Abyssinian Cat Quick Guide

Popularity Very popular – ranked 4th Cinnamon Abyssinian Cat Place of origin India via Ethiopia (uncertain) Date of origin 1860s (first show 1871 – UK) Ancestry Ethiopian house and street cats Weight 4 – 7.5 kg (9 -16 lbs) Temperament Active, not lapcat Body type Foreign Registration  CFA, FIFe, TICA, GCCF Colours & Types …

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Abyssinian Cat Video

From Abyssinian Cat Video to Home Page Visit Pictures-of-Cats.org YouTube webpage This is a very early video! Things have moved on since. But it does show some of Helm’s great photographs in one place plus some information on this popular cat breed. Background photograph copyright and by oriol_gascon

Abyssinian Cats

Abyssinian Cats Photo copyright Helmi Flick This is a brief description of the Abyssinian Cat which probably originates in Eastern India. The first cat to be imported into the West (England) was transported by an English Army Officer from India to Ethiopia, now Abyssinia, and then to England in around 1860-70. Since that fateful …

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Aby Siamese Mix with a Personality to Match

by K Fitzwater (Sacramento, CA, USA) Adidas is our Abyssinian Siamese mix breed. He is the most talkative cat I have ever met and sometimes it seems like he actually might be trying to have a conversation with you. I might say, “Not now Adidas”, in response to his loud meow, and then he …

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Abyssinian Hybrid :)

by Mary (Snohomish, WA) F2B Savannah cat with Servaline spotted pattern I have a beautiful F2B Savannah cat with Abyssinian in her cross. Many of the cats in this line, including my Aleiah, were born with a very rare Servaline spotted pattern. It is believed that it is the ticked coat of the Aby …

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Abyssinian Cat Behavior

Abyssinian Cat – Hawkeye – photograph copyight Helmi Flick While the Abyssinian is well known to be among the more active breeds, cat photographer, Helmi Flick’s husband and cat wrangler, Ken, who coaxes all of her feline subjects into photogenic poses (or attempts to) says, “Where Abyssinians are concerned, common behavioral terms such as …

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