Abyssinian Cat Breed

The Abyssinian Cat Breed comes from Abyssinia, today known as Ethiopia. They were taken to England by the army of the Queen Victoria in 1892. They were used in marshes in Egypt, instead of dogs for bird hunting.

Characteristics: It has a distinctive hair, agouti type (every hair have different tonalities), in this case they go from reddish or ruby to dark brown or black, more clear on the hair closer to the body whereas the ends are darker. There exist two varieties of colors: traditional red or hot red with dark brown ends.

The kittens are born with bluish-gray colored eyes, but once an adult, their eyes shaped as almonds are a golden greenish color. It is not born with any stipple hair, it only presents a spot over their back and marks on their face, but after six weeks of age, the hair changes as an adults. Their hair is soft, silky, shinny and dense.

To distinguish what color the kitten is going to be as an adult, you have to check the cushionet on the bottom of their paws. If they are pink, the hair color will be red and if they are black, the hair will be the traditional red or ruby. 

Their ears and tail are long. Their body thin and medium sized with thin bones in the extremedities; their oval paws make them agile, very good hunters. They are affectionate and adapt very easily to their home.

The head is angulated, slightly rounded and the nose in front with a slight elevation that must be a good size with wide and upright ears. The snout is small and the muscles of males are wider than the females.

One advantage of this breed is that they are in zeal with less frequency, which is comfortable for the owner because of the noise and the extra kittens.