Tips To Know A Pure Chinchilla From Other Persian Cats

By Cynthia Turner

When you see a cat which is majestic and impressive looking you should know that you are looking at a full-blooded Persian cat. These cats have muscular bodies and strong legs with a face which looks punched. They thrive on attention from you if you are a cat lover and also from people who do not like cats.

The breed of Persian cats is separated into further families where a some of their characteristics tend to differ. Mainly the difference is in the color of their coats and a closer examination reveals further details in which they tend to differ. The Chinchilla breed in particular has some very strikingly different characteristics that make it special.

In'08 with the Chinchilla Cat Club established, the cats started being exported to the United States. To really know and appreciate a Chinchilla Persian cat you have to make sure its a pure-bred cat, and to distinguish whether it surely is a Chinchilla Persian cat or not is to observe the color of its coat since that is the basis on which Persian cats are categorized. The extent of colored hair can vary. For instance a Persian with a black coat, the color would be on only about 1/7th of the hair.

In general a Chinchilla Persian cat has an undercoat of pure white and the fur on the back, head, tail and flanks is tipped black that gives off a characteristic of a shining silver coat. The legs of these cats can sometimes be slightly speckled with black tips whereas the chin, ear tuffs, chest and stomach are always pure white.

Theses cats get a glamorous look with their dark rimmed eyes which seem as if they are wearing eye makeup. The nose and lips also have black outlines.

The tips of the cats coat are not always black as it is evident from Silver Shaded cats. You can see incredible variety of colors ranging from blue to lilac to chocolate. The Silver Shaded has more shadowing in their coats when you compare them to Chinchilla. It is a pleasure to imagine the wonderful outcome of these colors on the coat.

There are some cats which have variety of colors in their underlying coat which is completely wonderful and a treat for the eyes and they are appropriately called Golden Shaded. Also there is a breed called Cameo Persian with few red tips on their coat.

The eyes are what the Chinchillas are distinguished with. All the Chinchillas, Golden shaded, Silver shaded and Cameo Persian cats of pure variety will have eyes which are either green or blue green. There is a slight difference between the Golden Shaded and the rest of them as far as their rim colors are concerned. While the Golden Shaded would have brown rims surrounding their eyes and nose the rest of them have beautiful dark color rims around their eyes and nose. - 31851

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