Top 10 Most Popular Cat Breeds and Their Prices
With the development of the times, more and more people are raising cats. But which cats are more popular domestically? Today, let's list the top 10 hottest cats in 2021. Which one do you have?
Characteristics: Flat face, big eyes, prone to tear stains
Price: 3000~6000 yuan
Personality: Likes to please the owner, plays with humans, good temperament, often acts cute and cuddly
Care Tips: Pay attention to a light diet, avoid giving too salty food, drink more water, and frequently wipe its eyes to relieve tear stains.
Characteristics: Rounded body, short hair, easy to have "cheeks", big head with round face, looks cute and silly
Price: 2000~5000 yuan
Personality: Quiet and steady, friendly, not very active
Care Tips: Prone to gaining weight, monitor feeding amount; thick and soft coat with a pleasant feel, currently one of the more popular cats domestically, widely raised.
Characteristics: Classic tabby stripes, green eyes, short hair
Price: 2500~5000 yuan
Personality: Lively, brave, hardworking, gentle, highly tolerant
Care Tips: American Shorthair has good physical condition, hardy and easy to raise, always very popular and one of the hottest kittens currently. They adapt well and like playing with their owners, suitable for owners with plenty of energy to spend.
Characteristics: Pointed color face, "puppy cat"
Price: 1000~5000 yuan
Personality: Fierce and active, smart and agile, very curious, clingy, jealous
Care Tips: Siamese cats like company, enjoy cuddling with their owners, and will please their owner like a dog. But they are quite jealous; if there are other pets competing for attention, it can easily cause conflicts.
Characteristics: Large body, long hair
Price: 6000~20000 yuan
Personality: Gentle giant, lively and active, smart and independent
Care Tips: Born on farms, they are not as delicate as pedigree cats, making them easier to care for. However, due to their size, they require more food and space than typical cats and are better suited for owners with spacious living conditions and good financial resources.
Characteristics: Long hair, soft and smooth coat, deep blue eyes
Price: 3000~10000 yuan
Personality: Good temperament, strong pain tolerance, friendly to people, clingy, non-aggressive
Care Tips: Ragdoll cats are known for their sensitive stomachs, prone to gastrointestinal issues, requiring some experience to care for, thus more suitable for owners who have some pet raising experience. Their high appearance rating keeps them a popular cat breed.
Characteristics: Hairless, "alien cat", wrinkled skin
Price: 10000~30000 yuan
Personality: Gentle temperament, highly independent, non-aggressive, can get along with other cats and dogs, easy to train. With treats during training, they can learn dog-like skills such as fetching balls and shaking hands.
Care Tips: Although they don't shed, they tend to get oily and require frequent wiping; keep warm in winter and protect from sun in summer.
Characteristics: Congenital cartilage disease, folded ears, round head, big eyes
Price: Around 10000 yuan
Personality: Gentle, smart, understanding of humans
Care Tips: These cats suffer from congenital orthopedic diseases and often sit or stand to relieve pain. Once symptoms appear, it is incurable and causes great suffering. It is not recommended to raise or breed them! If you have one, please treat it well and do not abandon it!
Characteristics: Gluttonous, prone to obesity, has orange color on the body
Price: A few hundred yuan or free
Personality: Affectionate and friendly, easy to get along with, does not lose temper easily
Care Tips: Orange cats are not picky eaters and easy to raise but tend to overeat; owners should control their feeding amount to prevent obesity.
Characteristics: Dominant, wild, patterned body
Price: Free or tens to hundreds of yuan
Personality: Understanding of humans, aggressive, temperament may not be stable
Care Tips: Healthy body and rarely sick, usually no genetic diseases or defects, a good choice to raise. In recent years, there has been a call for people to care for Chinese rural cats (Chinese garden cats), so the tabby cat is also one of the most popular cat breeds in 2021.
Because they have long been subject to natural selection in the wild, tabby cats tend to be more robust, adaptable, and easier to raise.
Owners should avoid feeding them leftover food, as long-term eating can burden their bodies. It's best to choose a nutritionally balanced cat food as their staple diet to meet the cats’ daily energy needs.