The long-haired Siamese is called the Balinese by the major cat associations such as the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), The International Cat Association (TICA) and the Word Cat Federation (WCF). You have to mention the cat associations as the names … Continue reading →
No, Siamese cats do not have long hair. This post is for people who are new to the cat breeds and are perhaps thinking about adopting a cat for the first time. In fact, the coat is fine and lies … Continue reading →
No, Balinese cats are not hypoallergenic. Why should they be? Because Catster says so? No, the Catster author who lists hypoallergenic cat breeds does not provide any information as to why he/she claims that Balinese are hypoallergenic. Where is the … Continue reading →
By Marie Clements Marie Clements, is a Traditional Siamese, Balinese and Color Pt Lynx breeder. There are very few Color Pt Lynx breeders in United Stated found and around the world. She has already written about the Applehead Siamese. Her … Continue reading →
There are a bunch of cat breeds that have some Siamese cat in them – the “Siamese family of cats”. It is remarkable how many there are. Unless you know cat breeds well, you probably won’t realize it. Some of … Continue reading →
This is a page on the Balinese cat written for kids and people who like plain English. The Balinese cat is the same as a Siamese cat but with longer hair. The long hair can be seen best on the … Continue reading →
The idea for this post comes from a visitor’s comment. The lady wanted to adapt a Maine Coon and she asked if they were lap cats. I said, “not really”. But as usual it does depend on the individual cat. … Continue reading →
by Beryl Brillant (Lee, Maine USA) Amber Amber relaxing Amber We were given a beautiful long haired cat which we were told is a flame point Balinese. She is white with a muted flame color tail and ears, her fur … Continue reading →
Balinese Cat History is the same as Siamese Cat History (new window) until the mid-1900s (if you click on the link you can switch between the two pages). After all the Balinese is a long haired Siamese cat. So, we … Continue reading →
Photo by Gossamer1013 The cat above is a boy cat of the Balinese cat breed. I am not sure if he’s pedigree/purebred/retiree. He is definitely of a traditional appearance and he has darkened up it seems (due to age?). I … Continue reading →
