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PetMD’s healthiest cat breed selections

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    Balinese

    Photo: Mary Desmond
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Old-Style Balinese Cat.png”
    Mary Desmond
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
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    Bombay

    Photo: Pititebilette
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Bombay femelle.JPG”
    Pititebilette
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
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    British Shorthair

    Photo: Tamila Aspen / BritishEmpire
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Mystica from British Empire Cattery.jpg”
    Tamila Aspen / BritishEmpire
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
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    Havana Brown

    Photo: Havanabrowngirl
    CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Havana kittens.jpg”
    Havanabrowngirl
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    LaPerm

    Photo: Bebopscrx
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Laperm LH blacktortie white.jpg”
    Bebopscrx
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
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    Nebelung

    Photo: Nebelung
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Aleksandr van Song de Chine.jpg”
    Nebelung
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
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    Ragdoll

    Photo: Simone Johnsson
    CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Ragdoll from Gatil Ragbelas.jpg”
    Simone Johnsson
    Cropped from the Flickr source before upload (file description: "Cropped from source listed below.").
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
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    Russian Blue

    Photo: Anna Utekhina
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Russian blue kitten (cropped).jpg”
    Anna Utekhina
    Cropped from the original-version file before this upload (Commons "Extracted from").
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
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    Siamese

    Photo: Meekahoo
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Siamese cat Vaillante.JPG”
    Meekahoo
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.

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  1. Balinese
  2. Bombay
  3. British Shorthair
  4. Havana Brown
  5. LaPerm
  6. Nebelung
  7. Ragdoll
  8. Russian Blue
  9. Siamese
  10. Siberian

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PetMD’s healthiest cat breed selections

Alison Gerken, DVM, DACVB, for PetMD; published December 18, 2023. Source heading order, not a comparative health ranking. Breed membership does not guarantee an individual cat’s health.

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Photo credits
  1. Balinese: “Old-Style Balinese Cat.png” by Mary Desmond · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Pictured: Old-style Balinese
  2. Bombay: “Bombay femelle.JPG” by Pititebilette · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  3. British Shorthair: “Mystica from British Empire Cattery.jpg” by Tamila Aspen / BritishEmpire · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Havana Brown: “Havana kittens.jpg” by Havanabrowngirl · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
    Pictured: Havana Brown kittens
  5. LaPerm: “Laperm LH blacktortie white.jpg” by Bebopscrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  6. Nebelung: “Aleksandr van Song de Chine.jpg” by Nebelung · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  7. Ragdoll: “Ragdoll from Gatil Ragbelas.jpg” by Simone Johnsson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: Cropped from the Flickr source before upload (file description: "Cropped from source listed below.").
  8. Russian Blue: “Russian blue kitten (cropped).jpg” by Anna Utekhina · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Pictured: Russian Blue kitten
    Earlier change: Cropped from the original-version file before this upload (Commons "Extracted from").
    Original version: Russianbluekitten.jpg · Commons "Extracted from": this file is a crop of that upload.
  9. Siamese: “Siamese cat Vaillante.JPG” by Meekahoo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  10. Siberian: “Samiha's Siberian cat Moon Pie.jpg” by Floofymarshmallow · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons

Cat breeds curated by Fav Tings with Wikipedia references · photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited per photo.