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Compare Exotic
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Exotic
Medium · Short coat
- Gentle
- Affectionate
- Playful
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Size and coat
- Size
- ExoticMedium
- Typical adult weight
- Exotic3–6 kg
- Coat
- ExoticShort coat
- Typical lifespan
- Exotic12–15 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- ExoticUsually calm and laid-back
- Grooming
- ExoticAbout once a week
- Shedding
- ExoticModerate shedding
- Vocal
- ExoticTalks sometimes
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- ExoticOften content as an indoor cat
- Time alone
- ExoticUsually copes with a few hours alone
- Owner experience
- ExoticSome cat experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- ExoticUsually 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.