If you have never owned a Persian, please do some research! They are BEAUTIFUL cats, but you have to constantly use the furminator on them, and alot of them have trouble breathing due to their flat faces. I am constantly having to take a warm wash cloth to our kitty's face to keep it clean so her nostrils are as unobstructed as possible. They do look hilarious after you bathe them, or shave them like a lion.