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Compare Japanese Bobtail
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Japanese Bobtail
Medium · Short coat
- Playful
- Curious
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Size and coat
- Size
- Japanese BobtailMedium
- Typical adult weight
- Japanese Bobtail2.7–4.5 kg
- Coat
- Japanese BobtailShort coat
- Typical lifespan
- Japanese Bobtail9–15 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- Japanese BobtailLively and playful
- Grooming
- Japanese BobtailSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- Japanese BobtailHeavy seasonal shedding
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- Japanese BobtailBenefits from some safe outdoor space
- Time alone
- Japanese BobtailUsually copes with a few hours alone
- Owner experience
- Japanese BobtailOften suits first-time cat owners
Living with others
- Children
- Japanese BobtailOften good with children, with supervision
- Other cats
- Japanese BobtailUsually enjoys the company of other cats
- Living with dogs
- Japanese BobtailOften 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.