Long-haired cats are precious, no, next thing. When you see one, and if you really like these animals, it is inevitable to have the desire to pet and pamper it. But when thinking about adopting them, we cannot forget that they require a bit more care, since otherwise the risk of them having problems due to the formation of hairballs will be high.
So if you are willing to give them a lot of love and brush them daily, Here are some of the most beautiful long-haired cat breeds.
Angora
The Angora They are one of the oldest cat breeds, emerging in the Ankara region (Central Turkey). They weigh between 3 and 5kg, and they have a coat that can be blue, red, brown, silver, cream, cameo, brindle or brindle and white.
They are active, intelligent, affectionate. They are usually very dependent on their favorite human, and playful.
Norwegian Forest
The breed of cats Norwegian Forest refers to some furry that from their origin live in the Norwegian forests. They weigh between 3 and 9kg, and they have a long coat that protects them from the cold that can be of almost any color.
They are very calm and affectionate animals, although they need to exercise every day to have a good quality of life.
Ragdoll
El rag doll It is a breed that arose from the cross between a Siamese, a Persian and a Burmese. Weighs between 4,5 and 9 kg, and has a long or semi-long coat that can be colorpoint (the color of the legs is not white), bicolor (on two colors) or mitted (they have a white chin and white »socks»).
They are very calm and homely animals that love calm and pampering.
Persian
The persians they arose in Persia, present-day Iran. They weigh between 3,5 and 7kg, and they have a very soft coat of a very variable color: white, brown, brindle, red, chinchilla, etc.
For many, they are the most domestic breed of cats, as they are generally very calm and sociable.
Do you know other breeds of long-haired cats?