five largest shorthair domestic cat breeds?

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ok i know it depends on lines a lot of the time but i mean just in general what are considered to be the top five most largest?

bengals, ocicats, british shorthairs, what are the other 2?
 

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Interesting question ...one I've never actually considered!


I don't think Oci's should be in the list though, but I will stand corrected.


American Shorthairs, Manx, Bengals, Savannahs, Brits and perhaps the Burmese would be my list!
 
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bermese are tiny smaller then siamese from what ive seen
 

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Not really - if you consider length a factor then yes, definitely the slinkies are longer BUT in terms of size and wieght the Burms and E Burms are much bigger
 

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Originally Posted by Abymummy

I don't think Oci's should be in the list though, but I will stand corrected.
Depends which Oci's


Burms here are bigger than Siamese/Orientals.

How about Exotics or Scottish Folds? They are both as big as Brits. Also Selkirk Rexes.
 

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If you are counting hybrids, which I see you are because Bengals are on your list, I believe the largest sh breed is the Chausie, followed by Savannahs, British Shorthairs, and I am not sure about Bengals or Ocicats. As for Burmese I think they are small. My Somali mentor has a Burmese and he does not look bigger than her Somali. American Shorthairs can be quite large and also I have seen some very large Manx. I bet American Bobtails should be one on that list. They are quite huge.
 

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Originally Posted by kitytize

If you are counting hybrids, which I see you are because Bengals are on your list
Just a technicality, but bengals are not considered Hybrids once they reach the SBT level. (fourth generation). At that point they are considered a domestic breed cat.

With alot of these shorthair breeds you really can only count the male as being the largest. Female bengals, chausies, savannahs and american bobtails are considerably smaller.

I'd put them in this order: Savannah, Chausie, Bengal, American Bobtail, American Shorthair
 

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Neither of my Bengals are large. Nial knows the size of Angel, and she's a pretty small girl, and my male Bengal Simba is about the same height as Angel, and he's much slimmer than Angel is. To me he seems like a small cat, about the same size as my female Siamese. Of course I have a male old style Siamese who is HUGE, at about 30 lbs, and he's not fat. He's just HUGE. So, a lot of cats look small to me.
 
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wow i never seen a siamese that big? is it easy to find? Id love to have a big boned siamese lol I think they are one of the most beautiful and amazing cats out there!

ive seen some tiny bengals and some hUGE ones


Pixie bobs are another large breed

every ocicat ive seen has been a big boned cat they dwarf egyptian maus
 

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I think cats over 13 lbs when full grown as "large". IMO Ocicats don't fit that- the males average 9-12 lbs (medium size cats) and females are 6-9 lbs).

So given that I would say American Bobtails, Bengels, Selkirk Rexes and some BSH would be the larger shorthair cats.

USA Ocicats are medium. Australian Ocicats are large
 

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Here's a picture of my giant big boy Shane. He is so large that he takes up the entire top of the dresser he's on.
 

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I thought with Bengals it depended a lot on what breeds were used in the breeding program.

Anyway, I have two related bengals (aunt and nephew). They're both just over 18 months old - Lily is what I call average at about 10 or 11 lbs. Rajah is BIG at about 16 lbs. He's still very lean too, so in a few years, he'll likely be 18 or so. He's just a big boy (and I love every ounce!)
 

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What about the Chartreux? Most of the ones that I've seen have been pretty large cats and suprisingly agile for their "potato on toothpicks" figure.
 

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Hibari, Savannah, Safari cats, bengals and of course the Ashera.
not sure if all are listed CFA Breeds already.
 
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never heard of hebari what is that?
 

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i am sorry, i spelled wrong. it is called Habari.
some new breed again, not registered as faar as i know. they mix bengals with other hybrids to make pretty 25 pounds cats.

the Ashera are up to 30 pounds... crazy price too...
they look like cheap bengals in large.

but i lobe safari cats, they are huge and beautiful.
 

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About the Habari (from http://www.savannahcatbreed.com/habari.shtml)
This breed has not been developed with TICA acceptance, nor the show ring, in mind. The focus has been placed upon providing the utmost quality directly to pet homes.

Great, yet another expensive hybrid cat developed by people out to make a buck.

Rather than registering any and all kittens with a similar genetic base, the Habaris also have to meet physical selection criteria once they are born. This limits the number that will ever represent the Habari breed. We are confident that you will get what you pay for with a Habari kitten.

And what about all those kittens that don't meet the physical selection criteria?

 
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i dont consider safari cats domestic they are a domestic wild cat cross
 
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