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LONG-HAIRED COLOURPOINT

Since 1945 a number of preciously unrecognised varieties of cat have received official recognition, but only one of these has been a Long-hair. This is the Colourpoint, which was allotted provided for it at all Championship shows. These classes are already beginning well-fitted as the variety grows in popularity, which it is doing at a phenomenal rate owing to the very striking appearance and spectacular beauty of these cats with their long cream hair, dark points and masks, and round blue eyes.
The Colourpoint carries the unique coat pattern of the Siamese with the type of the Persians (or long-hairs). It is therefore not a long-haired Siamese, as some may imagine, as if it were it would have Siamese type. Before tha war a number of breeders throughout the world toyed with the idea of producing ‘Long-haired Siamese’. A breeder in the USA carried out certain genetic experiments with Siamese and Long-hairs, and in England selected breeding was started.
The object was to produce Persian type cats with the Siamese colouration and this necessitated the introduction of a great deal more Persian blood. After the long-haired Siamese had been arrived at, they were mated to the best Persians possible, and they were mated to the best Persians possible, and in the process, of course, the kittens lost the Siamese coat pattern. This did not matter at all, because these self-coloured cats all carried the gene for this marking, and when suitably mated to each other gave a percentage of reasonably good Colourpoints. These, when mated together, bred true, but it has been found expedient to re-introduce Persian blood from time to time in order to ensure the necessary type.
The main faults in the variety today are in the size and colour of the eyes. Most specimens tend to have a pale blue eye, not in any way comparable to the lovely sapphire blue of the Siamese, and the eyes are not yet quite large or round enough to measure up to the Persian standard. However, experiments are now going forward to remedy these faults. As these cats improve in type they will become even more sought after and it is not too optimistic to prophesy that in time they will be one of the most popular of the long-haired breeds.

Standard Points

Coat Fur long, thick, soft in texture, frill fur.
Colour 1. Seal points with cream body colour.
2. Blue points with glacial white body colour.
3. Chocolate points with ivory body colour.
4. Lilac points with magnolia body colour.
5. Red points with off white body colour.
6. Tortie points with cream body colour.
Colours 1-5 inclusive. Points to be of solid colour and body
shading if any, to tone with the points. 15

Points and Body Colour: 10

Head Broad and round, with width between the ears, face
and nose short; ears small and tufted, and cheeks well
developed. 30

Eyes Shape large, round and full. 10
Colour clear, bright and decidedly blue, the deeper
the better. 10

Body Cobby and low on leg. 15

Tail Short and full, not tapering. A kink shall be considered
a defect. 10


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