Videos Colorpoint Shorthair Breed Information
Colorpoint Shorthair is the name the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA),
a United States breed association, uses to refer to pointed cats
of Siamese ancestry and type in
colors other than the four "traditional" Siamese colors
(seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac point). This name is also given
to cats of Siamese ancestry in the four recognized colors whose
eight generation pedigree
show ancestors with other colors. In registries of other countries,
however, "Colorpoint (or "Colourpoint") is the name
given to cats of Persian type
and pointed coloring, as in Himalayans.
In the CFA, a Colorpoint Shorthair cat may also be any of the
four traditional Siamese colors; however, they may only be shown in the red point (also called flame point
in Persian Family) or cream point, or any of the above colors in
tabby point (also called lynx point) or tortoiseshell point.
In all registries except CFA, the Colorpoint Shorthair is not
considered a separate breed but is included in the Siamese
breed.
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