CHAPTER IV 



FOREIGN AND MANX CATS 



THE SIAMESE ABYSSINIAN MANX 



The Siamese. 



THIS is an extremely handsome variety of cat, 

 and one of comparatively recent introduction into 

 this country. 



When the kittens are born they are white, but 

 subsequently change into a deep fawn or dun, with 

 black points. The coat should be smooth, lustrous, 

 and fine in texture. The eyes large, and of an 

 intense blue with markings round. The ears small, 

 and carried erect with a slightly forward incline at 

 the tips. The head lacks the massiveness of the 

 English cat, being more wedge-shaped. The mask 

 should be a sooty brown the ears the same. The 

 tail also should be sooty brown, and the feet similar 

 in colour. 



Distinctness of markings in the situations named 

 must be looked upon as essential of beauty. 



Some Siamese cats have a little white about 

 their feet, but they are better without this, yet it 

 is not a disqualification. 



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