Abyssin

Color standard:

Hare (black or brown bands on an apricot base), Blue (blue band on a beige base), Sorrel, Fawn, Red, Chocolate, Lilac and Beige tan.

Personality

Balanced, active, lively, playful but also calm cat. He is very sociable with his peers and the dogs he has been used to. He adapts very well so traveling is not a particular problem for him. Very affectionate, extremely sensitive, he loves caresses and can be a bit of a “glue pot”. He is talkative, but his meow is soft. Robust, sporty, agile, loving water, hunter, he needs a lot of space.

Origin and history

The Turkish Angora is an ancient and pure breed. In the 17th century, the Italian explorer Pietro Della Valle brought back some subjects to his country. Since it had an immaculate and vaporous coat, it represented a “royal” gift and was appreciated by all the European aristocracy and in particular the court of Louis XV. In the 18th century, to distinguish it from the domestic cat and the Chartreux, Linnaeus named it Cattus angorensis and Buffon described the “all-white and long-haired Angora cat”. In the 19th century, it almost disappeared, victim of the overwhelming success of the Persian. The breed was on the verge of extinction after the Second World War. Breeders in Europe and the United States imported Angoras from Turkey, where the breed is currently protected. The CFA registered the first subjects in 1970 and recognized the breed in 1973. The FIFe did the same in 1988.