Himalayan cats are the result of the work of American breeders. The ancestors of these beautiful cats were Persian cats. They called this breed "Himalayan" not because of its connection with the Himalayas, but because of the dyeing hair gene that was found in the Himalayan rabbit before. This breed of cat belongs to the long-haired ones. She really has an incredibly long and fluffy coat of colourful color. Creamy color, often white with spots on the hair protrusions. Colorpoint in this breed can be expressed in a huge number of shades of spots, which depends on the presence of literally one gene of the animal. There is an orange gene that leads to red spots on the coat (red-point), there are variations of the gene that lead to blue, pink, purple. The Himalayan breed of cats has preserved much in common with its ancestor "Persian".
It has a stocky body, with short legs. Obviously, it is a purely decorative creature, unable to survive on the street. Beautiful bright color of wool, combined with its deviousness, which increases the volume of the animal almost twice, along with the charming blue eyes - all this is fascinating! A part of the Himalayan cats has a doll face, and a part is more aggressive. This is called the intensity of the foot. It should be noted that the muzzle must have a dark mask. Also, all the outstanding places should be distinguished by pigmentation: legs, ears, tail. Ultra-professional breeders manage to achieve the appearance of several shades of spots in the litter of Himalayan cats, using animals with turtle color in two colors (tortie-point and bluecream-point).
The Himalayan move quite gracefully. Their stocking, combined with a long flexible body, wide, but small in relation to the appearance of the skeleton and the speed of movement gives a unique elegance and uniqueness of their actions, difficult to combine with seeming because of the volume of wool bulky body. This contradiction between the seeming and the obvious makes this cat unique.
The cat is small in its "basic" size. She has short, wide legs, a large, quite wide head, an incredibly luxurious fluffy but short tail. The strong skeleton, combined with not very strong muscles and low obesity makes it not very heavy.
The eyes of the Himalayan cat are large, convex and round. They are widely planted on a wide, voluminous head. She has a large round face with a spot, round, powerful cheeks and small, wide ears on the sides of her head. Ears are inclined forward and slightly rounded at the ends. Strong jaws, wide chin. The nose is nosy and wide as a patch. The head is based on a thick strong neck. Below is a strong chest, which turns into a three-dimensional waist.
These cats come from a mixture of Persians and Siamese. In short, the prehistory of these beautiful animals is as follows. At first, this breed was recognized in Europe, under the name of colorpoint, in 1955, a couple of years later, this breed called Himalayan-Persian was recognized in America. In 1984, this unusual cat CFA declared the Himalayan cat a subspecies of Persian.
Himalayan cats are more attractive than Persian cats and more phlegmatic and calm than Siamese cats. These cats like to play a little, but not to play too much. In general, they prefer a quiet, measured life. They like to get close to the owner, to murmur, to sniff around, to sniff out. They love quiet, non-hazardous games. Love and get along well with children. Quiet quiet love and kind family, that's what these fluffy pets like.
This breed of cat requires regular hair care, daily brushing. It is necessary to accustom the animal to frequent washing. If you do this from the time when they were still kittens, it will not be a problem. So don't waste time, and don't take kittens of this kind at the age of a few months. There is a danger of unlearning, which will be difficult to correct. Cats are quite immune and rarely get sick. They like to be in spacious, well-ventilated rooms.