
A slim cat from St Petersburg with huge ears and a coat that ranges from fully bare to short and wiry.
An ordinary house cat that looks like a little bobcat, with a short tail, spots and sometimes extra toes, and the heart of a dog.
A big, soft cuddle cat with a coat like rabbit fur, in almost every colour, and a true lap cat.
A big, gentle cat with blue eyes and a silky coat, happiest taking it easy close to its people.
A slender, green-eyed cat with a silvery blue plush coat: quiet and shy with strangers, devoted to its own people.
A tall, spotted cat with huge ears and a wild serval as its ancestor: curious and very active.
A round, calm cat with folded ears. The gene behind those ears also makes cartilage and bones grow poorly.
A sturdy cat with a round face, a soft plush coat full of loose curls and even curly whiskers.
The original pointed cat from Siam: slim, blue-eyed and dark-eared, and a real talker who loves people.
A sturdy forest cat from Russia with a thick three-layer coat: friendly, playful and pleasantly quiet.
The smallest recognised cat breed: a ticked, sepia-brown cat with huge eyes and ears that follows you like a shadow.
A blue-eyed shorthair with dark points, four white feet and a white V on its face.
A slender tabby from Kenya that walks on tiptoe, with a coat like wood grain. One of the rarest breeds in the world.
The longhaired Abyssinian: a supple cat with a soft, ticked coat and a tail like a fox's, curious and fond of people.
A hairless cat from Canada with skin like soft suede, huge ears and an affectionate, chatty nature.
A rare British cat in chocolate brown or lilac, with vivid green eyes and a big heart for its people.
One of the newest cat breeds, with a soft curly coat that shines like satin.
The Siamese as it used to be: pointed and blue-eyed, but with a rounder head and a sturdier body.
Right between the Siamese and the Burmese: a muscular cat with a silky coat and aqua eyes, playful, chatty and fond of people.
A tiny Russian cat with a short, kinked tail, who looks like a kitten all its life.
A friendly house cat that looks like a small tiger, with bold, broken stripes and an orange coat that glitters.
An old natural breed from Ankara: fine-boned, with a silky semi-long coat, lively and fond of its people.
A large, athletic semi-longhair: white, with colour only on its head and tail, and known for playing with water.