This page on Abyssinian cat rescue was first compiled about 14 years ago but updated and refreshed 26/9/2022. As you might imagine, a lot of the rescue organisations have closed as have their websites. However, some have opened on Facebook … continue reading…
Amyloidosis describes the build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body. It can affect people and cats; wild and domestic. There is a distinct overlap between domestic and wild cats here which I find … continue reading…
The slender athletic Abyssinian in the picture on the left of the montage below is blue and the image cat caught my eye. It is the same cat on the right, I believe. She is very elegant. Perhaps the cat … continue reading…
Here are 11 selected facts about the popular Abyssinian cat breed. If you want more please click on this link or flick through these pages. This cat should have a well-balanced overall appearance i.e. not bred to extreme and it … continue reading…
Here are 16 facts about the one of the most attractive of all the purebred cats; the Somali. Intro: one of the great strengths, for me, in terms of their attractiveness is that they are a very normal looking cat … continue reading…
Introduction I have to make an initial point about colour reproduction. When it comes to fine and precise colour reproduction photography can be unreliable. There are numerous reasons for this including the lighting, the reproduction in books and on the … continue reading…
The Abyssinian cat is an athletic looking companion animal. People who breed Abyssinian cats i.e. those in the cat fancy, might describe the cat’s body as “foreign” which means slightly slender. This is descriptive of an athletic, lively, hardened and … continue reading…
On my reckoning, based on research carried out years ago but completed carefully, the Abyssinian cat is not a rare cat breed. In fact it is one of the more common breeds. I have a full page on the rarity … continue reading…
I will quote the words of Gloria Stephens in her book Legacy of the Cat. “Sorrel – the indicative color is cinnamon. The cinnamon color combined with burnt sienna ground color and ticking, makes the cat look red”. Gloria states … continue reading…
The Somali cat makes a fabulous subject for a great cat photographer as can be seen on this page. This is a long-haired Abyssinian cat with the same character as the Abyssinian but with a strikingly beautiful, silky, fox-like coat and plumed tail.
continue reading...I’m going to take as my sole source of information for this article the excellent book written by Dr Desmond Morris and published in 1996 called Cat World A Feline Encyclopaedia. The truth is, however, that I’ve written about this … continue reading…
The truth is we don’t know where the Abyssinian cat is from but I have presented a theory and the starting point for it is Charles Darwin. We can trace this cat breed to India under the British Raj.
continue reading...Claire Patel, 38, lives in Holloway, North London, UK. She is the caretaker of two cats one of whom is an Abyssinian and the other is a Burmese of equal beauty. Their names are Xander and Copperpot respectively. She appears … continue reading…
Visitors to the Internet do ask whether Abyssinian cats are friendly. The question implies that all the cats of one breed can be friendly as if it is automatically inherited into all Abyssinian cats as part of their DNA. I … continue reading…
This painting, La Toilette by François Boucher (1703–1770), has a cat in it – of course! The appearance of the cat is interesting to me. But first a bit about the painting. Boucher La Toilette François Boucher was French (born … continue reading…
