Cats - Nassau BOCES



Cats

Characteristic Features

1. Head - shape

2. Coat

a. Length – Long or Short (medium)

b. Texture – how it feels (ex/smooth, wirey)

c. Pattern – spots, lines

d. Color

1. Calico – (all female) White with black and orange patches

2. Tabby – Bands in swirls

3. Tiger stripe – Dark markings on light background (resemble tiger)

4. Tortoise Shell – Orange and black

5. Smoke – Dark tips, light undercoat

6. Points – Dark confined to extremities (ears, tail, nose,feet) ex/ Siamese, Himalayan

DSH – Domestic Shorthair

DLH – Domestic longhair

Sex by anogenital distance

Pg. 105 - 107

Siamese – Light body with dark points, Seal pt, lilac pt, chocolate pt.

Persian – Fine long hair, pug nose

Himalayan – Persian cat with Siamese color markings

Maine Coon – largest cat breed

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