This is a nice picture of a modern chocolate point Saimese cat. One commenter described this cat as ‘noble’. I can understand the description. This individual has a great face. The chocolate pointing is unusual, I think, in the way it is cleanly delineated. It looks great. The non-pointed areas are snow white which also …
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People have different points of view about Thai cats. And it is quite a complicated history. I will present my views and try and simplify the history. Although I expect someone to disagree with me. Thai cats are a relatively new form of Siamese cat. It is probably politically incorrect to describe Thai cats as …
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As this is an imprecise science I don’t believe that you can provide a confident answer to a question about the life expectancy of a Siamese cat. However, there are clear indications that the Siamese cat’s life expectancy is shorter than average. It is similar to that of the contemporary Persian cat. Both these cats …
The worst cat breeds are the most popular cat breeds! Uhm..that sounds odd. So what is the worst cat breed? A lot of people are asking the question and seeking answers from Dr Google, bless him. I find the question a bit strange (and I don’t really believe in it) but I will endeavor to …
Here’s a large collage of some long faced cats for aficionados of this sort of cat anatomy. The long faced cat is a development of the modern Siamese cat, and other cats that were subsequently created from that breed, such as the Oriental Shorthair and Balinese, a long haired Siamese. A lot of people like what …
This is a slightly provocative post. It is deliberately so. There is probably or possibly a link between cat abuse and the modern Siamese cat (and the Persian cat). The modern Siamese cat, as I have called it, is the super slender, cat with the exaggeratedly elongated face and giant ears that is far removed …
There is an ongoing debate about which cat breeds are the most popular. Popularity will change over time and the methods for deciding the most popular also affects the results. There are at least three ways to measure cat breed popularity: In a straight poll from a wide cross section of society, hopefully from various …
Is this a Classic Siamese Cat? – see below The title of this page is misleading. The page is about the traditional or old style Siamese cat. The selective breeding of this cat is very relevant. There are several types of Siamese cat. The most extreme is the what I have called the ‘modern Siamese’. …
Modern Siamese cats photo ©copyright Helmi Flick Contents Introduction Voted for Traditional or Modern? Appearance Personality Health Communication – some fun Genetics Links to lots more Click here to see visitors’ submissions Breeders + standards A page (new window) on the pointed auspicious cat (19th century) showing a semi-cobby body type of the original Siamese …
SIAMESE ROSE by Rose (Toronto, Ontario Canada) For the past 20 years I have owned Siamese,and have also bred two litters just to have the pick of the litters. I am Siamese through and through. I understand there are three types, Traditional, Classic and Modern. I like Traditional and Classic. I find Modern too extreme, …
Who trains whom? My Mum has a 7 year old Siamese named Skeeter. When he was younger, we also had a tuxedo tabby who loved to go out and prowl the garden. Skeeter wanted to go out with his “big brother” , so we trained him to wear a harness and attached a lead to …
The lost one by Bani I once had a Siamese cat. Kitty, she was usually called. I was very young at that time, crawly child. I had Kitty and another lot of cats.Kitty was like my nanny. She would tell my mother when there was the stinky smell, and on. Mostly, she knew how to …
Tails of the Riverbank!!! by SusanJ (Amarante, Portugal) Safira finds her human on the river bank ! I love my mummy!! Saffy hunting in the garden! I was found by our beautiful little Sealpoint, near a little café shack on a river beach not far from our house here in Portugal. She just appeared….and was …
by Amy (Newark, Delaware) PITA my Siamese baby I love animals and I was on “Craigslist” one day, I found an ad that said “Siamese cats”. I saw the picture that she had posted and there was a beautiful Siamese cat, I contacted her as soon as possible and talked with her on the phone …
PEPPER ADDS SPICE by Barbara (New Smyrna Beach fl) I got Pepper… a tuxedo Siamese…when she was 5 weeks old for company for my other cat, Misty a tuxedo Himalayan mix. At first I was afraid Misty was playing too “ruff” for Pepper. But Pepper never backed down, in fact I had to give them …
