Siamese Cat

Legendary guardian of the real temples in Thailand (Siam), the Siamese is identifiable immediately, with his dark mask and his vivacious blue eyes on a pale hair. The breed appeared in Great Britain for first time in 1870 and was presented immediately in an exhibition in London. His different aspect, different from all the breeds known in that time and their exotic origins guaranteed their popularity among the well-off lovers of the cats. Was known that the royalty had these cats in their native country, adding to their mysticism the attraction of elite's pet. Came from the palace of the king of Siam a couple directly to Great Britain; as they were exhibited in the exhibitions immediately.

The Siamese came to the United States about 1890 and also there was imposed quickly, even the prohibitive price, only for the very rich men. Today, in the United States only the Persian and the Raccoon of the Maine can rival with them.

Controversy on the color
Agile and elegant, the Siamese has a short hair that differs for his pale color. Almost white, that contrasts with a wide range of "tops" shaded (in the face, the ears, the hoofs and the tail) and probably some shades over the sides and the loin. These splashes of shades on the skin become darker when the cat gets old, so most of the Siamese show when they come to young adults.

Most of the original Siamese exported from Thailand were of the variety that now calls "Tops coffee ", - with the darkest tops quoit – black that do a great contrast with the hair and the eyes. In occasions other colors appeared, but that of tops coffee was most known and there was much resistance to accept any other variety as authentic Siamese; a Siamese of blue tops was discredited in a British exhibition in 1896 for being of a "incorrect" color. Finally, the blue tops and two colors- were recognized - tops chocolate (a modality diluted of the tops coffee) and the tops lilac (a cold gray lavender tone, diluted of the blue) - and these four varieties continue being the only ones accepted by the associations of the most important North American cats associations .

However, in the last 50 years a great number of varieties have developed. Most of them are recognized in the whole Europe; but in the United States they qualify officially as cats of short hair and tops of color, to maintain the distinction of the Siamese. To increase wave confusion, the Siamese monocolor has developed recently; he is of unmistakable Siamese type, but without tops.. He is known like orientally of short hair.