• Are there any Finnish short-hair cat breeds?

    Cats 11.06.2008
    cat breeds
    R ? I ? P ? Casey Calvert asked:


    I really want a kitty, but I want a Finnish breed. A short hair. Something that would be good for a new home and teenager.
    Any suggestions? even if its not Finnish, I would perfer if it was.

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    • Ethelucy Says:
      June 13th, 2008 at 6:48 am

      I couldn’t find anything online about a Finnish short-hair cat, but there are plenty of short-hair tabby cats that are wonderful.

    • Leslie L Says:
      June 13th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

      There is a breed called the Finnish Rex. It’s closely related to the Devon and Cornish Rex without the short, curly coat. You can see an example at.

      Hope that helps.

      Fordicus - Reference that delineates Cornish and Devon Rex from Finnish Rex.

    • fordicus Says:
      June 16th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

      There are no pedigree breeds of cat specific to Finland. Sorry to say there is NOT a breed of cat called the Finish Rex! Just a Finnish Rex Cat Club for Finnish cat breeders with Cornish Rex and Devon Rex cats! However, the pedigree European Shorthair was developed using a lot of Scandinavian cats so this is the nearest thing there is.