This breed has been recognized for more than a century. These cats may have originated in Asia Minor and were first seen in the West in the XVIII century. Earlier Persians had long heads, large ears, small eyes, and long bodies. In the late 1960´s, extreme persians, with rounded heads, small ears, large eyes, and short and massive bodies, began to be bred. Nowadays, this is the type preferred by breeders.

               Persian eyes are copper or copper orange, occasionaly they may be blue (in white cats), green (in chinchillas) or odd eyes. They come in all solid colors (white, black, blue, red, cream, cinnamon, fawn, chocolate, and lilac), tortoiseshell, tabby (classic, mackarel, and spotted), tipped (shaded and smoke), silver, and their combinations with white (bicolor).

18TH BEST LONGHAIR ADULT OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION OF TICA 2006/2007

Male - Cream and White

CFA and TICA registrations

Sire: Harwood Bud Light

Dam: Divinity Halo

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Male - Copper-Eyed White

CFA and TICA registrations

Sire: GC Entredos Felipe of Kit'z Paws

Dam: Topcattery Sun Melody of Kit'z Paws

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Female - Silver Mackerel Torbie

CFA and TICA registrations

Sire: GC, BW, RW Joleigh River of Dream of Red Sky

Dam: CH LemarieTwizzler of Joleigh

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Female - Blue Tortie and White (Dilute Calico)

CFA and TICA registrations

Sire: GC RW Beaubell's Jelly Roll Morton

Dam: CH Chantilylance Shut Up N Kiss Me

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Female - Red and White

TICA registration

Sire: RW SGC Divinity Dylan of Mexicats

Dam: Whozz Stephie of Mexicats

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Female - Cream and White

TICA registration

Sire: CH Queenking Massimo of Mexicats

Dam: Beaubell's Kissimmee Quick of Mexicats

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Female - Black and White

TICA registration

Sire: Russellcats Velvet Van of Lullabys

Dam: Rivikats Vanina of Mexicats

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Female - Blue Torbie and White

TICA registration

Sire: RW SGC Divinity Dylan of Mexicats

Dam: CH Nippuren Uma of Mexicats

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Female - Black Tortie and White (Calico)

CFA and TICA registrations

Sire: Pajean Silly Simon

Dam: Whozz Panda Kay of A'Tien

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Female - Black Tortie

CFA and TICA registrations

Sire: Pajean Silly Simon

Dam: Whozz Panda Kay of A'Tien

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Female - Red Silver Shaded

FIFE and TICA registrations

Sire: Grimper Simon

Dam: Grimper Tebas

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