Peterbalds are an uncommon, yet highly sought after breed. Their coats come in a wide variety that ranges from completely bald to a full coat. Extremely loyal and one of the most social breeds, they are an ideal breed for families or those with a small home. Their sweet temper and curious nature has captured the hearts of cat lovers across the world.

Peterbald cats are known for their affection and almost dog like devotion, their elegant appearance and high intelligence, making them exceptional companions for any cat lover.

The overall impression of an ideal Peterbald is an elegant and intelligent cat. The Peterbald has a sturdy, long, lean body that contributes to its graceful movement. The first Peterbalds were born in Russia in January, 1994, the result of breeding an Oriental Shorthair (Radma Vom Jagerhof) to a light-boned Oriental- looking Donskoy (Afinoguen Myth). The original litter demonstrated that the Peterbald/Donskoy gene is a dominant gene, unlike the (Canadian) Sphynx gene. Typical of the breed are various unusual coat textures ranging from hairless to full brush coat to normal coat.

Peterbalds are an uncommon, yet highly sought after breed. Their coats come in a wide variety that ranges from completely bald to a full coat. 

The official TICA Standard describes the coat types as follows:

COAT: The Peterbald coat is a unique and important feature of the breed. A Peterbald may have a single or combination coat. It is very common for a Peterbald to be born with one coat type that may change several times over its life span. While this breed has a hair losing gene, it does exhibit several basic coat types. These textures are exhibited but not limited to the Peterbald.

It is important to note that no one coat type be given preference in the show ring. The most commonly seen are described as naked, chamois, flock, brush and straight with the latter not eligible for the show ring.

Naked: These cats typically exhibit a soft, warm almost elastic skin that may feel sticky to having a soft silk like feel.

Chamois: These cats typically exhibit a suede or peach fuzz texture that is dry to the touch and very soft.

Flock: These cats typically exhibit a velour/velvet, fine to slightly dense coat that is soft without any guard hair.

Peterbald Breed Standard, 05/01/2016 updated to add the Brush Coat.

Brush: These cats typically exhibit a sparse wiry coat irregular in texture. Skin may be seen through the coat, it may be dense, wiry, short, wavy or kinky. Brush ranges from 5mm or longer and should not feel or look like a normal coat. It is important to note that these descriptions are points along a continuum from completely naked to fully brush coated.

Straight: These cats exhibit a “normal straight haired coat. These cats DO NOT carry the gene for hair loss and will never lose the coat that they are born with. They may be used in breeding programs but are not eligible for the show ring.

Peterbalds may be born bald and 100% hairless but may also have barely discernible fine residual hair at the base of the ears, on the muzzle, feet, lower legs and tail that feel like velvet. Generally, kittens born with coat who carry the hair losing gene will lose coat on or near the top of the head or nape of the neck continuing down the body and towards the tail and may appear in a transitional state while being shown. Short fine down may be retained on the extremities. While kittens born with coat may lose it, they may also return to being coated and change several times over the first few years of life. Generally, the hair losing/growth phase, settles into a permanent coat by the age of three.

Peterbald cats are a highly athletic, smart and active breed that tend to move quickly. They travel well and settle down quickly once they are played out. Highly intelligent, they love to be challenged and play fetch for endless amounts of time, but are equally as happy curling up on their owners lap or crawling under the covers with them when they go to bed.

We occasionally have kittens available for exceptional homes. Please contact us via the webpage and we can discuss the process further. We will only place kittens in homes we feel are appropriate and will always match our kittens to the person we feel will be the best Peterbald parent for them specifically. A sort of Cat-Human matchmaker if you will.  We do require a visit to us to meet the cats and kittens in situ before any decisions about new homes are made.