Oriental Cat Breed
From the tip of its nose to the end of its long, whippy tail, the Oriental cat is a study in sleek design. This elegant cat gracefully glides across the room on its tall, slender legs.
Oriental Cat Breed Profile - Breed Information with Description & Photos
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Oriental Cat Personality
The personality of the Oriental is as distinctive as the multicolored exterior. They are natural entertainers, full of enthusiasm, energy, and the belief that the world should revolve around them.
Oriental cat
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The term Oriental cat is not used for any one particular . Rather, it describes a set of physical characteristics belonging to a number of from .
Oriental Cats
Learn about the Oriental cat breed with a description, picture, breed standard, history & orignins and more.
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Oriental Cats
Written by TheCatSite Note: for Breeders of Oriental Cats on Meowhoo.com click here: Oriental Shorthair Cats Oriental Longhair Cats The Oriental Cat - An Overview Put simply, the Oriental breed is a non-pointed Siamese.
Oriental cats are known for becoming much more attached to their owners and the people around them that most other breeds of cat. For this reason their personaily has been compared to that of a dog.
Oriental cats are derived from the Siamese breed. The ideal cat is svelte, elegant, with long tapering lines, supple and well muscled. The expression should be one of alertness and intelligence.
Oriental cats have no specific health problems and can live well into their teens. It is advisable to have annual health checks from about the age eight to check liver and kidney function and to have the teeth cleaned.
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The Oriental Cat can be a shorthair or longhair. The shorthair Oriental cats coat is short and the hair is fine. The longhair Oriental cats coat is medium length and fine with a downy undercoat.
Initially, the Oriental cat breeders faced strong opposition from Siamese breeders who did not like the idea of another hybrid entering an already flooded market, but the Oriental would make rapid progress in popularity.
The Siamese and Oriental cats are grouped together under FIFe registration. These are the Balinese, Siamese and Oriental Shorthair and longhair.
General: The ideal Long Hair Oriental cat should be the same as the Oriental Shorthair with the exception of the coat length. Wedge: The head and ears will present a long, tapering wedge, when viewed from the front, in good proportion to the body.
The Siamese cat is one of the first clearly recognized breeds of Oriental cat.
Peterbald or Russian Peterbald - this is a hybrid cat breed, created by crossing a Donskoy or Don Hairless with Siamese cats and Oriental cats.
Levkoy or Ukrainian Levkoy Cat - this is a newer hybrid cat breed, a hairless cat with folded ears.
while lacking the people neediness of the Oriental cats they are certainly more affectionate than the Bengal or the Savannah cat(not available in Australia).
The British Angora is an oriental cat - long-bodied with a longer, wedgier head and larger ears. The Turkish Angora is less foreign in build, with a wider, shorter head and smaller ears.
While the original name for the ancient breed was 'Angora,' that name now is used for a rather recent 're-creation' of the breed that involved introduction of Oriental cats into the pedigree.
Most owners of Siamese and Oriental cats say that these breeds are more talkative than other breeds. Beneath their non-Siamese colouring Orientals are basically Siamese cats, with the modern Siamese being chattier than the older style Siamese.
Balinese: A breed of oriental cat with long hair and Siamese-style markings.
Banding: Individual bands of color growing in a cross-wise direction.
Behavior: The manner in which one behaves.
Dolichocephalic: long, narrow muzzle. For example, the Doberman Pinschers, Greyhounds, or Oriental cats.
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 See also: Siamese Cat, Oriental Shorthair, Oriental Longhair, TICA, Champion
  
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