[header] How to identify an exotic shorthair cat [title] Look for a short, plush coat. [step] The fur on an exotic shorthair cat is thick and dense like its relative the persian. However, unlike the persian, the fur is plush and short. 
It almost gives the cat the general appearance of having the coat of a teddy bear. [substeps] This coat makes the exotic shorthair much more easy to keep groomed than a persian.