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Compare Ocicat
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Size and coat
- Typical adult weight
- Ocicat2.7–6.8 kg
- Coat
- OcicatShort coat
- Typical lifespan
- Ocicat15–18 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- OcicatVery active and usually keen to play
- Grooming
- OcicatMinimal: an occasional brush
- Shedding
- OcicatTends to shed little
- Vocal
- OcicatOften very talkative
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- OcicatUsually happier with access outdoors
- Time alone
- OcicatUsually copes with a few hours alone
- Owner experience
- OcicatSome cat experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- OcicatUsually 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.