| The Balinese is an oriental breed of cat with long hair | | | | The Balinese name comes from a breeder who first |
| and a Siamese look. They have a medium-length silky | | | | started raising them. Her name was Helen Smith. She |
| coat and a plumed tail. They are not nearly as fluffy | | | | felt they showed grace and beauty like Balinese |
| as a Himalayan and require much less grooming. | | | | dancers. Today there are two entirely separate |
| The following physical description is given for you to | | | | strands of Balinese cats. Some owners prefer a |
| use as informational tips for deciding if this breed of | | | | traditional or apple headed Balinese. Breeders and |
| cat is right for you and your lifestyle. | | | | judges tend to prefer a more contemporary |
| Physical Description:o Long, fine, silky coat that | | | | appearance. |
| covers its long, hard, tubular bodyo The coat ends in | | | | The following are grooming tips to help you decide |
| a plume tail with no appearance of a ruff around the | | | | whether or not the Balinese breed of cat is right for |
| necko When you first see a Balinese, your first | | | | you and/or your family and lifestyle.o The Balinese |
| thought might be, this is a Siamese cato The Balinese | | | | has a long, fine and silky coat with not much |
| cat comes in four colors that are seal point (dark | | | | undercoat, therefore, they shed very little hairo The |
| brown) chocolate point, blue point and lilac pointo | | | | coat does not mato Little grooming is actually |
| Color is restricted to the points of the cat, which are | | | | required for the pet Balineseo Occasional brushing and |
| the tail, the feet, the mask (entire face) and the | | | | a bath when it appears necessary for the peto |
| earso The head is a long, tapering wedge that starts | | | | Grooming for the show cat involves bathing the cat |
| at the nose and flares out in straight lines to the tips | | | | as close to the show as possible, preferably the night |
| of the ears and forms a triangleo The ears are large | | | | before.o Cat's nails should be trimmed before the |
| and flared following the wedgeo There should be no | | | | batho Type of shampoo varies according to what |
| breaks at the whiskerso Balinese breed of cats have | | | | works best for the cat you own, so will take some |
| very striking deep blue eyeso They are a medium | | | | experimenting most likely with different kinds of |
| size cat with males ranging from 6 to 8 pounds and | | | | shampoo |
| females ranging from 5 to 7 poundso The most | | | | Who is this cat just right for? Families, singles and |
| distinctive feature is the luxurious tail plume | | | | elderly people able to play with the cat as this is a |
| The following personality description is given for you | | | | very playful breed that may not like just perching in |
| to use as informational tips for deciding if this breed | | | | one spot all day. The Balinese is active, so be |
| of cat is right for you and your lifestyle. | | | | prepared to be active with this type of cat. |
| Personalityo Balinese cats are very intelligent, | | | | Follow the link in the resource box of this article to |
| however, less talkative than their Siamese | | | | find pictures and more information about many |
| ancestorso Activeo Socialo They like being included in | | | | different breeds of cats. |
| the everyday lives of their family or ownerso They | | | | Written by: Connie Limon. Visit "Adopting Kittens" at |
| can learn to play fetcho They care capable of | | | | to find a complete online reference for choosing and |
| jumping very higho The Balinese love attention and | | | | caring for the perfect kitten, which matches you and |
| are very playful | | | | your lifestyle. Learn about litter box training at |
| Balinese cats were originally registered as longhaired | | | | This article is FREE to publish with the resource box. |
| Siamese with examples known from the early 1920s. | | | | |