Cat lovers who like Turkish Angora cats should know that Angora cats are mainly distributed in Turkey, and their numbers in other places are very small. Turkish Angora cats have silky long hair all over their bodies and come in four coat colors: brown, red, black and white. White Angora cats are generally considered to be the purest. It moves quickly and has a unique personality. It doesn't like people to touch or hold it. The most adorable thing about Turkish Angora cats is that they especially like water and can swim in streams or bathing pools and rest easily. Let’s take a look at the standard characteristics and living habits of purebred Turkish Angora cats.

The living habits of Turkish Angora cats

Angora cats love to be clean. For example, they often lick their fur to protect it. Their saliva acts like a powerful detergent, but it can cause allergies in humans. Angora cats may sometimes vomit hair balls due to the hair they swallowed while licking and accumulating in their stomach.

Angora cats still maintain the nocturnal habit of carnivores, and many activities (such as mouse hunting, courtship and mating) are often performed at night. Angora cats are most active every day at dawn or dusk, and spend most of the day resting or sleeping lazily. The daily sleep time ranges from 12 to 16 hours, with an average of 13 to 14 hours, but some Angora cats will sleep for up to 20 hours.

Sometimes, the male Angora cat urinates everywhere, while the female Angora cat roars wildly in the middle of the night. This is commonly known as "angora cat trouble", that is, the Angora cat is in heat. It was originally believed that the estrus period of Angora cats was February or August, but there is no absolute time. Experts believe that non-pregnant female Angora cats go into estrus every 14 to 21 days, and the estrus lasts for 3 to 6 days, of which the time required for mating is about 2 or 3 consecutive days.

Purchasing criteria for Turkish Angora cats

Appearance: The Angora cat has a very long body with very large undulations on its back. The Angora cat has very thin limbs and is very tall. Its head is pointed and looks a bit long. There are large ears located on its head. Its whole body is covered with long, silk-like hair, and the colors are brown, red, black, and white. Generally, people think that the purest color of Angora cats is white.

Body shape: Angora cats have a slender body and large undulations on their back.

Head: long and wedge-shaped

Ears: large and pointed

Eyes: medium size, almond-shaped eyes with angled corners, orange, blue, green or mandarin duck color

Nose: nose length

Chin: Pointed

Limbs: slender, with forelimbs slightly shorter than hind limbs

Feet: The claws are small and round

Tail: Tail length

Coat: shiny, slender, medium length

Coat color: In addition to the traditional white, the coat color also includes black, blue, silver gray, brown, red, two-color, stripes and other colors.