With or without hair!

In 1982 in an orchard in The Dalles, Oregon, a cat owned by Linda Koehl had a litter of six kittens, including a female named Curly, Curly was born hairless; two months later she had a curly, silky coat.

For five years, Koehl raised many other curly-coated cats who are the ancestors of the Dalles La Perm breed, the result of a spontaneous mutation by a dominant gene.

T.I.C.A. recognized the breed and published a standard in 1996.

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Characteristics

This extraverted, curious farm cat is an excellent hunter and good companion. It has a soft voice.