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Chartreux
Medium · Short coat
- Calm
- Intelligent
- Affectionate
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Size and coat
- Size
- ChartreuxMedium
- Typical adult weight
- Chartreux2.7–9 kg
- Coat
- ChartreuxShort coat
- Typical lifespan
- Chartreux12–15 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- ChartreuxUsually calm and laid-back
- Grooming
- ChartreuxMinimal: an occasional brush
- Shedding
- ChartreuxModerate shedding
- Vocal
- ChartreuxTends to be quiet
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- ChartreuxOften content as an indoor cat
- Time alone
- ChartreuxOften copes well alone during the day
- Owner experience
- ChartreuxOften suits first-time cat owners
Living with others
- Children
- ChartreuxOften good with children, with supervision
- Living with dogs
- ChartreuxOften gets on with a cat-friendly dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual cat. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the cat you are considering.