Exotic

The Exotic is basically a short-haired Persian, having many of the appealing qualities of their long-haried cousin without the challenge of maintaining a long coat. The British Shorthair and the Persian were occasionally bred together, having similar body structure, to obtain qualities which one lacked and the other had. Whilst the British Shorthairs benefited from the introduction of new colours and so on, the first generation of kittens were not typical of the Shorthair, but had a strong appeal of their own. These cats were to form the basis of the breed now known as Exotics.

A number of breeders were sufficiently attacted to these kittens to develop a breeding programme to establish them as a new breed. So, in 1983 the Exotic Cat Club was formed and in 1995 they were awarded Championship status by the GCCF and have since been highly successful in all-breed competition.

Like the Persian, a wide range of colours is permitted in the Exotic.

Although Exotics have no particular health problems, it makes good sense to insure your cats.  Many breeders sell their kittens with six weeks free insurance cover.  More and more owners are now insuring their pets as advances in veterinary medicine, plus the soaring costs of drugs can mean astronomical bills.

Exotic Breed Clubs and Rescue

• Exotic Cat Club
• Exotic Shorthair Cat Society

Exotic Breeders

Bigwig  Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire  Breeding Bi-Colours in all colours including Silver and Tabby, occasionally solid colours.  All cats are DNA tested clear for PKD.  Please visit our website to check kitten availability. Also Persians.

Contact the Breed Clubs who will have lists of Breeders and may have Kitten Lists.