Description of the breeds of chocolate cats and their content

For many people, brown and all its shades are a symbol of calm and comfort, as well as warmth. This color has coffee, chocolate, autumn leaves, hot tea. Few people will not feel the aroma and taste of the words: a cup of coffee and chocolate cake. Few people will not be delighted with this combination. And what other pet would be so identified with coziness and comfort, if not a cat. And there are such cats, and various breeds. They are very beautiful, some of them are smooth-haired, and some look like a fluffy chocolate.

An interesting fact is that genetically chocolate color belongs to the black group. It determines its recessive gene, therefore, to bring such a color is not as easy as the dominant color.

There is a special calculator that allows you to determine the likelihood of a chocolate kitten in the litter. To do this, you need to know not only the color of the parents, but also their genotype. In accordance with the law of Mendel, you can calculate the percentage probability that it is from these parents that you can get a dark brown kitten.

Competent breeders are well aware of the set of genes of their cats, which allows them to achieve unusual colors in cat cubs. Despite the fact that there are not so many genes that are directly responsible for the color of the animal, there are a huge number of combinations. In the formation of the color of each kitten is involved in two genes - from the mother-cat and father. It is their combination that gives interesting and unusual colors of animals.

Fully chocolate is a York cat. It was withdrawn in the USA in a rather interesting way. An ordinary cat lover chose kittens of this color for a long time from Persian and Siamese representatives. So this breed appeared, which was officially recognized in 1983. They are energetic, friendly cats, having uniformly colored wool of brown and lilac colors. No stains, streaks, tags are allowed.

Consider the relatively inexpensive breed of cats, which also happens to be "chocolate" color.

Abyssinian cats are mean-haired, short-haired animals. The color of the Abyssinians is dark brown, approaching black. A strip with a red-brown shade passes through the ridge line. The overall color varies from copper-red to red-brown. Ticking can be double, even triple, which means that each hair has two or three shades. As for the brown scale of the Abyssinians, it includes a wild, bay and beige color.

Havana cats got their name in honor of the corresponding shade of Havana cigars. And all because the color of the very first representatives of the breed was tobacco, dark brown. Havana cats are short-haired, uniform color. Initially, the breed was called “the bay brown”, because there were doubts about the truth of its British origin, but now they have disappeared. The breed is again called Havana, which suits her much more.

Chocolate Persian cats have excellent build, wide chest.. Their trunk bodies are sturdy. The head is proportional to the body. The nose is slightly flattened, as in Persian cats of all colors, the coat is long and soft. The brown color range includes all shades, but other colors are excluded in this situation. The undercoat can be colored gray, have a rainbow of play. The beauty of the cat is enhanced by the eyes, which can be orange (amber) or emerald green.

Chocolate exotics (in professional language are called “power point”) is a breed of American origin. Chocolate color can be both uniform and "marbled". Shades of brown range in range from coffee to tree bark tones. Exotic short-haired, attractive due to the interesting, original face and round big eyes. Their charm enhances the lush tail. The constitution is average.

Burmese cats - strong and muscular. The breed originated in Burma, the year of breeding 1934. For short, they are called "Burmese". Have yellow eyes, brown coat color, that is, dark brown.

Devon Rexes are alien cats. Big-eared, narrow-pitched, with almond-shaped eyes. Devon Rex have a slender body. The appearance of these cats is as unusual as it is possible in principle. In addition to the original proportions of the body, they also have curly wool. Breeding a breed is not easy, since the principle of back-crossing acts in this situation, otherwise the sign of curliness disappears.

British chocolate-colored cats with blue eyes are unusually beautiful. They are plush in appearance and feel, and due to the color of their fur they look like little cubs. The British are short-haired, but their coat is unusually thick. Chocolate British cats have an average body composition. Color "chocolate" on the British is very deep, rich, evenly distributed. Sometimes it may have a brown tint. The uniformity of color is achieved for a long time - from one year to one and a half years. Chocolate British cat looks very "pedigree."

Scottish Fold cats can have all shades of brown. Not necessarily uniform, it can be tiger, marble, ticked, or spotted, and also a tabby color. Scottish cats tolerate white spots. Such cats are called harlequins or bicolors. Harlequins are dominated by white color, but there are large patches of chocolate color on the body and legs. In bicolors, on the contrary, brown predominates, small patches of white are present on the paws or chest.

The breed has an extraordinary shape of the ears - they hang over your head, directly adjacent to it. The character of the Scots is meek and kind. The wool is mostly short, but on the tail it is rather fluffy.

Choosing a chocolate cat should be very careful. It is necessary to acquire kittens exclusively in proven nurseries, breeders who have an excellent reputation. Especially carefully you need to choose kittens, whose color is not pure chocolate, but bicolor or spotted. Perhaps they have no "chocolate" gene, that is, the offspring will not have the corresponding color. It is necessary to look at the parents of the kitten: both of them should have the color "chocolate", only then it will be clear that this kitten has a gene.

For the American kitten registration system, full confidence in the breeder is characteristic. Therefore, if a cat breeder indicates “chocolate” in the color of a cat, it will be registered in this way.

In addition, you need to consider that the prices of chocolate-colored kittens do not depend on their breed.For example, a British show kitten costs between $ 400 and $ 1,000. The cost of a Scottish Fold kitten ranges from 3 to 25 thousand rubles. Abyssinians will cost you from 10 to 25 thousand rubles, depending on the class of the animal. Devon Rex show class costs about 30,000 rubles, Breed class - cheaper. Persian kittens are more budget, their price varies from 3 to 10 thousand, but the Burmese breed is not so cheap - one kitten costs from 15 to 20 thousand rubles.

Caring for a cat that has a chocolate color, you need the same way as for her congener of any other color. In this situation, more attention should be paid to the cat breed, but not the color.

Persian cats must be cared for as the breed requires - carefully and often combed out, to ensure that the face, teeth and ears are clean. For the Persians, a Pukhoderka is needed, as this is a very fluffy breed.

If the cat loves to walk, she needs to at least wash her paws after walking, and if her hair is long, then she needs to bathe. Therefore, take care that the pet has learned to water and not be afraid of it - the owner's business.

A representative of any breed every 6 months must be taken for a routine examination to the vet. Of course, vaccinations, anti-parasitic measures should be carried out on schedule.

If your pet is inactive, take care of proper, balanced nutrition. The same applies to castrated males - in order to avoid obesity, the cat must be properly fed. In general, feeding should be done in strict accordance with the recommendations for breeds.

There are few cats that love long to be alone. Most of them need a society, or at least in the presence of the owner. Leaving them alone for a long time, the owner risks at least returning to the disorder, and at most - the cat will “punish” him by arranging a real tarara to his return. After all, we should not forget that most cats are very capricious, even the obstinate, know how to be offended and take revenge. You should not offend your pet, since you brought him.

You can take a closer look at chocolate fold kittens in the next video.