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So this is thorki. We think hes Siamese lynx point or thai but we can't figure it out for sure. Any help would be great!
Burmese, right. Tx for the correct spelling.Without knowing his ancestry, he would be considered a Domestic Longhair (DLH). It's a little hard to tell from the pictures if he's truly a pointed cat. What color are his eyes?
The pointed gene pattern is interesting. Basically it causes the cooler areas (points) to be darker than the rest of the fur. So face, ears, legs, tail will be darker. As cats age the cool areas frequently expand and you may end up with a cat whose body is dark as well as the points. Pointed patterns occur in many different breeds. All siamese are pointed cats, but not all pointed cats are siamese. Also, all pointed cats have blue eyes (according to CFA judges), but not all blue-eyed cats are pointed.
@StefanZ, I'm not sure what you mean by burmanese breed. I'm only really familiar with the breeds recognized by CFA, and that is not one of them. If you mean Birman, they are pointed cats and must have blue eyes to be shown. If you mean Burmese, the faces and ears may be darker than the body, but they are not considered pointed cats.
But it would still he the point gene that causes the pattern!I'm not sure what you mean by burmanese breed. I'm only really familiar with the breeds recognized by CFA, and that is not one of them. If you mean Birman, they are pointed cats and must have blue eyes to be shown. If you mean Burmese, the faces and ears may be darker than the body, but they are not considered pointed cats.
If you mean Burmese, the faces and ears may be darker than the body, but they are not considered pointed cats.
Yes, as the Bumese too carry a masque / point gene, although different than the siamese-type.But it would still he the point gene that causes the pattern!