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56 C A T AL OG OF BREED S

SIAMESE—TABBY-POINTED

THIS FRIENDLY BREED IS A STUNNING VARIATION OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS CAT

Deep blue
Place of origin UK A few Siamese cats with tabby points are mentioned in early eyes
Date of origin 1960s 20th-century records, but selective development of this new
Breed registries FIFe, GCCF, variation did not begin until the 1960s. The first tabby point
TICA
Siamese to attract the attention of breeders is said to have
Weight range 6–12lb
(2.5–5.5kg) been a kitten born to a solid-point female Siamese as a result
Grooming of an unplanned mating. It was some years before the Siamese
Tabby-Pointed was recognized and officially named as a breed in
the UK; in the US this cat is known as a Lynx
Colors and patterns
Many tabby point colors, Colorpoint. Originally, only seal tabbies appeared,
including seal, blue, but many other beautiful tabby colors have now
chocolate, lilac, red, cream,
cinnamon, caramel, fawn, been added to the breed standard. Nose leather
and apricot; also pink with
various patched darker rim
tabby point colors. Ears outlined
in same color
Dark-spotted as mask
whisker pads
Long, Well-defined tabby
slender body stripes on mask,
including typical
tabby “M” mark

Ivory-colored body
with chocolate points

Faint stripes
Tail has well-
defined rings and on legs
solid-colored tip