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CH
NY Mews Miracle Maid ("TINY")
was born January 10 2007, the last daughter of both
Simon AND Tosya.
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SEALPOINT
HIMALAYAN
Real
glamor cats, the himalayans combine the luxurious sophistication
of the Persian family with the poise, good looks and markings
of the Siamese. Like the Siamese the himalayan invariably
has bright, sapphire-blue eyes and a face mask, ears,
legs, feet and tail (the 'points') that are a different
color than the rest of the body.
HISTORY
Experimental
breeding programs in Sweden and the US during the 1920's
produced the first Himalayans, but it was not until the
late 1940's after a succession of carefully planned crossbreedings
bewtween Persians and Siamese, that the modern cat finally
emerged.
Himalayans
are a subdivision of the Persian breed, whereas a few
decades ago, in the CFA, they were presented as a separate
breed.
TEMPERAMENT
To their
owners, Himalayans combine the best of the two worlds:
they have the gentle nature of the Persian, and the spirited,
conversational nature of the Siamese. They are wonderful
companions!
Himalayans
come in MANY color varieties, such as sealpoint, bluepoint,
chocolate point, creampoint, flamepoint to name a few.
Crossing in tabby has also produced lynx-points in as
many colors.
The CFA
breed standard describes the Himalayan persian
as follows:
HIMALAYAN (POINT) PATTERN:
Body: clear color is
preferred with subtle shading allowed. Allowance should
be made for darker color in older cats but there must
be a definite contrast between body color and point color.
The points, consisting of ears, legs, feet, tail, and
mask show the basic color of the cat. The ideal mask extends
from above the eyes down through the chin and stretches
beyond the eyes from side to side.
SEAL
POINT: body even pale fawn to cream, warm in tone, shading
gradually into lighter color on the stomach and chest.
Points deep seal brown. Nose leather and paw pads: seal
brown. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
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