Korat

The Korat ( Thai: มาเล ศ - pronunciation: [ ma - LET ] also: แมว สี ส วาด - [ Maeo - sǐ - sà - WAT ], blue gray cat, or แมว ดอก เลา - [ Maeo -Dok- lao ], gray cat ) is a moderate short-haired cat. It is also called Si - Sawat, which is composed si from the Thai words (color) and sawat (blue- gray). Another name in Thailand is Maeo Dok - Lao, which means " cat of the color of the clouds before a rain shower ."

Appearance

The physique of the Korat is medium in size, medium weight and muscular. The head has the shape of a heart, and a flat, broad end and a strong chin. The sensitive ears are large, set high, with rounded tips. In the medium length nose with a slight stop an indentation can be seen directly below the nose leather. The eyes are large, round, set wide apart and feature a bright green that occurs, however, only the passage of time in appearance and is fully developed at the age of about 4 years. The hind legs are slightly longer than the front legs and oval paws have to have front and rear five per each four toes. The medium length tail of this cat is rounded thick at base and at the end. The paw pads and nose leather are dark blue or lavender. The short coat is distinguished by its luster and the tendency to divide the backbone of the moving cat from. It fits snug and feels fine and silky. In addition, this breed of cat is missing the undercoat. The entire coat should be silver gray, without shades and stripes. The hair tips are at the ends of silver ( silver tipping ), which causes the silver shine.

Character

The Korat is an extremely affectionate and sociable cat, what a single attitude almost excluded. She is looking alike contact with other dogs and people. Your patient beings and their playfulness and curiosity make her an ideal cat for children, which certainly does not mean that do not put the Korat offer resistance, if it gets into dangerous situations.

History

The Korat is mentioned for the first time in a Thai manuscript, the so-called Tamra Maew. As it is written in verse, it is also called Cat Poems ( Thai: ลักษณะ แมว 17 ชนิด - [ LAC sà - nà Maeo SIP ʤèt ʧá NIT ] ), in which the Korat are said to bring luck to their owner and satisfaction. Today is the manuscript in the National Library in Bangkok.

Your name Korat got this cat during the reign of King Chulalongkorn after the northeastern Thai province of Nakhon Ratchasima (Short form: Korat) ( Rama V, reigned from 1868 to 1910. ) Where this occurring with increasing frequency.

In 1896, the Korat was first issued in the UK, but titled as a mixture between Siam and blue shorthair cat. It was not until 1966, she was recognized in 1975 in America, in England, although in 1959 a breeding pair Narra and Darra laid the foundation for the success of this breed and can be found at the end of many pedigrees.