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!)
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