Chestnut Oriental Shorthair |
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Japanese Bobtail, Chestnut Oriental Shorthair
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From 1973, although the CFA called this breed a Chestnut Oriental Shorthair1it seems that the Havana is different from the Oriental Shorthair as the muzzle is more "puffy" and the profile slightly different (source: Legacy of the Cat by Gloria ...
Identical to the Siamese apart from a self (solid) coat. Chestnut Oriental Shorthair is known as Havana in the UK; not the same as the Havana Brown found in US.
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Today, and because the breeding in Great Britain continued to outcross the Havana Brown with Siamese, the original look of the cat has been lost (now looking more like chestnut Oriental Shorthair in type) but was retained in the American variety.
 See also: Chestnut, Oriental Shorthair, Havana Brown, Siamese Cat, Champion
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