| Many people are surprised to find out that there is | | | | chocolate cream or a lilac cream Himalayan. If you |
| actually a chocolate gene in breeding Persian and | | | | see little patches of 'cream' on the nose or paws, |
| Himalayans. First, it's important to know that all | | | | you have a color-cream point. There is also a |
| Himalayans are a Persian; just a type of Persian. The | | | | chocolate tortoishell point. Only females can be cream |
| Himalayan has Siamese in it' background and one can | | | | or tortie points. |
| tell a Himmy by their dark 'points' and blue eyes. The | | | | Now, there are many more chocolate possibilities with |
| points are the ears, head, tail and paws. | | | | a Persian. You can a chocolate tortoiseshell (very |
| Unlike the other genetic colors of black and red and | | | | rare) or a chocolate tabby (even more rare!) There |
| white, in order to have a 'visual' chocolate, both | | | | are also chocolate and white bi colors, chocolate |
| parents have to carry the chocolate gene. That's | | | | calico's, and chocolate smoke Persians. And then of |
| what makes a chocolate Persian or Himalayan more | | | | course, the dilute, lilac is also possible in all these |
| rare. | | | | markings. |
| Each color has a dominate and a dilute, or recessive | | | | What is most fun being a breeder of Persians and |
| color of the particular gene. With the black gene, it's | | | | Himalayans is the surprise each litter brings. Since all |
| blue; with the red gene, it's cream; and with the | | | | chocolate Persians are CPC (which mean they carry |
| chocolate gene, it is lilac. | | | | the pointed gene), pairing a chocolate Persian and a |
| With me so far? So, a Himalayan (which are always | | | | pointed Himalayan will always give you a unique litter; |
| 'pointed') you can have a chocolate pointed Himalayan | | | | of some Persians and some Himalayans. It's always |
| or a lilac point Himalayan. You can also have a | | | | like Christmas! |