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If you have your heart set on a "Teacup" or "Dollface"
Persian please read the following letter that was
written by Nancy Terreault as her response to a
request for one. Nancy is a breeder of fantastic
Persian cats that fit the breed standard. She was
gracious enough to allow us to send along this very
important information. Because it is so well
written, and I could not express it any better I am
posting this to my web site with her permission.
Thank you Nancy!
First, there is no such thing as a 'Teacup'... this
is a marketing tool used by unscrupulous breeders.
The fact is that the majority of female Persians
only weigh between 6 to 8 lbs when full grown, and
most males will top out from 8 to 12 lbs... they are
not a large breed. Generally a kitten that is
smaller than that when grown has serious health
issues that can very well cost the unsuspecting
owner hundreds if not thousands of dollars of vet
care. And no one can truthfully predict how big a
kitten can be when full grown; some of the biggest
when born can turn out to be normal while small
kittens can go through a growth spurt and end up
being the biggest.
As for 'Dollface', this is not a kitten that meets
breed standards and is considered to be pet quality.
The top of the nose leather on a Persian should be
somewhere in the middle third of the pupil of the
eye. Don't get me wrong' every breeder will
occasionally get a kitten that is a throwback and
has a longer/lower nose. While we are all very happy
to find a great pet home for those babies, it is not
a kitten that a good, responsible breeder will use
in their program as that is not a desirable trait.
Yes, you will find lots of people out there
producing the 'dollface' and they are generally
charging far more than a reputable breeder would for
the same kitten... they like to make out that these
kittens are something 'rare' and 'desirable' when in
actual fact it is just the opposite.
If you would like to know more about the standard of
the breed, you can always go to
http://www.cfa.org/documents/standards/persian.pdf
and you will find descriptions there of what a
Persian should look like.
Having said all that, I obviously do not have a 'dollface
teacup' nor do I know of anyone who tries to produce
kittens that are not to the standard of the breed,
but if you would like a nice kitten that actually
looks like a Persian should, then please feel free
to contact me.
http://www.cfa.org/documents/standards/persian.pdf
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