Ocicat Cat

In the year 1960, an American breeder known by his imaginative breeds gets an Abyssinian - Siamese of tops obtained, crossing a hybrid female of Abyssinian and Siamese with a male Siamese of tops chocolate. One of the babies, female, on having returned to cross her with a Siamese, gave a litter in which have had an Abyssinian with tops of Siamese and a male kitty with a few unusual golden spots. For that time, nobody gave to him importance and sold as pet for a symbolic price. However, his seemed with the flecked wildcat, the ocelot, call the attention of the daughter's breeder, which called "ocicat" to the cat. Within two years, a judge of an American exhibition of cats concentrated on the same cat and after time, they accept the record of the breed. However, Its popularity do not detach until he obtained in 1987, an absolute championship. Since then the inscription of the cats Ocicas gone off.

A leopard in his lap
The Ocicat is a cat of impressive wild aspect. With his elegant flecked hair and his great size, in the jungle he would feel so well like in a house. Initially, only exist two colors in the Ocicat but on having continued crossing them with other American cats of short hair, were arising more colors. The complete scale of colors includes at present all the Romans and silver Romans.

The Ocicat is big, with a complexion that is between robust and massive of the cats of short hair and the more long but muscular of Abyssinian. He is stronger than his Siamese forbears and the males are bigger than the females. The head, short and in the shape of wedge, has a broad snout with a few facial marks neat and defined. Among them the typical M of "tabby" in the forehead and the "mask" about the eyes, gilded and lightly oblique. The ears stand out much of the head. The hair, thin and short, must have clearly definite spots; these are less clear when the cat is changing.

The Ocicat has a fierce aspect, but they are nice giants with a nice and affectionate character. They like the familiar life and do not leave them during too long periods without company (human, feline or even of a dog), The curious nature of the Ocicat leads him to exploring his surroundings and he likes the heights. If there is not wanted that it is raised to the racks, the curtains or to the cupboards of the kitchen, have or many trees out of the house or a "polysport" good constructed inside house. Also he likes to entertain and learn tricks, as returning objects.

Q/A Tonga, our Ocicat kitty, is already very big. If we buy him now a portable cat carrier. Will it be small for him?

Yes. Buy an extra large portable cat carrier or will replace it.

We want that our Ocicat Leonarda, Sheena, has kitties when she gets one year. If we crosses her with an male Ocicat Will be of authentic breed?

Yes. She by herself is a carrier of the genes. At least, of a Siamese and of an Abyssinian, but if she crosses with another Ocicat, she will have kitties Ocicat.

We have a Shepherd dog that is very playful and we would like a cat. What about an Ocicat?

An Ocicat be ideal, especially if you are looking for a kitty or a young cat. He is bigger and less temperamental than a Siamese and likes the companion, until he accepts with pleasure the presence of a boisterous dog. our Ocicat can be even capable of training with the dog.