This talkative Siamese cat breed has ancient ties to Thailand and is unmistakable for its markings.
Qualities
• Weight: Males, 9-- 15 pounds; females, 6-- 12 pounds
• Life span: 15-- Twenty Years and in some cases beyond
This breed may be the world's most identifiable cat.
Aside from becoming memorable in the traditional Lady and the Tramp film, these cats areunmistakable with their light coats and dark extremities.
Siamese are special cats, with their long and angular beauty andcoat pigmentation.
The main coat of the cat is light, and the facial area mask and extremities aredark. This pattern is known as "seal point" pigmentation. Other colors consist of chocolate, blue and lilac seal points.
Sometimes cinnamon, fawn and cream have actually beenrecognized.
The cat's muscular body features a long, wedge-shaped head; long legs, neck andtail; large ears and almond-shaped blue eyes.
Where They Came From
While the origin of the Siamese cat is still considered a mystery, a manuscript dating in between 1350 and 1700 discovered inancient Siam (now Thailand) called the Cat Book Poems described a pale catwith a dark facial mask and dark feet, ears and tail. The Siam, later calledthe Siamese, was revered by royals and rumored to be spiritual.
Siamese cats were exported and quickly ended up being popular in nations all over the world.
Thebreed was first seen in Europe in 1871 at a cat show in London and later onappeared in the United States in 1879 as a gift to the partner of President Hayes.
The Siamese Cat Club was formed in 1901 in the United Kingdom, and the Cat Fanciers'Association (CFA) acknowledged the breed in 1906. The Siamese breed is thought about one of the original pedigreed cat breeds.
Siamese are thought about to be an ancient cat breed. By: Dmitry Maslov (Top:Iakov Filimonov).
How Friendly Are They?
Siamese cats yearn for attention and love from their humans and want to stay close byparticularly one family member.
They are smart andinquisitive cats that have such striking voices and body movements that they are described as the most talkative cat breed.
Terrific with children and other family pets,Siamese cats can be requiring and hesitant of completestrangers.
Many individuals have said that their Siamese cats greet complete strangers at the doorand carry out a sort of approval procedure before thevisitors get in the house.
This is an active cat who requires stimulation or lots of toys tokeep occupied.
Siamese cats are people-oriented and do not like being leftalone for extended time periods.
If you worklong hours, consider getting 2 Siamese cats so they can captivate each other when you're gone. Feel confident they will fillyou in on the day's occasions when you get back.
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