Even tho you own a breed, you always find out something new. This from some of the judges and spectators at the show.
Oci's should NOT have round spots (a lot of them). The proper spotting is a thumb print like spot or smudge. Not spots like an Egyptian Mau. Charlie has the proper Oci spots
Oci spots are created by the pattern of the ticking and banding. The color is concentrated to form a spot - so the spotted pattern should not be down to the skin - like you would have on a mackeral or classic pattern. Charlie's are correct - they are only the the surface of the fur.
And at the end of today, we had a spectator tell us this story of his 'stray/mixed breed'. He has an "early" type of Oci and didn't even know it. His mix was 1/2 aby and 1/2 siamese...........and as the cat got older, it developed a spotted pattern, complete with the spine lines.! The original cross was aby to siamese and back to siamese - and the spotted cat appeared in the litter.
The owner was amazed how his little mixed breed resembled Charlie so much. Wish they had a picture with them. But it must be true that the spots did come from the siamese.
Oci's should NOT have round spots (a lot of them). The proper spotting is a thumb print like spot or smudge. Not spots like an Egyptian Mau. Charlie has the proper Oci spots
Oci spots are created by the pattern of the ticking and banding. The color is concentrated to form a spot - so the spotted pattern should not be down to the skin - like you would have on a mackeral or classic pattern. Charlie's are correct - they are only the the surface of the fur.
And at the end of today, we had a spectator tell us this story of his 'stray/mixed breed'. He has an "early" type of Oci and didn't even know it. His mix was 1/2 aby and 1/2 siamese...........and as the cat got older, it developed a spotted pattern, complete with the spine lines.! The original cross was aby to siamese and back to siamese - and the spotted cat appeared in the litter.
The owner was amazed how his little mixed breed resembled Charlie so much. Wish they had a picture with them. But it must be true that the spots did come from the siamese.