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PRACTICAL HINTS ON BREEDING AND 

 EXHIBITING 



Breeding and Mating 



IN selecting a male cat for stud purposes, you should be 

 guided a great deal by the size of head and limbs. A good 

 sire for future generations should possess a massive, well- 

 formed body with broad head. Take especial notice of the 

 width between the ears, and beware of a long nose and face. 

 Very large and pointed ears are most undesirable. It also 

 spoils the appearance of the cat if the ears are very wide at 

 the base. 



Siamese kittens are always white when born, and gradually 

 their ears, legs, tail, and face darken. The denser these 

 points become the more valuable arc the specimens. A 

 kink in the tail is considered a beauty. Blue eyes are very 

 essential. It is a pity that Siamese cats gradually lose the 

 beautiful pale fawn colour, and their coats darken as they 

 grow older. It is quite the exception to see a grown-up 

 Siamese light in body colour. Never try mating a Siamese 

 with any other breed. Experiments have been made in this 

 respect, but no good results have followed. 



To novices in the Silver fancy, let me say that they must 

 not be disappointed if after sending their queen to a noted 

 Silver stud, she should produce what appear like very datk 

 smoke, or almost black kittens. These will become lighter 



