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Compare Cornish Rex
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Size and coat
- Size
- Cornish RexMedium
- Typical adult weight
- Cornish Rex2.7–4.5 kg
- Coat
- Cornish RexShort coat
- Typical lifespan
- Cornish Rexfrom 16 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- Cornish RexVery active and usually keen to play
- Grooming
- Cornish RexMinimal: an occasional brush
- Shedding
- Cornish RexTends to shed little
- Vocal
- Cornish RexTends to be quiet
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- Cornish RexBenefits from some safe outdoor space
- Time alone
- Cornish RexUsually copes with a few hours alone
- Owner experience
- Cornish RexSome cat experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- Cornish RexUsually better with older, calmer children
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.