Coming from a passion for raising cats, many young people have seen great benefits in buying and selling ornamental cats, according to veterinarians, so they have switched to the cat business and see it as an easy money-making profession. Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, director of Hanvet Veterinary Hospital, said there are hundreds of different breeds of ornamental cats in the domestic cat market in Vietnam. Below are 9 varieties that are most popular, traded and bred.

SEVERAL FAVORITE CAT BRIES

The Persian cat is a cat often loved by girls. This breed of cats originated in Iran, with a luxurious appearance and a long, flowing coat, a gentle and gentle temperament. This cat breed is divided into 4 small lines and many different colors including Longhair Persian, Shorthair Persian, Himalayan Persian and Chinchilla cat. Each of these lines will have a different price, from around 2 to 15 million.

The Sphynx cat is hairless and is often referred to as the Egyptian cat by the domestic cat world in Vietnam. However, the origin of this cat breed is from Toronto, Canada. This is the most expensive breed of cats in the world, priced from VND 22 to 70 million. The price is expensive due to his strange appearance like no hair, many wrinkles, strong, muscular, slightly pointed head, lemon-shaped eyes, big ears, prominent cheekbones, long tail.

The British Longhair is an descendant of the Persian cat, with a striking appearance, soft long coat, light round eyes, broad chest and short legs, and a variety of coat colors from white, red, blue, black, fawn to gray-green. In Vietnam, the British longhair has become the most popular cat, although it is docile and easy to train, it must have a separate diet, so that the cat does not become overweight and have to trim its hair regularly because of the fur they are very fat. The price of British cats is currently between VND 1.5 million and VND 4 million

Hailing from the land of the Golden Temple, the Siamese is considered a short-haired feline with a tight personality, easy to train and quite rough at times. The price of Siamese cats is quite cheap, ranging from 1 to 2 million VND.

The short-legged Munchkin cat is a breed of cat native to the United States, also affectionately known as the Corgi cat. With a strong, fit body, short legs due to genetic mutations, thick fur with many patterns that make everyone who sees them want to pet and pet them.

The price of short-legged Munchkin cats is quite high, from about 9 to 25 million VND, the price of purebred breeds will be more expensive.

The Ragdoll cat is a cross between the mother cat Josephine (wild cat, white, long hair) and the father cats of the Birman breed, Burmese. The ragdoll cat has big and beautiful blue eyes, has the most popular coat colors such as chocolate, lilac, cream, blue … In the Vietnamese market today, the price of ragdoll cats ranges from 6 to 20 million dongs.

The ebony cat is not an independent cat species, but only a special form and occurs in many different cat species such as: British longhair cat, Indian ebony cat,… Ebony cats all have black fur over the body and an average weight of 3.5 – 5 kg. The ebony cat usually costs between VND 3 million and VND 6 million.

While many people prefer foreign domestic cats, many people still tend to keep cats of traditional Vietnamese breeds because these cats are sold at a very cheap price, only 150-200,000 VND. There are two types of Vietnamese traditional cats: tabby cats and yellow cats. The tabby cat with a mischievous, naughty but intelligent personality prompts many families to keep her indoors. The yellow cat is the most widely bred cat breed in Vietnam due to its intelligence, ease of rearing, good climbing ability and high independence. She doesn’t need a lot of cuddles. Yellow cats are not playful like tabby cats, moreover, folklore has it that raising this cat brings money, luck and prosperity to the owner.

Busy and expensive GAME

According to pet stores, the price of domestic cats varies greatly, with high and low differences based on factors such as breed, origin, origin, shape, purebred, health status, vaccination, vaccination or not… The price of domestic cats are at cheapest, the price of imported cats from Thailand or Malaysia is higher, and the highest price is for imported European and American pet cats, usually 2-3 times the price of cats.

Purebred fully documented and purebred cats are definitely more expensive than undocumented cats. Round, large, thick-haired decorative cats always have a higher price. In addition, depending on the preferred coat color and rarity, the price of domestic cats often differs from the retail price. In addition, the price of ornamental cats is also influenced by other characteristics such as: gender of the cat, age of the cat, odd appearance traits like odd eye color…

Reputable, high-quality, and conscientious pet cat business addresses not only ensure customers receive a beautiful, healthy pet cat, but also have a clear purchase and sale agreement with guarantees of health, cleanliness, and lifetime care and nurturing support services. Therefore, in reputable pet cat shops in the market, the price will usually be higher than in other places such as online shops, households with breeding cats…

Many cat owners said that if they were to stick with the hobby of breeding domestic cats, they would have to accept being busy and expensive. Raising a cat not only costs money to buy a cat, but it also costs money to buy meat, fish or cat food every day. But the most expensive is the deodorant sand for the cat to go to the toilet. When raising cats, they go to the toilet very dirty, so they need to change the sand and clean the sand regularly.

Ms. Kim Hanh, a student at Hanoi National University of Education, said she faced many difficulties because she had to move constantly because her neighbors and owners didn’t like animals. Partly because the inn is small, any strange smell is immediately attributed to her cat, partly because the cat often cries at midnight, which deprives many people of their sleep.

“In order for cats to sleep and play with you, it must always be clean. The cost of bathing, trimming, eating and toilet sand is also quite high compared to students. Not to mention, imported cats like the folded-ear British Shorthair cats can’t take the heat, so they often have to stay in an air-conditioned room during the summer. Because when it’s too hot, their ears perk up and can’t bend back,” Hanh shared.