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Our
gouls How do we think in our breeding work
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Below I will try to explain how we think in our breeding and how we choose our breeder. |
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Foremost
we see the cats as our family members. One should remember that breeding
and display is something that you do not use your favorit for their whole
life but just for a short period. It
is seldom that the best display cats are the best breeders ore give us the
best kittens.
Siamese
is social and demands love and attention. If you have too many cats you
will not have the time to fulfill their needs and the risk for illness
will become higher if you have more than six cats. A
large female often has a larger pelvis than a small female and it is
easier for the large female to feed its kittens. A
large female is often not as sensitive as a small one. The cat also has
to be generous, playful and affectionate.
We would like to visit the kittens and also look at the parents to be able
to make an opinion how the little kitten is and to assess their
temperament, if the parents are nice then their kittens will be nice. When
we choose a tomcat there are a few things we look at. He should be calm
and have a family history where the father, granfather and so on
has been calm cats with not so much "unwhanted"
malebehavior. We
have seen to many uncastrated tomcats that get crazy on displays. We have
even seen cats that have bitten their owners from nervousness and
excitement over all female scents and scents from rivals, these cats will
often kiss indoors, make allot of sound and defend its preserve all day
long. The fact that we put a lot of effort into choosing a breeder we have
not had these problems.Instead we have the worlds most wonderful tomcat.
To
have one or more cats like this in our family is happiness for us, give us
allot and is good for our sole. How do we think that a Siamese should look like.
High-legged,
elegant with a long tail. The head should have a harmonious triangle, with
a distinct rounded top and the ears should be wide apart. The ears should
have a proper size that fit with the rest of the body. The cat should not
just be a pair of big ears with a long head, which we think that a lot of
the cats on display have.
A
nice roman profile is what we think is the best but also a straight
profile can be nice. The eyes should be deep blue almond-eyed. We do not
like the eyes to be too deep because this often gives us problems.
The
fur should be short, tight to the body and have a light body color. Distinct contrast
between body color and maskcolour
These
are the features that we think a perfect Siamese should have and that is
also what is mentioned in the race-standard. The sad thing is that this is
not what seems to be the standard at all displays today. You can
participate with a perfect cat and be beaten by a none perfect cat that
has a long head and batears. Things like colors and harmony is loosing
meaning. We believe that it's important to protect the special features and colors that a Siamese has. |
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Monica & Conny Lindgren S*Viska's siamesuppfödning. |