No breeder is on record here yet. Portugal’s FIFe member club does not list this breed in its breeder directory at all, so an absence here says nothing about whether anyone breeds it in Portugal.
Medium-sized spotted or marbled cat with a misty appearance to its coat. Developed specifically as an indoor companion cat.
Developed in Australia starting in 1976 by Dr. Truda Straede. Created by crossing Burmese, Abyssinian, and domestic shorthairs. Originally called Spotted Mist, renamed Australian Mist in 1998.
Typically 3.6-6.8 kg and 23-28 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
Generally described as lively, social, fun-loving, relaxed, affectionate and tolerant.
That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.
Breed reference from The Cat API.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. The Cat API; UC Davis VGL — PK deficiency test. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Breed-level information from The Cat API. It describes the Australian Mist in general; any individual animal can differ.
Known hereditary risks for the Australian Mist breed, and the specific documentation to request from any breeder before paying a deposit. A responsible breeder will have these readily available; deflection is a red flag.
3 conditions documentedThis is breed-level literature, not veterinary advice about an individual animal — your vet knows the animal.
Health checklist (PDF)A fatal skull and facial malformation traced to the Burmese side of the breed's ancestry (the Australian Mist was founded on roughly half Burmese stock). A cat with two copies of the mutation is stillborn or requires euthanasia; a single copy causes no defect but can shorten the face.
What to ask for
UC Davis VGL Burmese head defect (ALX1) DNA test result, on both parents
An inherited episodic muscle weakness, also traced to the breed's Burmese ancestry, that causes some cats to have trouble walking or holding their head up during a flare. It is manageable with dietary potassium supplementation and is not usually fatal.
What to ask for
UC Davis VGL Burmese hypokalemia (WNK4) DNA test result, on both parents
The same inherited haemolytic anaemia documented in the Abyssinian is also listed by UC Davis as appropriate for testing in the Australian Mist, consistent with the breed's foundation stock (roughly one quarter Abyssinian ancestry).
What to ask for
UC Davis VGL PK deficiency DNA test result, on both parents
This is where Australian Mist owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
No Australian Mist breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.
