Characteristics Of Pure Bred Chinchilla Persian Cats

By Cynthia Turner

When you see a cat which is majestic and extraordinary looking you should know that you are looking at a pedigree Persian cat. These cats have well-built 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 Persian breed of cats is again categorize on the basis of some of their characteristics. When you check them closely you will find that there are subtle differences in the color of their body hair. There are some outstandingly different features which make the Chinchilla breed stand out.

In'08 with the Chinchilla Cat Club established, the cats started being exported to the United States. To actually know and value a Chinchilla Persian cat you have to make sure its a pure-bred cat, and to differentiate 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.

To describe a chinchilla cat you will always find that they have an undercoat of absolutely white hair and the hair on head, tail back and flanks is black on the tips due to which they seem as if they have a silver coat. These cats have pure white ear tuffs, chin, chest and stomach whereas their legs have a sprinkling of black.

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

The coats of Silver Shaded cats have different color hair tips which give them a shadowy effect. You will see several attractive colors from blue to lilac to chocolate. When you consider both Silver Shaded and Chinchilla the former has more 'shadowy' coat. The coats have a wonderful mixture of colors giving it more shades than you can imagine.

Some cats have a multiple colored under coat which has marvelous result as far as their coat is concerned and are called Golden Shaded which look absolutely stunning to the eye. Another fantastic breed is the Cameo Persian cat which has got some 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 breed 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. Whereas the Golden Shaded would have brown rims around their eyes and nose the rest of them have beautiful dark color rims around their eyes and nose. - 29895

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