Siamese cats: features and character

Siamese cat breed has a non-standard color. Dark paws, a tail and a muzzle with surprisingly blue eyes and black ears stand out against the light background of the body. In Thailand, beauties with a royal bearing were called "moon diamonds." Are cats of this breed really evil and vindictive, as they are said to be - let's try to figure it out.

Homeland Siamese cats was the ancient Siam (modern Thailand), where they were considered sacred animals. This breed contained only royal persons, whose children could not play with their peers. Siamese cats were companions and playmates for them.

These animals were forbidden to be taken out of the country on pain of the death penalty, therefore they were not known in the world until the XIX century. In the 70s of the XIX century, the ruler of Siam presented a couple of animals to the English royal family.

Already in 1872, the first representatives of this breed participated in exhibitions. A little later, in 1892, standards were drawn up for them, which allowed a break in the tip of the tail, a rounded head and a slight squint. In 1902, the standards were changed, the usual features of the breed were now considered vices.

Siamese cats came to Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. The ruler of Siam presented several kittens to Nicholas II. Animals of modern standards (with a wedge-shaped head) were brought to the USSR in the 80s of the last century.

Today the breed of Siamese cats is widely spread in our country, but it is often confused with the Thai population. Representatives of both groups have a characteristic color: a dark face and extremities on a light body, but at the same time they look completely different. To make the differences clearer, we first consider what the real Siamese look like.

Externally, the cat looks elegant and graceful. She has a sophisticated wedge-shaped head with black pointed ears. Deep blue almond-shaped eyes look serious and meaningful. The torso seems graceful and fragile, but in fact has strong muscles. The limbs are refined, the front paws are shorter than the hind ones. The tail is thin as a whip. Weight is balanced, girls weigh 4-5 kg, boys 5-6 kg.

On the face of the cat there is a black mask, the same color on the legs and tail.

Kittens are born completely white. Black wool grows at them later, therefore in places where it should appear, the gentle pink peel is shown through.

The hair of an adult Siamese cat is short, silky, has a different shade: almost white, beige, brown, golden, smoky.

Siamese from the Thai breed is easy to distinguish, it is worth only take a closer look:

• the Siamese have a wedge-shaped head with large ears, the Thais have a round, ears of normal size;
• Thais' eyes are round, and Siamese - almond-shaped;
• Siamese limbs are long and thin, which cannot be said about the Thais, who, in general, are mundane, far from grace;
• the Thais have a normal-sized short-haired tail, while the Siamese have a thin and long tail.

Having studied a lot of reviews about Siamese cats, you understand that people have an ambiguous attitude towards them, even diametrically opposite, that is, you will not find more contradictory reviews in the description of any other breed of animals.This is due to the complex (in a good sense of the word) character of Siamese cats. They are very smart, energetic, unpredictable. Animals can fully accept the way of life of people and repeat it, considering all family members to be big cats or identify themselves with a person.. You can talk with animals and expect understanding. Each of them has a distinctive, multifaceted, formed character, with its own habits and peculiarities. With the Siamese is always interesting and fun, as with full-fledged family members. They are very devoted, they do not get used to the house, like all cats, but to the owner, like dogs. The family in which Siamese live is very important to them.

Reading reviews describing Siamese cats as jealous, evil, vengeful, wayward creatures, you notice that they were written not by the owners of the cats, but by the friends of the owners, guests of families with Siamese cats or simply by rumors. That is, people who watched him not from the inside, but from the side. Guests in the family where the Siamese cat lives, can not feel the usual feline location. They are alarmed by the intelligent, serious look of animals. They are frightened by a cat that has hidden, hid, and then, from some unknown place, jumped out and rushed under its feet. Such a pet trick seems terrible to them, but only the owners know that the cat is simply playing hide and seek. And with the guests, it is more interesting to do it, because they still do not know its secret places.

A cat can be the perfect friend for maturing children, teenagers, or those who can spend a lot of time on it. In families with young children, the center of attention is always children, and the Siamese cat itself prefers to be this “center”. Teenagers enjoy playing outdoor games with Siamese on an equal footing, thereby developing them. The inventive mind of cats often helps them in games to emerge victorious. It will hide so that you will not find it, and then suddenly jump out of hiding, then it will grab the toy first and run away, offering to run after it. He likes to jump up to the host's high hand. But she is also capable of deceiving, looking at the raised right hand and with all her appearance, gaining acceleration, suddenly grabbing the left, which just weighs along the body and is closer to it.

Siamese living in a loving family, and not seeing other animals, completely repeat the way of life of people. They like to sleep not curled up in a ball, and in the pose of the owner - a head on a pillow, the body is covered with a blanket. If the family is having lunch, a chair should be placed for the cat. She will not crawl on a plate or beg for food, but she will tactfully sit with everyone. Coming from work or school, the animal must pay attention. Otherwise, it will tag along, rumbling loudly and “telling” how it waited and missed.

You can not offend Siamese cats, they are smart, sensitive, sensitive, for some time they can withdraw and bleed. Some believe that the cat has a vengeful habits, she is able to break the dishes, tear the curtains to show their displeasure. Aggressive revenge of an animal in the form of night attacks on the owner is a myth. Siamese are very affectionate and loving animals, but they have their own opinion and their character, and just want to be considered.

Opinion about Siamese cats, as evil and vindictive animals, is very primitive, you need to deal with the situation much deeper. Angry cats can be any breed, it depends on two factors: the character obtained at birth and acquired due to improper upbringing. Siamese cats are born with an evil temper no more than any other breed. It is necessary to educate them calmly and respectfully, because, having a good intellect, unlike other cats, they understand that they offended them unfairly.

There is one more reason for the mistaken opinion about the bad character of the breed. A self-respecting breeder, taking care of his image, will not continue the population from evil animals. Unfortunately, in the 90s of the last century, the rejected lots of Siamese cats came to our markets. Despite some difficulties of the characters of foreign animals who arrived, cats with the mind and loyalty of dogs were interesting to people, they were happy to keep them in families. Perhaps the myths about the vindictiveness of animals took shape during this period. The owners of Siamese cats consider them smart, real feline "personalities", with their opinion, which has to be considered, but not angry and aggressive.

Summing up, one can draw conclusions about the advantages and disadvantages of the Siamese breed. It is worth noting that the pros and cons of these animals will depend on their perception by the person. For example, such qualities as activity, curiosity, excessive affection, irritate one and touch the other. But we will attribute them to positive manifestations of character, and those people who are plagued by the energy and love of a pet, in general, should not get animals. So - the advantages:

• good intelligence and irrepressible curiosity;
• "Dog" loyalty, love and care for his master;
• beautiful original appearance;
• ease of care and feeding;
• kittens are priced relatively inexpensively, anyone can afford to buy a pet;
• breed of centenarians - live 15-20 years;
• belong to the healthy mind of cats with good immunity;
• cleanly;
• talkative, funny change the tone from the gentle timbre in his voice to loud and demanding.

The disadvantages of Siamese include the following:

• love to be the center of attention, and such competitors as small children and other pets, they do not need;
• the character is complex, but interesting, will not be bored.

For those who are not looking for easy ways and do not mind to get a true devotee friend, it is the Siamese breed that is suitable.

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