The Colourpoint Shorthair has the Siamese personality and body type, and appears in red point, cream point, lynx (tabby) point, and tortie point colours.
Like the Siamese, the Colourpoint Shorthair is a highly interactive, talkative breed. They are devoted, playful, fun-loving cats who thrive on company. For this reason, it’s best to keep them with cats of their own activity level or in busy households where they are not left alone for long periods of time.
The Colourpoint Shorthair was recognised in CFA in 1964 to distinguish it from the traditional colours of seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac (solid) point.
Description
Colourpoint Shorthair is the name the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA), a United States breed association, uses to refer to pointed cats of Siamese ancestry and type in colors other than the four “traditional” Siamese colours (seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac point). This name is also given to cats of Siamese ancestry in the four recognised colours whose eight generation pedigree show ancestors with other colours. In registries of other countries, however, “Colourpoint (or “Colourpoint”Wink is the name given to cats of Persian type and pointed colouring, as in Himalayans.
In the CFA, a Colourpoint Shorthair cat may also be any of the four traditional Siamese colours; however, they may only be shown in the red point (also called flame point in Persian Family) or cream point, or any of the above colours in tabby point (also called lynx point) or tortoiseshell point.
In all registries except CFA, the Colourpoint Shorthair is not considered a separate breed but is included in the Siamese breed.
Temperament
The Colourpoint Shorthair (a.k.a. Siamese) is a highly intelligent, playful, and people-friendly breed. They are extremely affectionate and outgoing and enjoy lounging around and playing with people, causing them to also be described as “extroverts”. They can also be very sensitive with nervous temperaments, which do not adapt well to changes of environment or to strangers. Like Siamese, they can be extremely vocal and attention-demanding, feeling a need for human companionship.
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