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Typical cats on Petfinders are listed under the breed "Domestic Shorthair," which basically means mutt, lol. If you like the Siamese look though you can use that and you'll get lots of very pretty mixes with Siamese features.
Will you be meeting the cat in person at all before you choose it? It's kind of a big disadvantage not to be able to... but if you absolutely can't then have your parents check the coats of the cats they're looking at for you. I'd saying this because you said you can't get a long haired cat. I'm assuming you're trying to reduce shedding? Hair length is actually not accurate at all in determining how much a cat will shed. Coat THICKNESS however is very important. In example, I have two cats, one has long hair, but her hair is very flat and lies close to the body. My other cat is a shorthair but when you pet her you can feel that she has a very thick coat of hair. The shorthaired cat sheds about 10x as much as the longhair, because she has a thick undercoat of hair that just comes flying off as soon as you touch her. So I would ask your parents to be sure to pet the cats they look at and take not of how much hair comes loose when they pet them, how thick their hair is, etc.
It doesn't necessarily mean your cat won't be soft and cuddly! My longhair as I said barely sheds at all, but she has the softest fur of any cat I've ever met.
Good luck on your search, I hope you're able to find the perfect cat :)
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