Himalayan

The Persian is a breed that has become widely known and quite popular, with the emergence of the Himalayan cat (details) based on its early crossbreeding. The early evolution of the Persian cat (details) most likely occurred on the alpine Persian plateau (i.e., today's Iran and Iraq). When these cats with long silky hair were brought to Europe by the Phoenicians and Romans, Europeans fell for them. Throughout the years, Persians have been deliberately bred to retain and emphasize their long-haired characteristics.

The first step in breeding an accent-colored Persian was to cross a Siamese cat with a Persian. The offspring were then bred over the years to produce a group of cats with long hairs and accent color patterns. These accent-colored long-haired cats were then mated with Persians, and their offspring were then mated with each other. The breeders obtained cats with many basic Persian characteristics and accent colors over many years. At this point, the next step begins - which is to obtain official breed recognition from the registry. In England, BSterling-Webb spent more than 10 years perfecting his accent-colored longhair, and in 1955 he approached the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) and asked them to recognize this new variant of the longhair. As he and other breeders described and defended their work on this new color, their request was granted and the Longhaired Colourpoint became a separate breed in the UK.

 In the following decade, the Himalayan cat rapidly gained in popularity. However, the vast majority of Himalayan cats did not meet the Persian breeding standards. Many breeders no longer regularly crossbreed with pure color Persians. They breed using the accent and accent colors already available, so progress in making the Himalayan a Persian-compliant breed is slow, if not unnoticeable. The Himalayan became a long-nosed, accent-colored longhaired cat. in the 1870s, Himalayan breeders began to look back and think about what they had tried to achieve. It was clear that there was too much work for them to embark on to breed cats that were more like Persians. To this end, they began to regularly crossbreed with Persians, keeping the best offspring for breeding. After a while, the more Persian-like, accent-colored longhair cats began to appear at cat shows. These cats looked more like Persians and were therefore able to compete with Persians for the final prize. The Himalayan cat has fat, straight limbs, a short body, a deep chest, a powerful dome-shaped head, round cheeks and jaws, small ears and a short snout, and large round eyes, all of which are almost similar to those of the Persian cat (details). The eyes are blue, and the bluer the better. Its coat is long and soft, with dark spots, and the contrast between the shades of the spots is obvious and striking. There are seven kinds of spots, including seal, chocolate, blue, lilac, orange, tortoiseshell and blue cream, all of which are of great ornamental value, and these spots are distributed on the cat's legs, feet, tail, ears and face. The Himalayan cat, the name is due to the fact that it looks very similar to the rabbit with that name, and has nothing to do with the Himalayas. The Himalayan cat combines the softness, femininity and responsiveness of the Persian cat (details) with the intelligence and gentleness of the Siamese cat. It has the body and long hair of the Persian cat and the coat and eyes of the Siamese cat. The Himalayan cat is not only sweet looking, but also has a very gentle and human-friendly personality.

Most Himalayan cats are not active cats; that is, they do not walk around all the time. They love to play and are active, but they prefer to be on your lap and they always want to be involved in whatever you are doing! The best way to describe the Persian about accent colors is that they are close to people. The Himalayan cat combines the lightness, femininity and responsiveness of the Persian with the intelligence and gentleness of the Siamese. It has the body and long coat of the Persian and the coat and eyes of the Siamese. Its temperament is somewhere between that of the Siamese and Persian cats, combining the best of both. It is easy to keep, amusing and especially suitable for people who need spiritual comfort.