Siamois Cat Breed

The Siamese is the legendary temple cat of the King of Siam.

Breed Overview

• OTHER NAMES: Meezer
• PERSONALITY: Sociable, friendly, vocal
• WEIGHT: Up to 14 pounds
• LENGTH: Up to 24 inches
• COAT LENGTH: Short hair
• COAT COLORS: Seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac
• COAT PATTERNS: Colorpoint
• EYE COLOR: Blue
• HYPOALLERGENIC: No
• LIFESPAN: Up to 12 years
• ORIGIN: Thailand

The Siamese is an extended, fashionable cat. The frame is lengthy, the neck is lengthy, the legs and tail are lengthy.

The breed is medium sized however well muscled.

The Siamese is a cat of extremes. The head is an extended triangle. The tall ears are set on the top to be a continuation of this triangle. The nostril is lengthy and straight. The legs are lengthy and narrow. The tail is lengthy and tapers to a factor. The eyes are almond form and shiny blue.

The Siamese coat is short, sleek and lies near the frame. The splendor of the Siamese cat is the appearance of the narrow frame, the blue eyes and the evaluation among the shadeation at the frame and the darker shadeation of the extremities. This evaluation is known as shadeation restriction, or, greater commonly, pointing. The shadeation of the fur at the ears, tail and ft are a distinctive shadeation than that of the frame, and this darker shadeation progressively blends into the lighter shadeation of the frame. The face additionally indicates a masks of the identical deeper factor shadeation. The masks covers the face, surrounds the eyes and covers the whisker pads. The masks is smaller in a kitten and progressively will increase as she grows.

Personality:

The Siamese cat isn't always most effective lovely, however additionally she is noticeably wise. She may be skilled to stroll on a lead. This intelligence does now no longer mean, however, that she may be skilled to do the whole lot you would possibly wish. Like maximum different noticeably wise breeds, the Siamese has her personal desires.

The Siamese is an affectionate cat and calls for her discern to be as devoted to her as she is to her discern. Her discern ought to be affectionate to the Siamese and make time to play with her.

Living With:

With her lengthy, muscular frame, weight advantage will display speedy withinside the Siamese. Siamese display a pot stomach after indulging in sooner or later of over-eating. The vitamins ought to be cautiously controlled. The lengthy, narrow legs aren't made to preserve a fats frame.

Siamese are fantastic jumpers and love heights, so perches and cat bushes must be provided. Siamese like to play and recognize toys across the residence for his or her pleasure. While the coat desires little care, Siamese generally tend to accomplice brushing with affection and could revel in spending time being groomed.

The Siamese, as fashionable as she looks, may be pretty a lap cat. She is extraordinarily affectionate and could sleep subsequent to her discern.

History:

The lovely Siamese is the mythical temple cat of the King of Siam. The cats have been now no longer most effective valued with the aid of using the king for their extremely good splendor, however additionally they have been used as protect cats. Siamese could be perched on tall columns across the throne of the king. If each person threatened the king, the cats could soar down from the pillars onto the individual. Between the dimensions of the Siamese, their electricity and their capacity to leap down from a height, they could knock the character to the floor. If want be, they could scratch on the face of the individual that notion he may want to damage the King of Siam.

No one is aware of if this legend is true, however the cat visible with the aid of using the German naturalist and explorer Peter Simon Pallas may also were a Siamese. This cat changed into cited in Pallas' reviews on explorations of the Caspian Sea withinside the 1700s. Pallas described her as having "ears, paws and tail … pretty black. It is of a center size, has incredibly smaller legs than the not unusualplace cat and the top is longer towards the nostril."

The first Siamese cats in Europe have been a present from the King of Siam to the English consulate preferred in Bangkok withinside the overdue 1800s. The first Siamese cats in western cat fancy have been named Pho and Mia. They have been a breeding pair delivered into England in 1884 with the aid of using Owen Gould. The kittens from Pho and Mia have been exhibited with the aid of using Mr. Gould's sister on the London display held withinside the Crystal Palace in 1885. The first Siamese cat withinside the United States changed into additionally a present from the King of Siam to a friend. In the overdue Eighteen Nineties and early 1900s, Siamese cats have been imported into North America from Britain, France, Japan, and Siam. The Siamese remained incredibly uncommon till after World War II, once they speedy have become primary in phrases of registrations