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Expert: - 4/15/2010


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KOKO Siamese Mix
Hi Norman,
I took in a 2 yr old cat a few years ago that was origionally adopted from a shelter. He is the biggest cat I've ever owned, not obese, just big features (head eyes body ect) We've always known he has siamese in him, I'm also wondering if you can tell by looking at his pictures if he was specially bred or if he is an exotic mix? He has huge blue eyes and it looks like bulls eye pattern on both his sides with the seal point ears. He also has an "S" tattooed in his ear.

Answer
Pamela,

Wow, Koko is a big fellow!!!!

He does have the Siamese pattern (color mostly on his face, ears, tail, and paws, known as the points).  This pattern also comes with blue eyes and tends to shade on the body as the cat gets older.  The bulls eyes on the side are due to the fact he also has a classic tabby pattern along with the pointed pattern.  When there are tabby markings in the points, the term used is lynx point.  So he has a seal lynx point pattern.  Although this pattern came from the Siamese originally, it has been in the feral population for over a century. So, yes there is some Siamese back there, but, probably, pretty far back.  So, his is not an abnnormal pattern to crop up in the feral population.

The "S" tatooed in the ear is from a shelter and generally denotes the cat has been neuterd or spayed.

Koko looks to be a wonderful, handsome cat.

Best regards... Norm.  

Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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