This is Mini an Exotic Longhair

Mini's parents are both exotic shorthair. She is 6 months old and just the sweetest.

This is Mini when she was about 8 weeks old.

What a sweetie!!!

awww shes so cute

I don't understand why you call her an Exotic Longhair because there is no such thing. Does she have a jaw fault? She's cute!

What apretty girl! I love her coloring!

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

I don't understand why you call her an Exotic Longhair because there is no such thing. Does she have a jaw fault? She's cute!

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I call her an exotic long hair because that is what her papers say. Both parents were exotic shorthairs but due to the recessive gene for long hair the litter had both long a shorthairs. If you do a google search for exotic longhair it does come up and they are being sold as such. I guess they are called this to separate the two because of maintenance purposes since the shorthair requires not as much as the longhair not really sure. I am not a cat expert by any means. She is pretty cute! Below is a little reading I found on the internet about the longhair.
Kim

"The Long Way Around"
The prominent use of Persians in exotic shorthair breeding programs ensures the continued creation of exotics that carry a recessive gene for long hair. When one of these exotics is bred to another exotic carrying that same recessive gene, one fourth of the resulting kittens, on average, will have long hair. When an exotic with a recessive gene for long hair is bred to a Persian, half the kittens, on average, will have long hair.

In the beginning these longhaired cats were unshowable for two reasons. The first was proscriptive: They weren't technically Persians and, hence, could not be registered legally. The other reason these cats could not be shown was practical: They didn't look much like show-quality Persians.

In time, however, more of the longhaired cats that were the byproducts of exotic shorthair breeding schemes became good enough to pass for Persians, and pass they did, thanks once again to the aforementioned art of paperhanging. Thus it was time to create another Amnesty International breed, the exotic longhair - either that or allow longhaired cats resulting from exotic shorthair breeding programs to be shown as Persians.

Beginning with The International Cat Association (TICA), which allowed exotic longhairs to compete in Persian classes as of May 1, 1987, most of the cat registries in North America - with the notable exception of CFA - have found a place for these cats in the show ring. Some associations followed TICA's lead and permitted exotic longhairs to compete as Persians because they look like Persians and if bred to Persians will produce nothing but longhaired kittens. Other associations created a separate breed for exotic longhairs (or longhair exotics, as one association calls them), but do not allow these cats to be used in Persian breeding programs. For our money any cat that looks like a Persian, reproduces like a Persian, and can win against Persians, ought to be registered as a Persian. Besides, in light of the way that polycystic kidney disease is decimating Persian catteries, the breed needs all the new blood it can get.

Look those lovely Eyes!!!! .. .. ..

sooo cute!!!

How precious!

LOL I know all about the genetics of Persians and Exotics, thanks. My Nana was one of the first people in NZ to breed Exotic Shorthairs. SOME associations may have created a seperate breed class for them, but not the majority of organisations. Guess it's more or less just used a way of determining them.

From my exotic to exotic matings we have had Persians which are idential to Persians from persian to persian matings. I'm glad we don't seperate them - because Persians are always going to be produced from exotic to exotic matings.

Anyway I guess all that doesn't matter. You have a gorgeous Persian and that's all that matters. Enjoy her.

It does not matter what breed catagory she is in to me. I'll love her no matter what. By the way your Kitten is just beautiful.
Kimberly

Beautiful kitty! I just love torbies.

BTW, you live just up the valley from me. I am in Nitro!

Originally Posted by ekseabolt

Mini's parents are both exotic shorthair. She is 6 months old and just the sweetest.

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She is adorable!

She is a little sweety!

Absolutely adorable and she looks like a gorgeous cuddly girl.

She is gorgeous

Originally Posted by ekseabolt

It does not matter what breed catagory she is in to me. I'll love her no matter what. By the way your Kitten is just beautiful.
Kimberly

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I know, I know. It takes a special person to love an Exotic or a Persian!

Thanks!

TOTALLY adorable. I know you enjoy her!!! I am enjoying mine totally.

Very pretty! I love my persian, but I wish I had an exotic! Much easier to maintain that hair.

So darling!

What a cutie!