Breeds of cats: ocicat

The Ocicat breed appeared in the last century in the USA. In 1964, Virginia Dale was engaged inbreeding Siamese cats. She wanted to receive tabby-colored animals, for which she crossed Siamese cats with Abyssinian-Siamese crossbreeds. It was as a result of these crosses that a kitten with a cream color and golden spots appeared. His color resembled a wild cat ocelot. Hence the name of the Ocicat breed appeared.

That kitten did not become the ancestor of the breed, but only its first representative. Later, Virginia Dale developed a programselection work on the removal of ocicetes. To obtain an ocicat, three main breeds of cats were crossed: the Abyssinian, the American short-haired and the Siamese. In the future, breeders continued to cross otseyketov with Abyssinians in order to reduce the degree of closely related breeding and improve the genotype of the animal. Only in 1986, the breed of cats Ocicat was officially registered in the United States. Since the Ocicat is very similar to the Egyptian Mau, it was not recognized for a long time in other countries as a separate breed.

It is said that the modern ocicat is very similar to the ancestor of all domestic cats - Indian desert cat. Perhaps, it is this spotted color that makes the ocicat popular among cat lovers. In addition, these cats are distinguished by their intelligence and beautiful character.

Ocicat fine with other pets. Ocicets coexist not only with the cats of othersbreeds, but also dogs, parrots and even turtles. Ocicet does not like loneliness, so it suffers very much if nobody pays attention to it. From the Siamese ancestors, the ocicat remained "talkative". With this meow, this cat constantly tries to express its wishes or discontent on this or that occasion. Also, the Ocicat differs in its affection and love for people. For the owner the cat can constantly walk from room to room, just to see what he does there.

Ocicet is not afraid of people, and when guests are at home, they will not hide, but will remain in sight. After all, he likes people's attention so much! But do not think that the ocicette will go to anybody's hands. This cat will sit only on his master's lap.

Ocicates are often compared to a dog. This is due to the fact that this cat is very smart,easy to learn and learns different tricks. Also the ocicette can bring different things to the owner in the teeth. And they also resort when their names are called. Just like dogs.

Ocicat kittens are very playful and mobile. Although they are kind, but they can manifest themselvesproprietary instinct about their toys. It is very important that the kittens are accustomed to the human touch from an early age. Already at this age, the kittens of the ocicle should get used to the fact that they are taken in their arms. Thus, the kittens will grow into friendly and sociable cats.

Adult Ocicat - very playful and moving animal. Therefore, it is desirable for himA special cat tree on which he could climb. An adult cat can be let out into the garden. She will not go far from home and will explore the nearby territory.

Ocicat is a healthy cat that does not have genetic diseases. It is very easy to care for the wool of an ocicle: a cat can be combed once a week. And to make the wool glisten, the ocicle is patted with a suede cloth.

Ocicates are only short-haired. There are such kinds of color: tabby, smoke and solid. Also sometimes mention colorpoint. But this color is very rare. In color ocicets the colorpoint is blue eyes. For all other colors, green or yellow eyes are considered standard, but not blue. The color of the color of the ocicle wool impresses with its variety. Recognized colors: black, chocolate, cinnamon, blue, purple and faun. The most common is chocolate color.

Cat okitset great for people who are very often at home. This cat will become your favorite and will please everyone with his presence in the house.