| The Ocicat is a new and rare breed of cat with | | | | spots, appearing something like bull's-eyeo Other large |
| spots resembling a wild cat and the temperament of | | | | spots on the coat should be scattered across the |
| a domestic animal. There is no wild DNA in the | | | | shoulders, on the hindquarters, and down the legs at |
| Ocicat's gene pool despite its looks. The cat is | | | | least to the knee, and the belly should always be well |
| actually a mixture of Siamese and Abyssinian, later | | | | spottedo Except for the hair tip of the tail, every |
| American Shorthairs (silver tabbies). | | | | hair in the coat of an Ocicat has bands of color, and |
| The first breeder of the Ocicats was Virginia Daly of | | | | a spot is formed where the tipped, or agouti, hairs |
| Berkley, Michigan. She attempted to breed an | | | | fall togethero Primary colors are tawny, chocolate, |
| Abyssinian-pointed Siamese in 1964. The first | | | | and cinnamon, the diluted corresponding colors are |
| generation of kittens was Abyssinian. The second | | | | blue, lavender, and fawn, there is also a silver version |
| generation produced a spotted kitten. Further | | | | of each primary and diluted color: ebony, silver |
| breedings of his parents produced more spotted | | | | (tawny), chocolate silver, cinnamon silver, blue silver, |
| kittens, which became the foundation of a separate | | | | lavender silver, and fawn silver |
| Ocicat breeding program. Other breeders began | | | | The following personality description is offered to |
| breeding the Ocicats and today it is found all around | | | | help you decide if the Ocicat is right for you, your |
| the world. It is popular for it mild temperament and | | | | family and lifestyle.o It looks wild, but the |
| wild cat appearance. | | | | temperament is anything but ferociouso A lot like a |
| The following appearance description is offered to | | | | dog in that it is absolutely devoted to its peopleo Not |
| help you decide if the Ocicat is right for you, your | | | | demanding, clinging-vine typeo Confident and |
| family and lifestyle.o Well-spotted, short-haired, | | | | dedicated to its ownerso Bright and easily trainedo |
| feral-looking domestic feline with a pleasing | | | | Playful |
| personality and temperamento Will feel heavy for its | | | | Grooming Tipso Do not require excessive grooming |
| size because of the musculatureo Medium to large | | | | Follow the link in the resource box of this article to |
| cat of considerable strengtho A good pattern | | | | find pictures and more information about many |
| consists of large, separate, thumbprint-shaped spots | | | | different breeds of cats. |
| on the sides of the torso suggestive of the classic | | | | This article is FREE to publish with the resource box. |
| tabby pattern, where a spot is circled by other | | | | |