Common cat breeds in Singapore

About 40 breeds of domestic cats are recognised internationally by cat registries such as the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), which is based in USA. In Singapore, the Singapore Cat Club and the Feline Fanciers Society are the two cat clubs that are recognised by the CFA. These 2 clubs hold their CFA-sanctioned cat championship shows about two times a year for each club. If you would like to see a whole lot of cats from different breeds together in one place, such shows are the best places to go to.

The 40 recognised breeds of domestic cats are also refered to as purebreds in layman's speak. When you are choosing the breed of the cat you are getting, do keep in mind that each of these purebreds have their own requirements in terms of care, grooming and attention required. Each breed also has it unique temperament, although as cats in general, they don't differ by very much. Also, do not forget that the ubiquitous variety of cats in Singapore, which is commonly known as the "local breed" (not to be confused with the CFA-recogised breed "Singapura"), is one of the best candidate for a pet as it is generally more hardy in terms of its health and displays much intelligence, probably due to the good mix of genes from its varied ancestry. The terms "domestic shorthair" and "domestic longhair" also refers to cats that are of no particular breed.

Listed below are some of common & uncommon breeds of domestic cats around the world.

Abyssinian
Australian Mist
American Curl
Bengal
Birman
Brazilian Shorthair
British Shorthair
Burmese
Burmilla
California Spangled Cat
Chartreux
Cornish Rex
Egyptian Mau
Exotic Shorthair
German Rex
Havana Brown
Himalayan / Colorpoint Persian
Japanese Bobtail
Korat
LaPerm
Maine Coon
Manx
Nebelung
Norwegian Forest Cat
Ocicat
Persian
Peterbald
Pixie-bob
Ragdoll
Russian Blue
Savannah
Scottish Fold
Selkirk Rex
Serengeti Cat
Siamese
Singapura
Snowshoe
Sokoke
Sphynx
Turkish Angora
Ukrainian Levkoy