Complete Facts About Persian Chinchilla Cats

December 7, 2009 by Cynthia Turner
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Persian cats have always been regarded as rather regal and grand cats. Pedigree Persian cats are large in body structure and have sturdy legs and punched faces with stocky bodies. These cats seem to be a magnet for warmth for those fond of cats and sometimes even for those who are not.

The breed of Persian cats is divided into further families where a few of their characteristics tend to vary. 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.

The Chinchilla Cat Club was started in’08 when these cats were being exported to USA. When you have a Chinchilla breed on your hand and you have to be sure that it is a Persian Chinchilla cat, only way to do is to inspect the color of their coat as that is the place where you will find the difference. The colors of the hair can actually vary. For example a pedigree Persian cat of black color would have only 1/7 of its hair as black.

The Chinchilla cats look as if they have a gleaming silver coat because they have an under coat which is pure white with black tips on the hair of the head, back, tail and flank. These cats also have white hair on their chin, chest, stomach and ear tuffs but the legs are occasionally dotted with black tips.

A most attractive feature that you will see in these cats are their black rimmed eyes which tend to give an expression of having eye makeup on them. You will also find that their nose and lips are outlined in black.

Then there is the Silver Shaded, which has more of a variety in the tips of its colored coat. The colors can fascinatingly range from lilac and blue to chocolate. This makes the Silver Shading have more shadows in its coat as compared to the Chinchilla. You can imagine the wonderful shadowy effect the coat would give off.

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.

All these cats are known for their beautiful dark rimmed eyes, nose and mouth, except for the Golden shaded whose eyes and nose is outlined in brown instead of black. The eye color of these cats is mainly supposed to be green or blue-green. This recognized characteristic in all Chinchilla, Golden Shaded, Silver Shaded and Cameo Persian cats helps to distinguish the pedigree because a pure-bred cats eye color will be either green or blue-green.

Blue Persian Cats are one of the most sought after varieties of Persian cats. For furtherChinchilla Persian Cat info follow the links herein.