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The Persian breed of cats is again divided on the basis of some of their characteristics. When you check them closely you will find that there are subtle differences in the color of their body hair. There are some remarkably different features which make the Chinchilla breed stand out.

In'08 with the Chinchilla Cat Club established, the cats started being exported to the United States. To really know and appreciate a Chinchilla Persian cat you need to make sure its a pure-bred cat, and to distinguish whether it surely is a Chinchilla Persian cat or not is to observe the color of its coat since that is the basis on which Persian cats are categorized. The extent of colored hair can vary. For instance a Persian with a black coat, the color would be on only about 1/7th of the hair.

To describe a chinchilla cat you will always find that they have an undercoat of absolutely white hair and the hair on head, tail back and flanks is black on the tips due to which they look as if they have a silver coat. These cats have pure white ear tuffs, chin, chest and stomach whereas their legs have a sprinkling of black.

Theses cats get a glamorous appearance with their dark rimmed eyes which seem as if they are wearing eye makeup. The nose and lips also have black outlines.

The tips of the cats coat are not always black as it is apparent from Silver Shaded cats. You can see amazing array of colors ranging from blue to lilac to chocolate. The Silver Shaded has more shadowing in their coats when you compare them to Chinchilla. It is a pleasure to picture the wonderful outcome of these colors on the coat.

Also there is the Golden Shaded where the primary coat is multi-colored which again is magnificent and a pleasure to see because of the wonderful effect it gives to the coat of the cat. moreover there is a breed known as the Cameo Persian which has some red in the tips of the coat.

The eyes are what the Chinchillas are distinguished with. All the Chinchillas, Golden shaded, Silver shaded and Cameo Persian cats of pure breed will have eyes which are either green or blue green. There is a little difference between the Golden Shaded and the rest of them as far as their rim colors are concerned. While the Golden Shaded would have brown rims around their eyes and nose the rest of them have beautiful dark color rims around their eyes and nose.
]]> Cynthia Turner Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:42:01 +0000 http://www.barkleyandpaws.com/Cats/Breeds/Find_important_facts_about_Red_Persian_cats_200911183068/ Unless we put the Persian cats into particular category it will be impossible to recognize them as in recent times they are coming with a blend of different color coats.

The Persian cat families have been further divided into groups according to the color of their coats to make it easy for people to distinguish them. For example you will find Silver Shadowed, Golden Shadowed, Cameo Shaded and also Red Persian cats.

You will find that most of the Persian cats have white layer of underlying coat with different colored tips which are technically called ticking. But you will discover that there are number of unusual colored cats like blue cream which is the consequence of mixed breeding.

Likewise another color that has evolved for the Persian cat is red which now recognized is to be the color that occurs in normal cats unlike albino whites which are considered very rare. It is not a bright screaming red, rather an almost orange or rather ginger color, which can vary. This means that the cat could either be all red or could have traces and hints of either white or brown ticking. Mostly however, red Persian cats tend to be completely red.

The lips and chin of the cat are the identical color as that of the coat. Its paw pads and nose leather is a brick red color and unlike Silver Shaded and Chinchilla Persian cats whose eye color is either green or blue-green, the Red Persians eye color is of a bright copper color. But it does, like the other Persian cats, have the blackened rimmed eyes that give off an impression as though the cat is wearing eye makeup.

The red color can also occur in patches along with other colors and generally these colors are cream, white and cameo. For instance the Smoke Tortoiseshell Persian cat possesses an undercoat that is of a white color and is deeply tipped with black and rather prominently defined, and rampant patches of red and cream ticking that form on its coat, similar to the pattern of a tortoiseshell.

The extent of color patterns that you can find in this breed of Persian cat is incredible and there are cats of this variety with blazing red or cream tips on the face which many people find attractive.

The Tortoiseshell Persian cat is the only one along with the Red Persian cat family who are pedigree with copper colored eyes. While the other families of the Persian breed, like for instance the Silver Shaded, Golden Shaded or Chinchilla have originally green or blue-green eye color.

Except for the long and fluffy mane that the Red Persians tend to have, they have similar features like other cats of Persian variety like sturdy and short legs, strong body, punched face and dark rimmed eyes. Their lips and chin are red colored.
]]> Cynthia Turner Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.barkleyandpaws.com/Cats/Breeds/Breeding_a_Tea_Cup_Persian_cat_200911103064/ You may be confused when you hear the words tea cup cats and inquire what it means when others are talking about it. Tea cup cats are quite different from miniature cats about which you may be aware of.

Teacup Persian cats are miniature cats but they vary with regards to some very specific characteristics. A normal female cat weighs somewhere between eleven to fourteen pounds and a male cat can go up to seventeen.

On the contrary a teacup Persian cat starts weighing in at the measly three pound mark and stays below eight at the maximum. If you have these weight markings in mind then you will immediately be able to gauge whether the cat being offered in the market is an actual teacup Persian cat.

Buying a teacup cat requires you to know certain facts like this otherwise you might fall into the trap that is set by some unscrupulous cat breeders. The cheats in the business often try to sell any Persian cat that is less than ten pounds as a teacup cat whereas in reality such a cat is actually to be counted amongst the normal Persians. Hence be informed that just because a Persian cat weighs less than ten pounds doesn't make it a teacup cat.

Many people think the teacup Persian cat variety to be very charming. As it is Persian cats are considered to be extremely cute and cuddly making them an excellent choice for a home pet.

The teacup Persian cat with its exceptionally small size and fragile nature is all the more demanding of love and care which is one of the things that cat owners instinctively do.

The question is, where do they come from? Teacup Persian cats are actually specially bred by a procedure known as inbreeding. This process involves mating the smallest sized cat from one specific breed with the smallest cat of a different breed. With each new generation the changes slowly start to creep in thus resulting in the teacup cat after a couple of turnovers.

If you are familiar with Japanese Bonsai method you will realize how the trees size is reduced by the process of dwarfism. In the same way the cats size is decreased with the process of dwarfism. The dwarfism of Persian tea cup cats involves two methods.

The key procedure which is followed in dwarfism is mutating of genes that goes by the name of achondroplasia. Here the mutation affects the balance of the cats body. Due to this balance the bone growth of the cat is controlled resulting in overall smaller bones. Tea cup Persians is more popular than any other tea cup cats in the world.
]]> Cynthia Turner Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:38 +0000 http://www.barkleyandpaws.com/Cats/Breeds/When_does_a_cat_reach_full_size?_200910123020/ Many kitten owners may ask, "When does a cat reach full size?" Kittens have different growth rates and reach maturity of different times depending on the cat breed of the kitten.

A general guideline for the maturity of domestic shorthair kittens, including American shorthair, is that they reach full size within the first three years, but often within the first two years. Some cat breeds mature much faster or slower than this.

A Singapura kitten is one of the fastest maturing cat breeds. Singapura kittens reach full size when they are between fifteen and twenty-four months old.

Chartreux kittens reach full adult size when they are about three years old. Kittens of the Somali cat breed are about eighteen months old when they reach full size.

Bengal and Savannah cats typically reach full size in two to three years. Some resources state that some Bengal cats take slightly longer to reach full size.

The Chausie cat breed is a hybrid of domestic cats and jungle cats. Chausie kittens reach full size when they are two to three years old. American Bobtail kittens also take up to three years to reach adult size.

It is possible for a Ragdoll kitten to take up to five years to reach full size. Most Ragdoll kittens reach full size in three to four years.

Like Ragdoll kittens, Turkish Van kittens can take three to five years to mature. Most Maine Coon kittens reach full size in three to four years, but may take up to five years.

The Norwegian Forest Cat is a slow-maturing cat breed. The kittens often take four to five years to reach full adult size. Siberian cats can also take up to five years to reach full size.

Some cat breeds go through other physical changes besides size while they are kittens. Egyptian Mau kittens may be born with amber eyes, but the eyes turn green by the time the kitten is about eighteen months old. Many cat breeds experience changes in their coats and coloring as they mature.

Neutering or spaying a kitten does not need to wait until the kitten reaches full size. Undesirable consequences can occur if spaying or neutering is delayed. Waiting to spay a female kitten increases its risk of mammary cancer. Male cats are more likely to develop spraying behavior if not neutered while young.
]]> Moses Wright Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:47:02 +0000 http://www.barkleyandpaws.com/Cats/Breeds/Munchkin_cats_200909292993/ Munchkin cats are best known for their incredibly short legs. This cat breed was developed from a natural genetic mutation. The Munchkin cat breed is one of the newest cat breeds.

The Munchkin cat breed began with the discovery of a short-legged cat named Blackberry. Even though short-legged cats were in existence as early as the 1940s, Blackberry's discovery in 1983 became the foundation for the Munchkin cat breed.

The Munchkin cat breed has not yet been accepted into the Cat Fanciers? Association (CFA), but have been accepted as a championship cat breed in The International Cat Association (TICA). Many report that Munchkin cats are becoming more popular.

Munchkin cats are described as playful and people-oriented. A Munchkin cat seems to enjoy being handled more than many cat breeds.

The walnut-shaped eyes of Munchkin cats are spaced far apart. Unlike most cat breeds, the color of the eyes are not related to the color of the cat's coat. There are no restrictions on acceptable eye color.

The ears of Munchkin cats have slightly rounded tips. Munchkin cats should be medium-boned cats with muscular bodies. The extremely short legs do not seem to interfere with the cat's ability to be active. The legs may be slightly bowed.

Some experts believe that Munchkin cats should not be bred. The fear is that the short legs put the cat at a disadvantage for potential survival behavior such as climbing. However, breeders stress that the Munchkin cat breed is healthy and not susceptible to disease.

Munchkin cats can have long and short hair coats. The plush, dense shorthaired coats are short to medium in length. The shorthaired cats with solid coloring have less dense coats. Longhaired coats of Munchkin cats are silky and semi-long.

Pet lovers may be concerned that due to their short stature, Munchkin cats share the same propensity towards spinal problems that Dachshund and corgi dogs do. Munchkin cats are not susceptible to spinal problems like dogs with short legs are.
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