dollface vs extrreme flat f ace

The doll face breeders would have you believe that the Persians and Himalayans bred to the CFA standard, which can be found here http://www.cfa.org/breeds/standards/persian.pdf , have health problems not found in the lesser extreme dollface Persians. NOT SO! They are all HTML clipboardsusceptible to the same diseases and breed problems. The flat face does not mean breathing problems, the small nose nares do that, and most breeders have now realized that and are trying to eliminate that look. The Persian breeders are also the only ones trying to eliminate PKD ( polycystic kidney disease) from the breed, and all breeds have it. They have worked tirelessly on this for more than 10 years. You will never see the claim of PKD negative on a doll face breeders web site.
The doll face breeders are not breeding to better the breed but to make money! The majority of them are kitten mills, why else would they be breeding? They are not showing, those cats would not be let into the show hall, they are not bettering the breed, they are not trying to eliminate a devastating disease. Some of those breeders even charge in excess of $2500.00 for a kitten that can be found anywhere, even roaming the street or in a shelter. And here is the clincher, you won't even pay that for a show quality persian being sold as a pet with years of selective breeding behind it, and most likely champions and grand champions in it's pedigree.
When you want a Persian it is for the "LOOK" they are known for, flat face, cobby, heavy boned body, short tail, wide spaced  and small ears, big huge round eyes, long flowing coat, otherwise, go get another breed. You won't find that look in the doll face, they do not look like a Persian but like a street cat with long hair. Not the same thing.


The sad part of all of this is, that one part of the breed feels it needs to put down another part of the breed in order to promote itself and sell kittens for very high dollar when in fact the persian breeders who breed to standard think those kittens are almost always give aways. Exploitation, that is all it is. If you do not want that flat face, find a reputable show breeder, she will almost always have a pet quality dollface kitten for you at a very reasonable price, that still has all that wonderful breeding behind it.