I have a Himalayan (also a type of Persian, if you're not familiar with the breed). She just turned a year old on April 1st.

My first piece of advice: Please brush your Persian everyday!!! My Isabelle hates to be brushed but we both suffer through it every night and she hardly ever matts! I don't bathe her very often, but I would probably recommend it once a month or so (that's about how often I do Isabelle) to keep down on matting.

As for food goes, I also use Iams because Isabelle loves it, but right now I've got a mix of the kitten formula, hairball formula, and regular formula...she doesn't even really care for the canned food, but I do give her a little Fancy Feast every few weeks!

Persians are very laid back cats. Isabelle's not much of a lap cat, but she does have her purring moments when she's sleepy! They are "people" cats meaning that they like to be with you wherever you go and help you do whatever you are doing! Isabelle always stays right next to me, but she just doesn't want to be touched too much!

But Persians are incredibly sweet cats! They just require a little extra attention to keep their fur looking beautiful! Good luck with your new Persian and I know he's probably completely stolen your heart by now!!! He's quite the cutie!