Fully Grown Teacup Persian Kittens

Unscrupulous breeders have been known to starve standard sized persians down to teacup weight in order to charge more for them.

Fully grown teacup persian kittens. And as always our miniature persians and himalayans reflect the same breeding standards as all of our bou babies at boutique kittens. It is best to go by weight and height. For the most part the actual breeders who are trying to sell their so called micro mini persians merely show you pictures of kittens that are a few. While most adult cats weigh around 9 to 10 pounds teacup cats are bred to be about two thirds that size says dr.

The term teacup cats or teacup kittens are merely a descriptive term to identify cats that grow no larger than ten pounds at maturit y 1 years old. Many breeders who try to specialize in these animals have failed to do so because you simply don t know how large the kittens are going to turn out. 4 1 2 6 lbs toy boys. Health disposition and beauty in that order.

Regular sized persians grow to be between 12 16 pounds at maturity 1 one year old. Jane brunt a feline veterinarian at cat hospital at towson in baltimore maryland and the executive director of the catalyst council a group dedicated to promoting the health welfare and value of the companion cat. A genuine teacup persian will be about 9 inches tall while in the sitting position. Teacup cat full grown.

5 7 lbs. An internet hoax of micro persians or ultra tiny persians however you want to call them was started several years back by online scammers and now many unethical cat breeders are using this terminology to sell their kittens. Teacup cats are cats who have been bred to be as small as possible. When it comes to small cat breeds the teacup persian cat is a very sought after animal.

It varies from cattery to cattery but they weigh roughly 5 pounds as adults. While not a separate breed these animals are simply persian cats that don t grow very large in size. 5 7 lbs tea cup girls.