What affects us affects cats
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. That is common sense because all the cats of one breed can’t have the …
The Oriental Shorthair is a well known and popular cat breed. People believe that it is one of the smartest breeds. It is a slender cat and one of several cat breeds that are linked to the Modern Siamese cat, by which I mean the slender Siamese rather than the more traditional Siamese. Other …
Is Isabel a Russian Blue or a grey Oriental Shorthair? The Helmi Flick picture below of “Isabel” shows an oriental style cat with an all grey close short haired coat, long limbs and green eyes. There are four cat breeds that have to be grey (gray). They are: Korat – a “cousin” of the …
This is a leap into the world of the cat fancy. I was going to publish a picture by Helmi Flick of what I believed was a lynx point Oriental Shorthair with blue eyes. It is a head and shoulders shot (see below, the cat on the left). Then I questioned whether the cat …
The name is ‘Jupiter’. Good name. He – he must be male – has a refined wild cat appearance. I know you shouldn’t say that about an Oriental Shorthair. They are pure domestic cats from the Siamese stable but he has presence and the coat looks like the sort of coat you see on …
Oriental Shorthair Cat Patti – Photo: copyright © Helmi Flick – Lilac (dilute chestnut brown). Please respect copyright. Note: the page is divided into sections for SEO reasons. There are links at the end of each section. Introduction You could almost sum up this breed in one sentence, perhaps two. This breed of cat …
A WOW Oriental Shorthair cat picture, by the famous Helmi Flick, of a really stunning purebred cat. Even if you are not that keen on the Oriental Shorthair, you should be impressed by this impressive cat. Oriental Shorthairs have what are called foreign or oriental body shapes. This simply means slender. They are the …
by Jackie Davidson (Carataunas, Granada, Spain) My gorgeous black and white Oriental cat As my first love was an original Siamese, who died at the age of 3, I felt I could not have another Siamese as I was too distraught by the loss of him. So I went for a totally different breed: …
