About the LaPerm Cat

Once upon a time, many years ago (23 actually) on a farm in Oregon, USA a special kitten was born. This kitten was different to anything the owner had every seen. She was bald, with large ears and strange blue tabby marked skin. It is said that the owner thought her to be the ugliest kitten ever seen.

As she grew it became clear that she was special for a different reason.

 At about eight weeks old a transformation began to occur. She started to grow a soft and curly coat. By the age of three to four months, the kitten known as 'Curly' had a full coat of curly hair and the transformation from ‘ugly duckling’ to ‘swan’ was complete.

It took however another ten years (and the birth of several curlies) before the breed was recognised as new and a selective breeding program began

In 2002 the LaPerm was imported into the UK and shortly afterwards the first litter of kittens was born. Since then the numbers (in the UK) have slowly risen to the current levels of just over 200 – making the LaPerm still a rare but always welcome sight.

 These natural origins of the LaPerm have given a solid foundation to a healthy breed with no known problems.

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