I am a happy loving playful 10 week old Torte Point Female kitten looking for my new home.We are looking to have available Persian and Himalayan Kittens in different colors. Our variety is well sought after due to the variation in colors and the personalities of the cats. Of the 700+ cats that our rescue places per year, a great majority are Himalayans. These cats are known for their sweet nature and charming personalities. It is extremely important that people considering this breed understand the responsibilities that come along with a Himalayan; these cats are high maintenance. Himalayans are known for their full, beautiful coats and round, flat faces. This breed is unfit to live outdoors due to physical makeup. The flatter face requires much care and attention – daily cleanings of the eyes and tear ducts is necessary to reduce risk of infection. Their coats range from silky and fairly easy to extremely full, cottony and difficult. Many people skirt around the grooming issues by keeping their cats in short “lion cuts.”

This is a cute, hygienic way of maintaining these cats and many seem much happier (and cooler) this way. This does require regular grooming fees (ranging from $35-$50+ depending on where you live). People who keep the coats full should plan for DAILY combing/brushing to keep the fur clean and mat-free. For more information on grooming, please go to our “Grooming” page. Himalayans can have significant health issues resulting in significant care costs. Because of their shortened faces and poor breeding practices, many have bad teeth which will require regular cleaning and perhaps some extractions. Their ears also need regular cleaning in order to avoid infections. In addition, they are very susceptible to joint issues (slipping kneecaps and early arthritis), heart problems, eye ulcers, and Polycystic Kidney Disease. Nostrils can be too small for the cat to breathe and require laser surgery to open them up. In fact, our rescue provides this surgery on a regular basis. These breeds are best for families and people new to cats because of their laid-back, easy-going personalities, provided, of course, that the new owners are prepared for the care requirements attached to these cats.

See our cats that are Available for Adoption! Himalayan Cats Available on Petfinder Right Now Watch Video About Himalayan Cats Himalayan Cat Personality Himmies, as fanciers call them, are perfect indoor cat companions. They are gentle, calm, and sweet-tempered, but they possess a playful side as well. Like the Siamese, Himalayans love to play fetch, and a scrap of crumpled paper or a kitty toy will entertain them for hours.Cheap Stone Resin BathsHimalayans are devoted and dependent upon their humans for companionship and protection. Patio Furniture Retailers BristolThey crave affection and love to be petted and groomed, which is fortunate, since every Himalayan family will spend part of each day doing just that.French Lace Wedding Dress Melbourne

Like their Persian siblings, they are docile and won't harass you for attention the way some breeds will. More vocal and active than the Persian, they nevertheless are much quieter than the Siamese. Himalayan Cat Breed Traits The current show trend is toward a more extreme facial type. This troubles some fanciers, who feel the extreme face can be harmful to the breed. Reported problems include breathing distress, malocclusions, and birthing difficulties.For those who like a less extreme look, the Traditional Cat Association (TCA) recognizes and promotes the original Himalayan, also called the 'Doll Face Himalayan.' This cat possesses a less extreme facial type. Interested in the history of the Himalayan cat breed? The first deliberate cross between a Siamese and a Persian was made in 1924 by a Swedish geneticist, but it wasn't until 1935 that the first pointed pattern longhair was born. In the early 1930s two Harvard medical employees crossed a Siamese female with a black Persian male, not to create a new breed, but to establish how certain characteristics were inherited.

This mating produced a litter of black, shorthaired kittens. They then bred a black Persian female with a Siamese male. The outcome was the same. This is not surprising, since long hair and the colorpoint pattern are both governed by recessive genes. Both parents have to possess the genes in order for the traits to be expressed in the offspring.By crossing a female from the second litter with a male from the first, they produced Debutante, a cat that possessed the Siamese body type and color pattern and the long hair of the Persian. Debutante looked more like today's Balinese than today's Himalayan. At this point, the Harvard employees, having learned what they wanted to know about genetics, ended their experiment. During the same year, British fanciers formed a breeders' club, hoping to produce a pointed pattern breed with the Persian hair type and conformation. Breeders in America showed interest in the same goal.World War II interfered with the breeding program, both in Europe and in the United States.

Finally, in 1950 American breeder Marguerita Goforth succeeded in creating the long awaited Persian-like colorpoint. The CFA and the ACFA recognized the breed in 1957 under the name Himalayan, named for the color pattern found in other animals, such as the Himalayan rabbit. By 1961 all major U.S. cat associations recognized the Himalayan.While this was going on in the States, British breeders were also working to create the breed. In 1955 the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy recognized the Himalayan under the name Colorpoint Longhair, a name that remains to this day.In 1984 the CFA united the Himalayan and the Persian breeds, reasoning that the body type was the same for both breeds. Also, since the Himalayan requires occasional outcrosses to the Persian to preserve the type, no registration or status problems would occur for the Himalayan/Persian hybrids if they were considered varieties of the same breed. This policy continues today. Himalayans are considered part of the Persian breed and are called Pointed Pattern Persians.