Family-friendly: | 1/5 |
Playfulness: | 4/5 |
Intelligence: | 4/5 |
Tendency to Vocalise: | 4/5 |
Likes Other Pets: | 3/5 |
Grooming needs: | 2/5 |
Shedding: | 2/5 |
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
The Ocicat breed can suffer from:
- Progressive retinal atrophy which is an inherited disorder where part of the eye degenerates and wastes away which can result in blindness.
Testing available:
- DNA testing for progressive retinal atrophy which tests whether or not a cat has the potential to be affected by this condition.
Personality
Highly intelligent, active, social and people-oriented, the Ocicat may not be a big-cat, but they very much have the personality and the presence of one! Described by owners as having dog-like tendencies, they love interacting with family members and visitors, will follow people around the home, supervising and sometimes interfering in all that they do. They are incredibly athletic and can jump to high spots, balance on narrow ledges and get to places other cats probably wouldn’t think of.
This is an ‘extra chaos’ type of cat, enjoying a lot of attention and very able to demand it when they feel it is necessary and get that attention by fair means or foul!
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