Exotic Shorthair

Exotic Shorthair, breed of cat developed to be a shorthaired version of the Persian.

The easier to manage coat has made some label the Exotic Shorthair the lazy person's Persian.

The Fédération Internationale Féline recognized the Exotic Shorthair in 1986.

There has been a long argument that Garfield might be an Exotic Shorthair because of his shape and his short and square build.

The Exotic Shorthair is similar to the Persian in many ways, including temperament and conformation , with the exception of the short dense coat.

Wallace Shawn as Calico, an Exotic Shorthair who works for Mr. Tinkles.

However, Garfield's facial features don't resemble an Exotic Shorthair's, as Garfield has extended lips while Exotics have short lips.

They have a lot of the laid-back, reserved qualities of the British Shorthair, the cuddly nature of the Persian, and the playfulness of the Exotic Shorthair.

During the later part of the twentieth century, a shorthaired version of the modern Persian was developed and was called the Exotic Shorthair; this was very different from the British Shorthair.

Among the breeds whose standards allow calico coloration are the Manx, American Shorthair, British Shorthair, Persian, Japanese Bobtail, Exotic Shorthair and Turkish Van.

DNA screening for PKD is recommended for all exotic shorthair cats used in breeding programs, to reduce the incidence of kidney disease, by spaying and neutering PKD positive cats.

Tinkles then tells his sidekick Calico (voiced by Jon Lovitz), an Exotic Shorthair, to send in the ninja cats (voiced by Danny Mann and Billy West) he hired to steal the research.

One ASH breeder who saw the potential of the Persian/ASH cross proposed and eventually managed to get the CFA to recognize them as a new breed in 1966, under the name Exotic Shorthair.

While the Himalayan is considered a breed separate from the Persian by The International Cat Association (TICA), it is grouped together with the Persian and Exotic Shorthair (short-haired version of the Persian) under a "Persian Breed Group" standard.