About Siamese Cats Information
The history of the breed is quite appealing in terms of historical background. They were first seen outside a Bangkok house, in 1884, and they were taken to England later on. They were not familiar to British people as you can imagine, but they soon bought their hearts. They were accustomed to Persian cats, and this was a novelty.
This breed became really famous during the 20th century, and this is one of the most wanted breed throughout the world these days still.
A brief description of the breed should mention the most important characteristics: the color of their base, which tends to be a cream color and the points should be colored. Hence, you will find a blue point Siamese, which means that the base color is cream and the points (muzzle, ears, paws and tail) are blue. The colors of the points can be chocolate, or red. Extremely dark points may not be accepted in competitions and mixture of colors neither.
Their eyes are blue, the most beautiful blue eyes, and their coats are short. However, there are some types of Siamese which have longer hair, take for instance the Balinese Siamese, his hair is longer than the common Siamese.
As regards their behavior in the house and their temperament, what can be said is that Siamese cats are affectionate animals, they are really jealous, and they may suffer a lot if there are other pets in the family. Though, if they get the proper attention and particular care, they may not suffer that much. You may see that they are closely attached to a single person in the family. They are really extroverted and audacious, they show no fear or reluctance when there are new people in the house.
They are not really active, least of all when they grow up. They tend to sleep and spend most of the day in bed, if allowed.
At night, you may notice that they do not wander around or walk out there all lone as most cats do, this is because, these cats have blue eyes, and this produces an effect that does not allow them to see so perfectly in the night.
There are other breeds deriving from the Siamese, the Balinese cats, with longer hair. The Burmese, coming from Burma, and later on cross-bred with Siamese cats. The Himalayan, extremely long hair and similar to Persians cats in their looks, the Ocicat, typically spotted and the Serengeti Cat, bred to look like the Serval, but with a Siamese touch.
