Household Pet Cats and Kittens

There are 3 general groups: unregistered pedigree cats, mixed breed cats and half-pedigree

cats. The history of the mixed breed cat can be traced back to the time of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt and probably even before then. Cats were taken on boats to keep the rodent population in check, and often when ships docked, the cats would go roaming about in the cities and towns. The visiting cats would mate with the local cats and so create new mixed breeds.

Household pet cats each have a different personality unique to it, and a cat's behavior and temperament is more often than not determined by how you raise the cat or kitten and how you treat it. The mixed breed cats come in literally every shape, size and color and can be long-haired or short-haired.

If the cat has long hair, you will need to groom him/her at least twice a week to prevent the hair from becoming filthy and matted and to remove loose hair. If the cat has short hair, a weekly grooming session is all that is needed to keep the coat shiny and to rid it of loose hair.

In the non-championship category, TICA allows anomalies such as earless cats, blind cats and cats that might have a leg missing. This is due to the fact that many of the household pet cats and kittens were adopted from rescue shelters. TICA does require that adult household cats be sterilized.