Abyssinian vs Egyptian Mau

Abyssinians are one of the most perpetually active cat breeds that exists and generally dislike being held or restrained, which is the opposite of what most people picture when a breeder describes a 'friendly, people-oriented' cat.

The Egyptian Mau's spots are entirely natural — it's the only naturally spotted domestic cat breed, not a wildcat cross — but it does carry a real, elevated risk of pyruvate kinase deficiency, and CFA itself acknowledges that genetic testing 'remains limited' for some of the breed's other heritable conditions, so a breeder's 'fully health-tested' claim can't always be independently verified.