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The origin of the siamese and the oriental


The oriental is at the origin of the breed. The siamese is an oriental with a colorpoint dress.

One finds the origins of the siamese at the library of Bangkok where is preserved an ancient document "Poems of the cat", found among the vestiges of Ayuthia (ancient capital of Siam), and containing illustrations due to the painters of the court, representing cats with the dress colorpoint.

The first siameses arrived to Europe in 1871 and were presented at the feline exposition of London where they were not appreciated at all of the public.

In 1884, an English consul general offered to his sister a couple of siameses. They had success when they were exposed thus inaugurating the rise of the race. This one was recognized under the name of siamese and it is in the Twenties that was born the first club intended to ensure the diffusion and the safeguard of it.

The association decided that the siameses were formally to have the blue eyes and discouraged the breeding of subjects with green eyes. The oriental has thus the barred road and this race then called
foreign had to wait many years before being recognized and being appreciated.
Ultimate Blue Girl des Petites Bavardes (oriental blue spotted tabby)


Arhantin Romanesca (siamese chocolate point)

Arhantin Onnimanni (siamese lilac point) et Romanesca (chocolate point)

Timia Mossi des Petites Bavardes (oriental havana)

Vanina des Petites Bavardes (oriental havana)

Tabata des Petites Bavardes (Siamese seal point)

Character of the siamese and the oriental



Towards their owner, they are affectionate, tender, coaxing, faithful and devoted.
At home, they are player, curious, sharp, energetic, mischievous and merry.

Their behaviour : clever, proud, home-loving, sociable with its congenerics, easy to be drawn up, chatterer and cuddle.


Authorized Matings



The siamese can be mated to the oriental, the balinese, the mandarin, the burmese, the tonkinese and the tiffany.

The oriental can be mated to the siamese, the balinese and the mandarin.

The standard of the siamese and the oriental


  • The general aspect : It is a cat hurled with fine and elegant lines, with the light structure but with a powerful musculature.



  • Eyes : Blue for the siamese, green for the oriental. Only the foreign white oriental can have blue, green eyes or wall-eyed.



  • Dresses : The siamese is characterized by a very clear dress while the points are sett off with shades darker. Among the 168 recognized colors, the seal point, the blue point, the chocolate point and the lilac point are the four traditional colors.

    • The oriental has up to 339 varieties of different dresses: uni-colored, bi-colored, three-colored, tabby (dresses marbled or with drawing), smoke (white undercoat, hair pigmented of one of the basic colors), and tortie (exclusively for the females, basic color with orange).


  • The head : Triangular and lengthened.



  • Ears : Very large and broad at the base, they prolong the triangle of the head.



  • Profile : right.



  • The body : Of average size, it is long, tubular, firm, athletic and its frame is fine.



  • The tail : Long and fine, in harmony with the body.



  • The fur : Short and tightened, its texture is fine and silky.

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