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Ocicat
The Ocicat is a muscular, athletic domestic breed patterned to resemble a wild spotted cat without wild-cat ancestry. Its large thumbprint-shaped spots,…
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Ojos Azules
Ojos Azules describes a rare experimental breeding population developed around striking blue eyes appearing independently of white coat or colorpoint genes. The…
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Oregon Rex
Oregon Rex is the historical name for curly-coated cats reported in Oregon during the mid-twentieth century. They were described as slender, elegant…
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Oriental Bicolor
Oriental Bicolor describes Oriental-type cats combining color with clearly defined white spotting. The cat retains the long wedge head, very large ears,…
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Oriental Longhair
The Oriental Longhair combines the long wedge head, very large ears, tubular muscular body and social intensity of the Oriental family with…
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Oriental Shorthair
The Oriental Shorthair is a long, fine-boned yet muscular cat from the Siamese-related breed family. Its defining combination is a straight-sided wedge…
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