White Persian is one of the most beautiful color varieties out there. Angelic in appearance, with its long white cape, its copper or blue eye gaze, this Persian cat strain is one of the most popular of today's feline panorama.
Who can resist a sweet white ball with a loving and tender gaze?
White Persian is one of the oldest varieties on which it is known since white, blue and other colors angora cats made their appearance in the year 1800. In the FEF feline association there is registration of these varieties in yearbook 1959, p. 51. Evidently, they were ancient cats whose characteristics have little to do with the current Persian: elongated heads, higher, beak-shaped ears, shorter blankets and longer bodies. From this cat type angora evolved the current Persian, much shorter nose, heavier body, longer and abundant hair, etc. Before World War II, specimens of this color were already being bred with very good results but, due to the war conflict, the breeding of the Persian cat in general was paralyzed for a few years. In the 1960s it was reactivated, mainly that of the white cat, with new programs devised by breeders to select this variety.
Many white cats have become National Whiners (NW) in the CFA association. We won't name them all, but, looking at the yearbooks published by this association, we'll be able to see many of them, like the copies of the South Paw hatchery, by Judi & Greg Brocade, which got several great champions and NW. Artemis, by James Warder, also won a number of awards as did Cats frats, by D. Isenberg, to name a few examples. But we must stand out above all others, because they are Spanish, the absolute winner of the last season. For the first time in the history of the CFA, a European cat has been the best cat of the year in this association, specifically "Melissinos White Owl f Dresden Lover", Persian white eyes copper raised by Sergio Melon, a marvel of specimen that has achieved what no other Spanish cat has ever achieved.
Character
The white Persian is a placid, sweet and affectionate animal, who prefers to spend his free time dozing on a sofa cushion than having great adventures.
Like any Persian cat, it is usually very sociable with its congeners and even with any other animal species, such as dogs. For a white Persian, sleeping quietly on the owner's lap is the greatest pleasure you can enjoy.
Breeding
Females of white Persian are usually good mothers, loving and dedicated to their cubs. Early births may be the most complicated by the mother's inexperience, but overall, her behavior is good. In litters we can observe kittens of different colors since, as we explain in the section of genetics, even if the parents are white, the babies can be of different colors but we must always take into account that, being a dominant color, one of the two parents must be white.
Persian's babies are playful, lively puppies who love to play with each other and with their mother. The greatest difficulty weaning, since the little ones will put their face and sometimes the legs inside the plate of wet food with which they will end up totally stained and this, at least, three times a day. Since they have to learn to eat on their own, until they start eating dry feed the disaster will be daily. It is better not to stress and let them walk with the dirty face, when they only eat feed we will worry about clearing white parts that ended up in bad color.
The socialization of Persian cat puppies, as in any species of pet, is vital so we will dedicate part of our time to being with the little ones, pampering them and playing with them. It does not need to be very long periods, only to get used to human hands which will enhance a balanced character in the little ones.
Genetic
White is a dominant gene that has the peculiarity of masking other colors. By taking a look at the pedigree of our white cat we can get some idea of the color that can mask. Some white cats, when they are very small, have a stain of color, usually on the head, that can give us an idea of the coloration they hide but when there is no such stain only after having seen some litters of children of this cat, we will know for sure the color that hides. There is also the possibility that it is a homozygous white, that is, it does not hide any color and, therefore, all the offspring will be white even if it is crossed with a cat of color.
White Persians can have three eye colors: copper, blue or disparate, one copper eye, and one blue.