Ticking
The development of ticking is slow in the Somali; allowance should be made for this in kittens and young adults. The true coat is not developed until the age of 2 years.
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The bands of colour, which appears on each single hair, are called Ticking.
For example: Abyssinian, Somali have Ticking, Ticked Tabby Oriental.
Ticking: As seen on the Abyssinian, a term referring to a coat with black flecks.
Tipped: A term referring to the colored ends of the hairs.
Tom: An unneutered, whole male cat.
Ticking: Darker tips of hair on the ends of the coat hairs.
TICA: The International Cat Association.
Tom Cat: Unaltered male cat. .
Ticked, Ticking - The two or three bands of contrasting colors of a cat's hair.
Tipped, Tipping - This is used to define the contrasting colour at the tips of the hairs of some cats' coats.
Tom, Tomcat - A male un-neutered cat.
Ticking (an essential quality in this cat) of the patterned areas produces the veiled appearance. The forehead has the classic tabby "M" pattern albeit ghosted. The legs have a barred pattern.
Ticking
Alternate bands of light and dark colour on each individual hair.
Tipping ...
Ticking: the black flecks seen characteristically on the Abyssinian coat
Tipped: having colored ends to the hairs, the degree of tipping deciding whether the cat is classed as a chinchilla, shaded, or smoke, etc.
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Uneven ticking. Broken necklaces. Tabby stripes or bars. Lack of desired markings on head or tail.
Condition:
Flabbiness of body. Lack of coat luster. Evidence of illness. Emaciation and lack of muscle tone.
As in the Abyssinian ticking is most important. On each hair there should be at least three bands of ticking giving six contrasting colour sections from base to tip.
Ticking of four or more alternating bands of dark brown to ivory except on the belly, throat, and inside of the legs, which are antique ivory. "M" on the forehead, dark outline around nose, eyes, and paw pads. Broken bracelets on the legs.
Stomach is often reddish-gold in color with some ticking (broken stripes). Most are short-haired, but some are long-haired. Eyes are almond shaped and tilted.
The Abyssinian is a medium to large cat, slender, lithe, graceful and elegant breed, regal in appearance, with a short-haired lustrous coat of distinctive ticking similar to that of the wild cats. Males are somewhat larger than females.
Ticking refers to the presence of bands of different color on the hair shaft. The coat is short, silky, and close lying. Some barring is shown on the inner front legs and back knees.
Comb to reduce shedding because vigorous brushing can remove the spots on the ticking at the end of the hair shaft. A soft chamois or silk scarf gives a nice polish to the coat.
The Suqutranese standard is nearly identical to that of the Somali except the coat must be completely white with silver-white ticking and the nose-leather and paw-pads to be pink.
It is this agouti ticking (flecking) that gives the Abyssinian this rather special "wild cat " look. It is of medium size, lithe, very regal in appearance, hard and muscular showing eager activity and lively interest in its surroundings.
Soft sleek pelt, spots occurring over sides and flanks, heavy ticking but does not cause spots to become lightened. Dark bars on the neck, legs & tail. Spotting on belly cream color on belly and face, prominent light colored whisker pads.
The essence of the Somali cat is ticking - each hair is ticked multiple times in two colours. The Usual or Ruddy Somali is golden brown ticked with black. There are 28 colours of Somali in total (some organisations accept only some of these colours).
These colours are also available in a glamorous silver version, where the undercoat is replaced with a sparkling white, leaving only the ticking colour. These colours are called Black Silver, Cinnamon silver, blue silver and fawn silver.
The coat may have two or three dark bands of ticking and be medium in length. The eyes are slightly slanting. expressive large. almond-shaped highlighted by a dark line surrounded by a lighter area. The color of the eyes can be green. amber or hazel.
It is this ticking that gives the Aby this rather special "jungle" look. It is medium in size, lithe and regal in appearance.
from these original Singapura cats, some range in the intensity of ticking and in the intensity of the old ivory ground color occurred, but with a few exceptions all were brown ticked on old ivory.
The Abyssinian is a short-haired cat whose coat has an irridescent warmth of color produced by the Agouti ticking, where each shaft of hair has 4-6 bands of alternating rich color similar to that of a bunny coat.
Ticking: Light hairs that are scattered among darker coloured hairs or spatterings of lighter hairs among darker coloured hairs.
Tom: Un-neutered male cat.
Tortoiseshell: A coat pattern consisting of a mosaic blend of black and orange.
Ticking refers to the presence of bands of different colour on the hair shaft. Each hair on the Singapura has at least two bands of sepia brown ticking separated by light bands, light next to skin and dark tip.
This unusual pattern, called 'ticking', is expressed due to a single gene which causes 3 or 4 dark bands of colour, evenly dispersed on a lighter background and ending in the ticking colour.
Ticking of the body hair with various shades of the marking color and ground color, with the outer tipping the darkest and undercoat of the ground color.
Whatever its coat color, the Somali's individual hairs each have at least three and sometimes up to twenty bands of alternating multi-colored ticking along their length, which gives the cat an overall shimmering, iridescent appearance.
It comes in only one colour - sepia agouti, which is a dark brown ticking on a warm-ivory base colour and each hair must have at least two bands of dark ticking separated by light bands. The muzzle chin, chest and underbelly are cream.
Coat Short, sleek pelt, each single hair showing a clear ticking in the basic color as well as in the spots. Ticking is inalienable but not so dominant that the spots disappear.
The tawny pattern is a ticked tabby pattern marked by ticking on the body hair with various shades of the marking color and ground color, with the outer tipping being the darkest and the undercoat being the ground color.
Ticking is not so apparent in the longer hair and is slow to develop. The Somali has an even disposition with a soft voice, they are gentle and affectionate, although some can be shy.
Blue is a tawny dilute with pale underparts and blue-gray ticking. Fawn is a dark cream with copper ticking. Silver is another dilute of tawny, with a warm base coat that fades to white.Rare colors include lilac and chocolate.
Almost any color or pattern is allowed except those indicating hybridization, such as the Siamese pointed pattern and colors and Abyssinian agouti ticking.
The Abyssinian has a colorful coat marked with ticking. It is of medium size and regal looking. It resembles a wild cat. A very curious cat of good temperament, loyal and affectionate. The Abyssinian makes a wonderful companion cat.
Ruddy: Orange-brown fur, ticked with dark brown or black; ears and tail are tipped with black; underside of body and inside legs are orange-brown or burnt sienna, without ticking; nose is tile red; paw pads are black or brown.
The double coat is medium length, of soft texture and extremely fine with at least two or three bands of ticking on each hair. A well developed ruff and breeches give a full coated appearance to the cat.
The hair color standard for the Singapura is sepia agouti ticking -- each individual hair has two shades. Ivory, at the base of the hair, also referred to as the ground color, and darkening brown toward the tip.
The majority of Somali and Abyssinian lines have soft coats, without thick undercoats and the outcross therefore gives good LaPerm coat texture. An added benefit is the fact that ticking and curls make such a lovely and popular combination as the ...
According to the Ocicat standard, the coat should be long enough to carry several bands of ticking, and should be fine, thick, tight, and close-lying. Mating is authorized with other breeds (with Abyssinians after 3 to 4 generations.) ...
the Burmese breed for its blue, brown, chocolate, and lilac coat colors
the Abyssinian breed for its ticking gene, useful in developing a tabby pattern
general spotted domestic cats and ghost-spotted Burmese cats for their spots ...
The coats of Singapura kittens seldom meet the breed Standards for adults: they are longer in relation to the small bodies, and also show less developed ticking.
Though the Abyssinian is a short haired cat, its' hair is medium in length, long enough to accommodate two or three dark bands of ticking. Brushing their coats with a brush suited for short haired cats is accepted by the Abyssinian.
No white hairs. Barring or ticking a fault.
EYE COLOUR: Decidedly blue. The deeper the better.
NOSE LEATHER: Plain or blotched seal brown, black or pink.
PADS: Plain or blotched seal brown, black or pink.
Ruddy Abyssinians (Usual) oftentimes remind us of a mountain lion. This burnt sienna-like color is the oldest and still most popular shade of the breed. It is very common to see dark brown or even black 'ticking' throughout their under-coat.
that the Singapura was actually the product of Abyssinian/ Burmese crosses produced in Texas and transported to Singapore as a money-making scam. They pointed to the similarities in type and ticking.
Each hair has many bands of black or chocolate brown ticking which takes quite a long while to develop fully. Kittens are born with a dark coloured coat that will become fully ticked at about 18 months of age.
In size and conformation it is reminiscent of the Abyssinian, though coloration is somewhat different. It is usually a grayish-cream, with a white chest and brown ticking on the back.
known as Ruddy), red ticked with chocolate (known as Sorrel or Red), beige ticked with slate blue (known as Blue), beige ticked with brown (known as Fawn) or silver ticked with a black (known as Silver). Chocolate and Lilac also exists. The ticking ...
 See also: Fawn, Agouti, Wedge, Contrast, Taper
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