Persian Cats - To buy or not to buy? (Persian)

Member Name: catsrocksocks

Product:	Persian
Date:	13/04/09 (68 review reads)
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Advantages: Temperaments,appearance

Disadvantages: Costly, maintainence

As a cat and all round animal lover I have five cats ( I know five!!) two of which are Persian. Persians are well known for their flat faces, good temprements and for being very high maintainence cats. I first thought about getting Persians after stumbling across a Persian Breeders website, I had always liked the idea of a pretty Persian cat and looking at the lovely pictures on the Breeders website had me convinced of getting a Persian (soon followed by another one).

There is a lot of good points and bad points to consider before purchasing a Persian.

Good Points: Persians have very good temprements and will happily curl up next to you or sleep in your lap as you watch tv. They are a very affectionate breed and love being pampered and stroked and purr very loudly. They are a very beautiful breed to look at providing you maintain them well, with their lovely long coats and pretty faces.

Bad Points: The main issue with Persians is they are very high maintainence cats, they need thorough daily brushing to avoid matting, eyes cleaned and their bums cleaned if anything gets stuck to them when they go to the toilet :-). Persians like most pedigree cats these days are very costly and if brought from a breeder can set you back around £400 which is another thing to consider.

Overall I think Persians are a lovely breed of cat and my favourite breed, my two Persians Ribbons (Lilac tabby colour) and Riley (Red colour) have wonderful temperaments and all Persians providing you maintain them are the perfect pets.

Summary: In my opinion they are one of the best all round breeds of cat