Exotic Longhair

Summary

An Exotic Longhair is the offspring of an Exotic Shorthair, but with long hair. Because of the regular use of Persian as outcrosses, some Exotics may carry a copy of the recessive longhair gene. When two such cats mate, there is a 1 in 4 chance of each offspring being longhaired. Longhaired Exotics are not considered Persians by the Cat Fanciers' Association, although The International Cat Association accepts them as Persians. Other associations like the American Cat Fanciers Association register them as a separate Exotic Longhair breed.

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Also known as

This breed is also called Exotic Longhair.

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