2006-11-05 04:25:25 · 10 answers · asked by Spot Ton 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
The CFA recognizes 41 pure breeds of cats.
2006-11-05 04:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by piper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short haired cats with little or no undercoat shed very little for the most part. This has been true of all of the cats of that description that I own or have owned in the past, but it particularly gets my attention these days, because I have developed some cat allergies. I have 3 cats and each has a different type of coat. The short haired cat with little or no undercoat that I have, used to be completely hypoallergenic for me and still is for the most part. He is currently about 9 1/2 years old and his hair has been increasing in length for the last 5 years since he started spending some time outdoors. This cat likes to get up near my face in be bed, which didn't matter until maybe 2 years ago, because he seemed to be completely hypoallergenic. Then he bothered me for a while and now seems to be completely hypoallergenic again. Even though his hair has grown a little longer than the other short haired cats with no undercoat that I have owned in the past, he still has little or no undercoat, just a slightly longer top coat and he still doesn't shed or need to be groomed at all. He hates being brushed and really doesn't need to be brushed. When I brush him none of his hair comes out on the brush and he leaves no detectable fur around the house. He is orange, while my other two cats are gray and white, so his fur is very distinctive from the others. He does like to do a lot of self grooming and will occasionally groom the other cat that he grew up with. The fact that he does even more grooming than most cats may also be why he doesn't shed. I have also noticed that while cats with a clumpy undercoat do shed, that isn't the type of hair that flies around in the air and goes up your nose. Out of all of the cats that I have owned only 2 have had that flying kind of hair that goes up your nose. One of those cats only shed that type of hair seasonally, although he leaves a lot of hair around the house all year round.
2016-05-22 01:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Cat Fanciers Association website for a list of recognized breeds:
http://www.cfainc.org/breeds.html
2006-11-05 04:41:19 · answer #3 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's the standard Domestic short, long, and medium hair cats (mutts), and then many, many other breeds of cats.
2006-11-05 19:47:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
0 cats have not been domesticated yet.
2006-11-05 04:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by cjordan23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats breed like rabbits so there are millions but they are all very loveable companions.
2006-11-05 04:58:38 · answer #6 · answered by Maggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two - those with hair, and those without.
2006-11-05 04:26:54 · answer #7 · answered by lowerbearville 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thousands, if you are not just counting purebreeds
2006-11-05 11:15:28 · answer #8 · answered by drgnldy129927 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too many
2006-11-05 04:27:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only one.......useless.
2006-11-05 04:28:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋