Very gentle and loving, the Aby requires considerable attention, despises solitude, and is devoted to its family. The Aby is talkative, but its voice is very quiet. The exuberance seen in young kittens mellows with age. Grooming is simple.
Aby
Basic Info
The Abyssinian has a distinctly ticked, tawny coat. The tail and paws may show tabby markings, but the body must not. It has large almond-shaped green or gold eyes with a fine dark line around them, and large ears.
Aby Cat, British Tick Cat, Ticked Cat, Rabbit Cat
Family: FelidaeAbyssinian Cat - Fawn CoatFelis domesticusPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy Justin Brough
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Aby owner describes these cats as; "A very people-oriented cat. Not a lap cat - but a cat that likes to be with people, a cat that wants to know what you are doing - that wants to help. There is probably no breed anywhere more loyal than the Aby.
The Aby/Somali head type is a modified wedge with rounded contours. In profile, there is a rise from the bridge of the nose to the forehead with a brow ridge that helps establish the wild appearance to the face.
Although the Aby was brought to the United States in the 1900s, it only became popular around the 1930s.
In 1964 the original Ocicat was the unexpected result of an experimental breeding which attempted to produce an Aby-point Siamese.
A litter of two red and white Wire haired female kittens named Aby and Amy and two straight haired kittens were the result. All Adams kittens were bi-colors. Adam's daughter, Aby, died very young, but Amy survived and went on to perpetuate the breed.
These were Supra Erymanthos, a Silver (Seal) male from whom most of the present day Tabbies derive and Greenleaf Treacle, a brown (not chocolate) Tabby very similar in points colour to any Aby.
" ABY TABBY OR AGOUTI TABBY - Agouti banding (ticking) plus the least expression of the tabby pattern. The legs and face may show tabby markings ("M" on forehead, frown lines, bars). The tail tip should be the darker color.
Somalis come in the same colors as the Aby: ruddy, red, blue and fawn. All associations except TCA accept these colors; TCA accepts only ruddy and red. Some associations such as TICA and AACE also accept silver.
The first Ocicat, Tonga, resulted accidentally while the breeder Virginia Daly was engaging in experimental breeding to produce an Aby-point Siamese cat. Tonga, with ivory fur and golden spots, was a surprise.
Their almond shaped eyes can be amber, green or hazel. The head of the Aby is wedge shaped with large triangular ears that seem to be always listening.
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 See also: Wedge, Ruddy, Fawn, Lithe, CFA
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