Breed is the result of efforts in the 1930 ′ s to cross Siamese with Persians in order to understand the inheritance of
the Siamese color - point gene.
You'll find this breed in typical
Siamese colors, including seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac point.
Not exact matches
«
Color dilute» dogs and cats, such as red Siberian huskies and blue point
Siamese cats, may have no tapetal pigment, and may therefore exhibit a red reflex just like human beings.
As for the
Siamese, they have a gene that is responsible for partial albinism that limits the area of
coloring to cat's facial mask,
The Colorpoint Shorthair is essentially a
Siamese of a different
color.
As for the
Siamese, they have a gene that is responsible for partial albinism that limits the area of
coloring to cat's facial mask, tail, and legs.
The
Siamese cat has a form of partial albinism due to an enzyme that blocks melanin, but this enzyme that produces light coat
color is inactivated by cooler body temperature.
In an effort to increase the shrinking gene pool, breeders received approval in 1998/1999 to permit outcrossing to unregistered black or blue domestic shorthairs, certain
colors of Oriental Shorthairs, or chocolate point or seal point
Siamese.
Obviously, some breeds have evolved over time to carry only certain
color or pattern genes — a good example is the
Siamese, which displays only the pointed pattern.
It shares the
Siamese's long, lithe body but comes in a rainbow of coat
colors and patterns.
In Great Britain, where there was an even greater lack of breeding stock than in the United States, redpoint
Siamese and British Shorthairs were used in breeding programs, and their genetic contribution included additional
colors: red, cream, brown - tortie, chocolate - tortie, blue - tortie and lilac - tortie.
There might be variations in hair and eye
color but the size, hair length, and body type will be the same as any other
Siamese or Maine Coon.
The short coat of
Siamese cats also comes in ivory, cinnamon pink, bluish - white and milk - chocolate
colors.
All
Siamese kittens are born with pure cream
color.
Color can affect price as well; for example, lilac point
Siamese — which have very light
colored bodies and light, grayish purple markings on their ears, faces, paws and tails — can cost 20 percent more that the traditional seal point
Siamese, which have slightly darker bodies and dark markings.
After all, the only real difference in their appearance is that the Colorpoint has a variety of point
colors that
Siamese cats do not have.
The Colorpoint Shorthair cat has a graceful look like the
Siamese, with a long, tapered tail, and a tan or white body
color.
In the U.K.,
Siamese come in many
colors, including red points, so the introduction of this gene to the existing four
colors (brown, chocolate, blue, and lilac) produced the
colors red, cream, brown - tortie, chocolatetortie, blue - tortie, and lilac - tortie.
Pure
Siamese cats have crossed with other short - haired breeds, creating new
color points that range from red and apricot to caramel, cinnamon, and cream.
There are four recognized colorpoint
colors for the
Siamese and up to sixteen for other breeds of this pattern.»
Did you know that In the 1930s, two Russian biologists discovered that
color change in
Siamese kittens depend on their body temperature.
When a breeder in the United States was trying to create a
Siamese of a different
color by breeding a
Siamese cat to an Abyssinian, they instead ended up with a lovely spotted kitten.
Siamese cats often have
colored coats that reach up to their ears, legs, tails and some areas of their face.
The International Cat Association (TICA) also accepts other
colors, such as lynx points, tortie points and red points in the
Siamese class.
In the late 1940 ′ s, breeders crossed
Siamese cats with American Shorthairs, British Shorthairs and Abyssinians in order to create a cat of
Siamese type while adding to the spectrum of point
colors.
In The International Cat Association (TICA), cats with the new
colors are still considered as
Siamese.
Created by cat fanciers who wanted a Balinese (longhaired
Siamese) cat with a wide variety of colorpoint possibilities beyond the traditional point
colors of seal, blue, chocolate, and lilac.
Hybrid that is the result of crossings in the 1950 ′ s between Burmese and
Siamese in an effort to create a cat midway between the darker
colors of the Burmese and the lighter
colors of the
Siamese.
Siamese purists in the Cat Fanciers» Asscociation (CFA) blocked the acceptance of the new
colors for registry as
Siamese cats and insisted that they be considered as a separate breed.
Like their
Siamese ancestors, Snowshoe kittens are born completely white and only begin to show their coat markings and
color after some weeks.
Unlike
Siamese cats, they usually have green eyes and can come in many
color patterns and
colors.
Birmans are another
color - pointed cat like the
Siamese and Ragdoll.
Himalayans were bred from crossing Persians and
Siamese to achieve their
color points.
Ragdolls look a lot like long - haired
Siamese cats with their pointed
color patterns.
Characterized by a light reddish orange point and pink paw pads and a nose, these
Siamese cats have been bred with other breeds carrying the orange gene to get their red -
colored points.
About the different types of
Siamese cat or all the beautiful
colors (or colours!)
Siamese kittens for sale - Breeder of CFA registered - Champion lines - Quality
color points - Raised with loving care and attention in the state of Florida.
Considered a hybrid because of the complicated process of breeding the
colors out and then
Siamese back in, these cats have very light points, with pink paw pads and noses.
Balinese coat
colors are similar to those of
Siamese cats, with darker «points» on the face, ears, feet, and tail.
In
Siamese, Himalayan, and other Oriental cats, the
color of cat fur is determined by the temperature of their skin.
Some breeds are based on their
colors or patterns e.g.
Siamese while others exclude certain
colors.
Siamese kittens are born white and only begin to develop their
colored points once they're outside their mother's womb, so this phenomenon is probably a continuation of that process.
Razel had a very eccentric life — she loved
siamese cats, persian rugs, her walls were these rich
colors, she played folk music, didn't have any children.