Balinese (cat)

The Balinesenkatze is a breed of domestic cat that is characterized by her long hair and a distinction is made according to the same color and pattern variations such as Siamese cats. Balinese are descended from Siamese cats, but are distinguished by their medium -length hair and a bushy tail.

History

The origin of the Balinesenkatzen is not in Bali or other parts of Indonesia. The breed is not a naturally occurring breed of cat but caused by intensive farming. As a cross between long-haired Siamese and Angora cats the first specimens were registered in the early 1920s, even as a " longhaired Siamese ". Because long-haired copies the breed characteristics of the Siamese adulterated, it was a long time not used for breeding, but sold as house cats or killed. Only when the two U.S. breeder Marion Dorsey of California and Helen Smith of New York in the 1950s Balinesenkatzen began to breed for profit, the public acceptance of change.

The name goes back to Smith's subjective feeling, the cats would remind her smooth gait and beauty of Balinese temple dancers. Longhaired Siamese cat was too bulky name for such graceful animals. Since the new naming the popularity of the breed grew, so more and more breeders began, " perfecting " the Balinese to. Today there are two types of Balinese: Traditional and modern Balinese.

Appearance

The Balinese is a very lean, muscular long-haired cat of medium size. Cats weighing between 3.0 and 4.0 kg cat between 4.0 and 5.0 kg. Typical features of the Balinesenkatze is the consistently blue eye color, a long, bushy tail and pointed emphasis of the fur at outer extremities such as the head and ears, tails, paws and, in males, the scrotum.

Color strokes

Authorized by the European Association cats FIFé colors:

  • Seal-point ( = black badge)
  • Blue-point ( = dark gray badge)
  • Chocolate-point ( = brown markings )
  • Lilac-point ( = light gray badge)
  • Red-point ( = red badge)
  • Cream -point ( = off-white badge)
  • Fawn- point ( = gray -beige badge)
  • Cinnamon- point ( = cinnamon-colored badge)
  • Foreign white ( = white cat without badge).

All these colors (except foreign white ) are also approved as tabby -points (ie with striped badge). If you cross a red or cream - colored animal with a different color ( except white), also arise so-called tortie -points, as are tortie -tabby -points as possible badge.

In the American Cat Association CFA only the following colors are permitted:

  • Seal-point
  • Chocolate-point
  • Blue-point
  • Lilac-point.

All other colors belong to the race of Javanese, including all Tortie and Tabby colors. This always leads to confusion, because in Europe before the Oriental Longhair cat was partly also called Javanese. Tabby points are also referred to as CFA lynx -points.

The coat pattern is visible in the pups after a few weeks.

Mated to a Balinese with a Siamese arise so-called Siam Variant cats. These animals are short-haired Siamese, but carry the longhair gene. You can therefore be used for further breeding of Balinese. The breed with variants is often performed to align the type of Balinese, the modern Siamese getting stronger.

Intelligence

Of all the long-haired cats Balinesenkatzen is detected the highest intelligence. You reach a value of 9-10 on the Cat Intelligence Scale.

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