The Persian cat is gentle and considerate, and often acts coquettishly with its owner. It is also noble and elegant. Known as the princess of cats, the Persian cat is loved by many cat lovers. So we should observe the Persian cat when purchasing a Persian cat. Cat’s appearance characteristics, what kind of appearance characteristics does the Persian cat have?

1. Appearance

Head: Large, round, and thick; the skull is wide, with bulging cheeks; the nose is short and wide, with a collapsed nose bridge; the muzzle is short and wide, the lower jaw is well developed, thick and powerful, and the teeth are scissor or pincer bite. Viewed from the side, the head, forehead, nose and muzzle are on a vertical line; viewed from the front, the entire face is round.

Ears: Persian cats are preferably small, with rounded ears at the ends, slightly tilted forward, open at the base, and wide apart between the ears. The base of the ears is lower than the skull.

Eyes: Large, round, slightly protruding, moderately spaced and well-proportioned. The eye color depends on the coat color. It is generally believed that the eye colors of Persian cats include blue, green, copper, gold, amber, strange color and two eyes with different colors (i.e. mandarin duck eyes). The fur color of Persian cats with mandarin duck eyes is often white. Cats with green, amber and gold eyes generally belong to the silver-gray coat color system. The purer and darker the color of each eye, the better, and the color of both eyes should be even.

Body: The body shape is typical short and fat, with thick bones throughout the body, the front and rear limbs are at the same height, the legs are upright, and the shoulders and hips are at the same height. The toes are round, large and powerful, the claws are large, and the toes are compact. The toes on the front paws have 5 toes, and the toes on the back paws have 4 toes. The tail is short and rounded, proportional to the length of the body, and slopes toward the back, but not against the back. The tail does not drag the ground when walking, and the tail hair is fluffy. The coat is long, soft, fluffy and shiny, covering all parts of the body including the shoulders. The hair on the nape of the neck hangs down like silk to the folds between the forelegs. The hair on the ears is long and curly. The hair between the toes is longer and the tail hair is fluffy and dense. The hair is as soft as cotton and as light as silk.

2. Coat color

The coat color of Persian cats can be roughly divided into five major color systems, with nearly 88 kinds of coat colors. Among them, the single colors include white, black, blue, red, cream, etc. The Chinchilla color family (= Chinchilla cat) includes rare red Persian cats with fur colors such as mouse gray (tip color), gradient silver, gradient gold, etc. Pineapple. Smoke color includes smoke color (hair root white, gradient blue, gradient red, etc.). Tabby color includes silver, brown, red, cream, blue, etc. Mixed color system includes tortoise shell color (Tortie), tricolor ( Calico), blue and cream, and two colors such as black and white, blue and white, red and white. Among the fur colors, red (mostly male) and tortoiseshell (mostly female) are relatively rare, so Persian cats with this coat color are also very rare.

The unique double coat has a dense undercoat and is covered by a long, smooth, waterproof coat. In winter, the dense undercoat is fully grown, so the coat in winter is fuller than in summer. The quality and type of coat are most important, as are the color and pattern.The pattern is less important.

3. Tears

Persian cats have short nasal passages and are prone to tear stains around their eyes. Especially for light-colored cats, tear stains on their faces are really ugly. In fact, it can be easily removed as long as you pay attention to daily cleaning. The simple method is to wipe your eyes with a hot towel every day. You can mix half and half of some starch and boric acid powder and pat it on the tear stains. The powder can absorb stains and have a bleaching effect. Use a half-and-half mixture of starch and boric acid powder to remove it; first make a paste with water. Apply the paste carefully to the stain and let it dry. After it dries, just brush it off and wipe it clean. Be careful not to let the powder fall into your eyes. These powder particles falling into the eyes may cause eye ulcers. Boric acid powder is not hard to find and can treat existing stubborn stains on cats’ faces. It can be purchased in general western pharmacies.