Cat breeding and showing is ever-so complicated.
So Charlie, whose mother is a tabby and whose father is unknown, can't officially be called a Tonkinese (or, for that matter, a Siamese), although it's certainly possible that she may look like either of the two. If the kitten has one Siamese and one Burmese parent, it can also be called a Tonkinese, but it is not allowed to be shown. Naomi described Charlie's eyes as light blue, and blue eyes are more of a Siamese characteristic, but where it gets complicated is that there is also a variety of Tonkinese cat that has blue eyes!įrom a breeding perspective, a purebred Tonkinese kitten must have two Tonkinese parents. At the age of 10, your Siamese may not be as fast or jump as high onto that kitchen counter, and it’s perfectly normal. No worries, a lot of cats today are living well into their early 20s. Members of the Tonkinese cat breed have a greenish tinge to their eyes, which are generally described as acquamarine. Phase 4: Senior (10 15 years) Feline Senior Citizen Age is when your Siamese reaches the age of 10. She's a mix, and at the moment I think perhaps she looks more like a Tabby Point Siamese mix than a Tonkinese mix. I think what we can say for sure about Charlie is that there are Siamese genes in her background somewhere. Thank you for all the wonderful information you have gathered, I look forward to reading more stories and sharing pictures with other lucky Siamese-owned cat lovers.Ĭomments for Is Charlie a Tabby Point Siamese? Charlie follows me everywhere (and gives advice) as you can see helping with Maths, cooking in the kitchen and even joins me in the shower. I adopted these two when I was off work due to an injury and they have been such good company. As she's getting older the tabby points are getting more defined also creating such a lovely and unique colouring. The photo you had was what prompted me to thinking Charlie was part Siamese. It sounds as if you've got yourself quite a little character there (as well as a very smart cat, as Charlie appears to have inherited a love of maths along with her Siamese genes!) However, from the look of her, and from what you say about Charlie's character, I would think that there are certainly Siamese genes in the background somewhere. The gene that causes the Siamese pointed coat pattern is called the 'Himalayan' gene, and it's found in several different cat breeds. I would guess that Charlie's dad was probably a wandering un-neutered Siamese, or possibly a male of a breed with similar colouring. It's very interesting to see Charlie with her mum as we can instantly see where Charlie got her Mackerel Tabby genes from. Reply from Caroline:Welcome Naomi - what a beautiful kitten you've got there!Ĭharlie certainly looks like a Tabby Point Siamese (also known in some countries as a Lynx Point Siamese - there's a cat on that page who looks very similar to Charlie.) I love them both to bits but am curious about Charlie? I have never seen a cat with her colouring, but did own a Chocolate Point Siamese as a child and see many similarities in her playful behaviour and her need to talk to me regularly. The neighbourhood cats are regularly invited over for dinner! She is very mischievous and very friendly. She has very pale blue eyes, and is a creamy white with tabby tail and points. As you can see, mum is a Mackerel Tabby, but is Charlie part Siamese? Only the girls and none of the boys have red pigment (the cream patches), which is expected since red is carried on the X chromosome and mom has two X both with black pigment (diluted to blue by the dilute gene located elsewhere).This is my kitten Charlie with her mum Tigerlily, who I adopted from the local shelter. Dilute is a simple recessive trait and all 6 kittens are dilute, so it's statistically unlikely the father was orange and not cream. Gray/blue and cream are the dilute versions of black and red. The girls show tabby on their cream portions essentially because the recessive gene that turns off tabby doesn't work on red pigment.
If you look at the forehead of a solid black cat you will see it grows in a tabby M shape. They show faint 'tabby' markings on the grey parts of their fur because they are babies and because all cats have tabby patterned fur under whatever color they are. Tabby is a dominant trait, but none of these kittens are tabby, despite their appearances. Siamese coloration is a simple recessive trait and a form of temperature-sensitive albinism. Unless you got your cat with papers from a breeder, she is probably not a purebred Siamese, just a cat with Siamese coloration. She doesn't have a breed, and most likely neither does the kitten's father. If this litter has one father, the father was likely a cream tabby with white tuxedo or white socks.Įdit: I see your cat is a stray rescue.
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