Abyssinian CatThe Abyssinian, one of the most ancient breeds, has a few uncertain origins. Some of his admirers say that he comes from the valley of the Nile and that he was venerated by the former Egyptians. There is another point of view that supports that the Abyssinian was discovered in the north of Africa at the end of the year 1860 by the British military men, who imported from Europe. Others insist that the Abyssinian is, simply, a "tabby" (Roman) Britisher with a different dotted skin. The breed was recognized in England in 1882 and now heis popular in the whole world. It is specially spread in North America, where he was introduced in the first years of 1900. The interest of the Americans kept the breed alive during the World War II, in which the population of the Abyssinian declined strongly in Great Britain. A showy aspect
or his aspect, the Abyssinian is a showy cat that its identifying him instantaneously for the drawing of his hair. It is given in a varied scale of colors, but the more current modality is the dun gilding with black reflexes (striping of dark color along the hair), that knows itself like "ruddy" (colored) in the United States and like "usually" in other places. The reflex is the result of the only mutant gene which isn't in other breeds and who probably goes back to thousands of years. It could have served the cat as camouflage on the dry land of the north of Africa. Not all the colors are accepted by the records of the exhibitions, this way that the one who an Abyssinian proposes himself to buy with purposes of exhibition must verify that colors are accepted in your national association. Physically, the Abyssinian is a cat of average size, of the exotic type, with an agile body and muscular, slender legs and small oval paws. His hair must be short, squashed and dotted. The head has form of wedge, but much less marked than in the Siamese, with the softly rounded contour. In the exhibitions of cats in the United States it prefers a form of wedge lightly more ruddy which are those seen current in Europe. The ears are straight, vigilant and separated and the eyes, which are also separated, are of a tone amber, hazelnut or green. The top of the ear is in the habit of having plumes of hair, a feature that considers very desirable in the exhibitions of cats. An ideal cat for a family
Besides his exceptional beauty, the popularity of the Abyssinian is due to his passion for the human company. He is very intelligent. Playful and smart to learn tricks. Even he is very meow, he has a more softly voice than the other exotic types, even when is in heat, he don't has noisy meowing typical of the Siamese cats. He is kind with the children and he is an ideal cat for a family. However, the Abyssinian also likes his independence and prefer not form part of a group's cat He needs much space for living well and for this reason he is more adequate for the rural life that for an urban existence. Long Hair Cat Cousin
A next relative of the Abyssinian is the Somali cat, that only differs by his long hair: it's the consequence of a more variety of genetical reserve in the ancient programs of breeding. At the beginning the breeders insisted that the cats of long hair which appeared sometimes in the list were not be the authentically Abyssinian. At the present time, both varieties are well determined genetically and the Somali cat, even he is less popular, is a recognized breed by own rights. Q/A Sorrel, my Abyssinian of 18 months, scratch the furnitures when I am working. I live in the third floor and I can't let him out all day ¿What can I do?. Evidently, Sorrel is bored when you are out of home. Get more comfort in his environment leaving him toys and boxes for exploring or by a gym for the cats. Teach him to use a stick that he can scratch for sharpening his nails, instead of scratching the furniture. Is it is possible, ask somebody to come during the day to play with him. The best thing could be given him a partner, but choose an adequate breed to live inside house. Last week I took to my Abyssinian, Leonie, to an exhibition of cats. She Won the third prize, but the Judge told me that she got nervous when he examined her. Since then she seems restless and less affectionate Will she get use to participating in exhibitions?. It can be, but the Abyssinian don't like to be closed, and a travel always can cause them an anxiety. Some cats like the exhibitions, but they are accustomed to exhibit since kitties. Even you wish to exhibit to Leonie, probably could be better don't follow with it. |
