Friends who like cats know that there is a big difference between cat breeds and dog breeds. Compared with dogs, cats have more similar appearance characteristics. Many novices tend to make mistakes when buying cats. Here are The editor summarizes some basic common sense when buying Siamese cats.

Siamese cat

1. Morphological characteristics

Head: In the shape of an equilateral triangle. The entire face develops in a straight line from the nose to the ears, showing a V shape. Therefore, the entire face develops very evenly, and the bones at the bottom of the cheeks are smooth, so the uniform color can be clearly seen at the bottom of the beard.

Ears: Large and sensitive. The ears are broad at the base and have a key color. The ends of the ears are pointed.

Foot soles: small and oval-shaped, with five toes on each forelimb and four toes on the hind limbs.

Tail: long and pointed, with a point color at the end.

Coat: short, fine, and shiny.

Teeth: The teeth have a scissor bite.

Eyes: Medium-sized, almond-shaped, with upward-facing eyes. The color is dark blue or light green. The extension line from the inner corner of the eye to the tip of the eye forms a V shape with the tip of the ear. Eyes slightly convex.

Nose: The nasal tube is long and straight, extending to the forehead. The bridge of the nose is high and straight, forming an equilateral triangle from the tip of the nose to the tip of the ear.

Limbs: Long and slender, the hind limbs are higher than the forelimbs, and the front of the limbs is slightly egg-shaped. Moreover, the limbs, body and neck are evenly matched and slender.

Body shape: Medium build, slender and slender. The bones are slender and the muscles are strong. The neck is long, the body is long, and the tail is slender. It is cylindrical from shoulder to hip. The abdomen is compact but not drawn in. Hips are muscular and shoulder-width apart. The limbs are slender and well-coordinated.

Coat color: The body hair is a uniform solid color, but seal-colored spots are allowed. There is a small amount of shading color on the blue spots. The body coat color should contrast clearly with the spot color. The spots on all characteristic parts (nose, limbs, ears, tail) are of the same color, and there should be no mixing of coat color and white in the spots. The spot colors of the characteristic part should be one of the following four colors:

Seal-colored spots: The body is beige. The face, ears, lower legs, feet, and back are all seal color.

Blue spots: The body is beige. The face, ears, feet and tail are blue-gray.

Chocolate spots: The body is ivory, and the face, ears, legs, feet, and tail are chocolate.

Lilac spots (lilac spots): The body is white and pinkish gray. The face, ears, legs and tail are lavender.