A Michael Broad Blog
There are two reasons why Siamese cats are called Siamese. Originally, Siamese cats come from Thailand. That is the country of their origin and before 1932 Thailand was called Siam. The second reason is that the suffix ‘-ese’ means “belonging to” or “originating in”. This comes from old French and Latin. So the word …
I’ll tell you why Siamese cats are called Siamese. In Southest Asia there are pointed cats (cats with dark extremeties). Nearly all of these cats are not bred by cat breeders. By the standards of the West they are random bred cats. But they probably have purer genetics that purebred Siamese cats in the …
Wichian Mat (Moon Diamond) Auspicious Cat | PoC. This is a cross-post to promote a page (not a blog page) on the Wichian Mat which is the pointed good luck cat (auspicious cat). The cat brings good fortune provided the cat’s caretaker looks after him/her really well. If you’d like read about this cat …
The intention behind publishing this Siamese cat picture gallery is not to present row upon row of beautiful Siamese cats but to try and be vaguely instructional in showing quite a wide variety of “ordinary” Siamese cats from different parts of the world, at different times in history, some of which are purebred and …
Are there any Siamese cats in Siam (Thailand)? The answer is yes and no. I’ll try and explain that. I think this is an interesting question because it is a way of confirming that the history of one of the most celebrated cat breeds is correct. It is also a way of seeing what …
Siamese cat history, in detail, is set out on this page using many sources and some patience. You’ll need patience to read it all too as it is quite long! But then it is meant to be as definitive as I can make it. But please note that these are my carefully considered views. I …
