What are Himalayan cats a mix of?

What does a Himalayan cat look like from the second litter?

The female cat from the second litter was crossed with the male cat of the first litter and the kittens that were produced had the Siamese type body and color and long hair of the Persian. It looked more like the present day Balinese rather than the Himalayan.

Why won’t my Himalayan cat use the litter box?

Another factor to consider is the litter box issue. Litter may become lodged in a Himalayan’s paws or coat. If the cat and the litter box aren’t kept scrupulously clean, a Himmie is more likely than most to just stop using the box.

What is the difference between Flame Point and cream point Himalayan cats?

Both flame point and cream point Himalayans have creamy white bodies. However, the flame point should have deep orange markings while the cream point has buff-colored markings. Looking at your kitten’s paw pads can help you decide whether your kitten is a seal or a chocolate point or whether he is a blue point or a lilac point.

What are the colors of the Himalayan tortie point?

Unlike the solid and the lynx Himalayans, the tortie point only comes in four colors: seal tortie, chocolate tortie, blue-cream and lilac-cream. The seal tortie has small patches of seal brown and flame red in his points. The chocolate tortie has small patches of chocolate and either red or cream.

What kind of pattern does a flamepoint cat have?

With many flamepoint cats, the tabby pattern is visible in the rings on their tail and the distinct “M” shaped mark on their forehead, typical of tabby cats.

What does a cream point Himalayan look like?

An overall lighter shade, the Cream Point Himalayan has a white-colored body like frothed milk and points only a touch darker in a buff or custard shade. Their eyes are a vibrant blue, and nose and paws are a shade of coral or flesh. 7.

What kind of color does a blue point Himalayan have?

A warmer tone of blue, the Blue-Cream Point Himalayan has a creamy white to bluish-white body and blue points with cream patches. Their noses and paws come in pink or slate blue, and their eyes are Prussian blue. 9. Chocolate-Tortie Point Himalayan

Can a red point cat breed with a tortie?

For this reason, litters from either a Tortie and/or Red point cat mainly produce Tortie females, and Red point males. It is rare to produce red point females but they have occurred in the past through successful breedings between red points/tortie points to concentrate the red/orange gene more in the genetic sequence.

What are the different types of point markings in cats?

The four traditional color points and four Lynx points totaling 8, but there are more colorations available; some currently being established by cat fanciers here in the United States and abroad, including Azureys Cats. The Red point or “Flame point” Balinese is a Balinese cat with pointed markings of light to dark red-orange color.

What breed is a red point Siamese cat?

The Red Point is also known as the Flame Point Siamese cat. This breed of Siamese is rare. It is believed that when the seal point Siamese breed was first introduced to the U.K in the 1930s they were bred with cats that carried these orange genes such as the tabby or tortoiseshell British shorthair cats.

What is the difference between a red point and flame point ragdoll cat?

There is absolutely no difference between the red point ragdoll cat and the flame point ragdoll cat. They are literally the same animal. The only difference is the terms used. The CFA, also known as the Cat Fanciers Association, prefers to use the term flame point rather than red point.

What kind of cat is a flame point Ragdoll?

The Flame Point Ragdoll aka Red Ragdoll is one of the largest cat breeds in existence. These sweet cats are mild-mannered and low-key, but they tend to be more dependent than most other cat breeds. They are shy and will likely hide under furniture or in a corner when strangers visit their home.

What does a flame point ragdoll cat look like?

A flame point ragdoll has an off-white body with reddish markings on the head, tail, and legs. Ragdoll cats often have white markings on their paws and face, as well. Ragdolls are somewhat similar in appearance to Himalayans because of their long fur.

What is the color of a flame point cat?

Flame point cats have the colorpoint pattern but the color of their points is red, or rather orange. Genetically, they are red tabby cats with two copies of the colorpoint gene. Had it not been for the suppression of melanin production, they would have been red tabby cats. Red is not a recessive trait, so it cannot be “carried.”

What kind of cat has a point pattern?

The term Himalayan is most commonly used in the United States, and is taken from the Himalayan factor gene (it’s also seen in rabbits) which produces the point pattern found in these cats as well as in the Siamese breed. Seal Point Himalayan Persian. photo: © iStockphoto | Suzanne Mulligan.

How do I know if my kitten is a blue point Himalayan?

If your kitten has a bluish-white body and medium gray-blue (slate) markings, then he is a blue point Himalayan. Both flame point and cream point Himalayans have creamy white bodies. However, the flame point should have deep orange markings while the cream point has buff-colored markings.

Where do Himalayans cats come from?

The origins of Himalayans cats (Himmies) were in 1931 in the U.S. and continued during the 1950s in England and Canada. These cats certainly have interesting beginnings!

What is a blue point Himalayan kitten?

Blue Point Himalayan Kittens have whose blue coat color is confined to the points: the feet, ears, tail, and face mask.

What does a flame point cat look like?

Typically, the body of a flame point is a creamy shade of white. This warm tone is perfectly in line with the red and orange colors found on the cat’s extremities – head, legs, and tail. The term flame point comes from the noticeably warm shade of the red/orange fur. As for the paw pads and the nose, these are light pink the vast majority of cases.

How big do flame point Ragdoll cats get?

A flame point ragdoll is a large-sized cat. Flame point ragdoll kittens can grow up to 28cm in height and weigh as much as 19 pounds. Also, this particular cat has a longhaired cat that is as silky as a rabbit’s coat.