tonkinese cat - all you want to know about tonkinese cats
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| tonkinese cat - all you want to know about tonkinese cats |
Tonkinese cat Tonkinese are a domestic cat breed produced by crossbreeding between the Siamese and Burmese they share many of their parents distinctively lively playful personality traits and are similarly distinguished by a pointed coat pattern in a variety of colors in addition to the modified coat colors of the mink pattern which is a dilution of the point color as in watercolors.
the breed is now being shown in the foundation like Siamese and Burmese colors pointed with white and solid overall sepia they are also now designated a natural breed as their history has now determined them to have been extant since the 14th century the best-known variety is the short-haired Tonkinese but there is a medium haired sometimes called Tibetan which tends to be more popular in Europe mainly in the Netherlands Germany Belgium and France.
history it is believed that Tonkinese live cats have existed in the West since at least the early 19th century the founder of the American Burmese type a female named Wang Mao imported to the United States in 1930 is thought to have been genetically a crossbreed of this type dot Wang Mao was actually a Tonkinese though the breed was not recognized as such at the time some of today's.
Tonkinese can be tracked by pedigree back to wang now more modern Tonkinese cats are the result of the crossbreeding programs of two breeders working independently of each other the first being Margaret Conroy in Canada and Jane Barletta in the United States crossing the Siamese and Burmese breeds with the aim of creating the ideal combination of both parent breeds distinctive appearance and lively personalities the cats thus produced were moved from crossbreed classification to an established breed in 2001.
the name is a reference to the Tonkin region of Indochina though it is suggested only as the cat's had no connection with the area Tonkinese cats under the age of 6 months have historically been referred in the West as small cats rather than kittens to reflect a more direct translation from Burmese although this term has become almost obsolete since the mid 20th century top more recent historical data is detailed in the cfa breed profile see below description appearance.
Tonkinese are a medium-sized cat considered an intermediate type between the slender long bodied modern Siamese and British Burmese and the more copy or substantially built American Burmese like their Burmese ancestors they are deceptively muscular and typically seem much heavier than expected when picked up Taylan legs are slim but proportionate to the body with distinctive oval paws they have a gently rounded slightly wet shaped head and blunted muzzle with moderately almond shaped eyes and ear set towards the outside of their head
the American style is around her but sculpted head with a shorter body and sturdier appearance to reflect the old fashioned Siamese and rounded Burmese from which it was originally bred in the United States while many American breeders avoided using the extreme contemporary Burmese in favor of the more moderate traditional Burmese the original Tonkinese breed standard was based on the extreme spherical style of the perms descended from long now that newer talked breeders wanted to avoid defective genes in the original Burmese lines so avoided using cats they believed carried the so-called lethal genes a very few older breeders simply worked around the problem by selective breeding
thereby eliminating problematic births it is possible to find some descendants by knowledgeably reading Tonkinese pedigrees which are available in Tonkinese databases code in color Tonkinese are currently officially recognized by the cat fanciers Association CFA in four base colors natural a medium brown champagne a paler buff beige blue and platinum some European associations also accept red cream caramel apricot and tortoiseshell cinnamon and fawn tika the international cat Association has always accepted all of the colors and patterns as they are not a selective
Association like CFA whose breeds and colors are determined by its brief councils and the Executive Board tika breeds their colors and patterns are genetically based that while both of these major organization have rules for acceptance and advancement of breeds tika adheres to a scientific approach based on genetics while CFA relies on its breed council membership to determine a breeds merits the stanky knees and CFA are limited to those colors and patterns decided upon with perhaps less objectivity each of these colors is in turn divided into three types of coat pattern point the classic Siamese style dark face ears legs and tail on a contrasting white or cream base and blue eyes solid similar to the Burmese in which the color is essentially uniform over the body with only faintly visible points and gold or green eyes and mink a unique intermediate between the other two in which the base is a lighter shape
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but still harmonious with the point color and the eyes are a lighter blue green called aquamarine they can be anywhere on the entire blue green to green blue spectrum owing to the comparatively recent development of the breed there is still some acceptable variation in these colors and patterns dot temperament like both parent breeds Tonkinese are intelligent active vocal and generally people oriented cats playful and interested in everything going on around them however this also means they are easily susceptible to becoming lonesome or bored their voice is similar in tone to the Burmese persistent but softer and sweeter than the Siamese similar to the gentle quacking of a duck like Burmese Tonkinese are reputed to sometimes engage in such doglike behaviors as fetching and to enjoy jumping to great heights genetics
the Tonkinese is a true crossbreed type with code color and pattern wholly dependent on whether individuals carry the Siamese or Burmese gene breeding to mink Tonkinese cats does not usually yield a full litter of mink kittens as this intermediate pattern is the result of having one gene for the Burmese solid pattern and one for the Siamese pointed pattern colors and patterns in any litter depend both on statistical chance and the color genetics and patterns of the parents DUP breeding between two mink pattern cats will on average produce half mink kittens in one quarter each pointed in solid kittens appointed in a solid bred together will always produce all mink pattern kittens appointed bred to a mink will produce half pointed in half mink kittens and a solid bred to a mink will produce half solid and half mink kittens fictional solid
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