Oriental Shorthair Cat Breeds With Big Ears. The oriental shorthair cat is a medium sized cat breed which usually weighs around 4 to 5 kg. Many modern breeds developed from the crosses done at that time and one such breed is the oriental shorthair longhair.
They sport a slender and graceful look with their silky coat. A longhaired variety was also developed. This spotted breed was launched from the 1980 s by breeding the offspring of most both cats like oriental shorthair ocicats and egyptian mais.
Today orientals come in more than 300 colors and patterns including.
These cats are typically affectionate playful and chatty. They are from britain just like the cornish rex breed but these two curly divas are not related. Like the siamese orientals have almond shaped eyes a triangular head shape large ears and an elongated slender and muscular body. Cats with siamese points were used in siamese breeding programs but the non pointed cats became the basis for a new breed.
