Feline Breeds Part 1

ABYSSINIAN

Ticked or agouti coat comes from alternating bands of color on the hair shaft

Red agouti (also called sorrel)

Ruddy agouti abyssinian.

(Ruddy has a more brown appearance)

AMERICAN CURL

Silver spotted cream American Curl

Spontaneous genetic mutation

The degree of the curl can vary 90 – 180 degrees, but, should not touch the head

Classic (or blotched) silver tabby

AMERICAN SHORTHAIR

More than 1/3 of American shorthairs will be silver tabbies

Blotched (or classic) red tabby American Shorthair

AMERICAN WIREHAIR

Hair is crimped, hooked or bent resulting in ringlet formation.

All three types of hair (down, awn and guard) are twisted

Self White odd-eyed wirehair

BALINESE

Only come in four pointed colors: seal, blue, chocolate and lilac.

Seal pointed balinese

Lilac pointed balinese

BENGAL

Wildcat hybrid, uncertain temperament.

Looks like Spotted Tabby except for: larger eyes, pronounced whisker pads, longer legs and brilliant leopard markings.

Brown spotted tabby Bengal

“Beau” VanValkenburg

BIRMAN

Blue point Birman

Former temple cats.

Born pure white and develop colorpoints later

Seal point Birman

BOMBAY

They develop slowly, commonly acquiring eye color and coat sheen well after 4 mos of age.

BRITISH SHORTHAIR

Blue British Shorthair, the most common color.

BURMESE

Champagne Burmese

Burmese conformation has changed over the years causing a disagreement among breeders.

Sable Burmese

CHARTREUX

Blue is the only color the Chartreux comes in

Eyes must be copper to gold

Known as the smiling cat of France

COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR

Chocolate lynx point

Lynx point refers to bands of color on the legs and tail rather than the typical solid point

Seal lynx point Colorpoint

CORNISH REX

Brown mackerel tabby

This breed lacks guard hairs, short awn hairs make up the coat, down hairs lie underneath.

Whiskers are usually stunted or missing

CYMRIC

Rumpy-riser red mackerel tabby

Tail lengths are divided into four categories, rumpy, rumpy-riser, stumpy, longy

Calico rumpy Cymric: meaning white with patches of black and red.

(The Calico is the state cat of Maryland!)