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Hi there. I recently took in a Himalayan who is pregnant from a Persian. What kinds of kittens could she have? Will they be persians, himalayans, siamese? Not sure how this whole breeding thing works as I am not a breeder. Thank you.

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Dear Marissa

A Himalayan and a Persian are essentially the same sort of cat so you will not get a Siamese.  A Himalayan is the pattern of a Siamese but with a Persian body and coat length.  You can see a Himalayan here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_(cat)

The kittens may be a mixture in style of the Himalayan and the Persian so you could have some 'pointed' cats or some solid coloured cats.  Here in the UK they would be considered to be full pedigree cats as the two are often bred together.

I wish you good luck with the litter and know you will have many hours of enjoyment with the kittens.

Marcia

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Marcia Owen

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I can give answers on cat breeding and showing having 'served' over 30 years in this particular field. I head up a Yahoo Group and also a cat club (NBA Cat Club) devoted to educating novices in the correct way to breed, and also show with both GCCF and TICA on a regular basis, and am well versed with the show world, having been involved in the management of the major GCCF Supreme Show in the UK for over 25 years. Genetics however is not my strong point.

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30 years of continuous cat breeding and showing with two major organisations.

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GCCF (UK) TICA Various UK cat clubs

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Our Cats, Cat World, Club magazines

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Normal middle school education, and college. Best education credentials I have are raw experience of 30 years

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