| Despite various other theories about its | | | | |
| origin, this breed really did originate in | | | | Siamese cat appearance |
| Siam (now Thailand) many hundred years ago. | | | | |
| Cats with similar pointed markings feature in | | | | This is a short-haired cat of Oriental type |
| the Cat Book Poems, a manuscript saved from | | | | with a long svelte body and an alert, |
| Ayuda, the old capital of Siam, which was | | | | intelligent expression. The head is long and |
| burned down in 1767. It is the best known of | | | | wedge-shaped, neither rounded nor pointed, |
| a number of manuscripts that provide a record | | | | with a firm chin in line with the upper jaw. |
| of the native cats, dogs and birds of the | | | | The ears are large, well pricked and wide at |
| region at that time. | | | | the base. The eye shape is oriental, slanting |
| | | | towards the nose and its deep blue in colour. |
| The Siamese pattern was later recorded in | | | | The body is medium in size, long and svelte, |
| Russia by the naturalist Simon Pallas, in | | | | with proportionately slim legs. The hind legs |
| 1793. However, the cats he encountered were | | | | are slightly higher that the forelegs, the |
| of much darker colouring. This could be | | | | feet small and oval. The tail is long and |
| explained by the fact that the Siamese points | | | | tapering. The coat is very short and fine in |
| darken in colder climates. It is not known | | | | texture, glossy and close-lying. The mask is |
| whether the Russian cats were descended from | | | | completely connected to the ears by tracings. |
| original Siamese imports, or whether the | | | | In all colours kittens may not show full |
| Siamese gene mutation (now commonly known as | | | | masking, nor the adult colour on legs and |
| the Himalayan gene) had occupied naturally in | | | | tail |
| Russia, | | | | |
| | | | Siamese cat behavior |
| Siamese cats were already in Britain before | | | | |
| 1871, for in that year they featured at the | | | | Siamese are extremely affectionate, devoted |
| first National Cat Show in London. There were | | | | and loyal. They are highly intelligent, |
| many stories about their origin and at one | | | | inquisitive, active and very vocal. They are |
| time they were labeled as 'an unnatural, | | | | also very demanding which make them |
| nightmare kind of cat.' Nevertheless, their | | | | unsuitable for some elderly people. They |
| popularity grew and specimens were taken to | | | | "meow" a lot in a loud low pitched voice. |
| America around 1890. The body shape of the | | | | Some say that their voice sounds like the |
| Siamese has altered considerably over the | | | | crying of a human baby. They also tend to get |
| years as breeders and judges select ever more | | | | along well with other cats but they are |
| extreme 'Oriental' type. Breeders have | | | | usually dominant in their relationships with |
| developed a wide variety of coast colours and | | | | cats of other breeds |
| patterns. The Himalayan gene carried by the | | | | |
| Siamese (and other pointed cats) causes | | | | To view the Cutest and the most beautiful |
| dilution of any particular colour. Hence | | | | Siamese cat pictures, please visit my blog |
| there is no black Siamese because the colour | | | | at:- |
| is diluted to a very dark brown, called Seal. | | | | |
| Siamese have also given rise to the Oriental | | | | Cuteycats2u also contains useful cat care and |
| varieties which are, in effect, 'non-pointed' | | | | training advises, fun cat videos, cat |
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