I have been asked to post more pics of my cats so I thought it might be a good idea to show people what lovely cats Orientals are with so many different colours and patterns.
First here is a pic of my old lady Abs just before her 17th birthday. She is Havana, a chocolate colour.
The Oriental colours that have been my obsession for the last 25+ years are cinnamon and fawn.
First here is a pic of a cinnamon, my Bess as a kitten View attachment 268597View attachment 268598
They are all beautiful, but I'm especially in love with Wibbi, what a stunning colour. We were thinking about getting an oriental about a month back, as we researched the breed and fell in love. We were going to contact someone in Scotland but it was all put on hold as we thought we were taking in a wee black moggie, but we managed to get the wee fella a forever home. So we are back to seriously considering an Oriental. It's just we want to do it right and get from a reputable breeder in Scotland.
I have bred tabbies in the past because my first cinnamon carrier was a spotty. Is Daisi Mai a ticked? I have bred spotties and classics but no ticked. She is lovely.
This is a pic of my first titled cat, Rondo, brown spotty. When his owners asked if they could show him I was horrified because he was not exactly a stunning kitten but as you can see from this ancient scanned pic, he grew up to be quite good looking! (Apologies to those who have seen this one before.)
I know Missy is a moggy, she is perfect just the way she is and I have no interest in finding out her parentage even if I could, but I can see some Oriental in her from certain angles. Well, definitely more Oriental than Maine Coon
I sometimes wonder if the three who are 'different' (lilac, Havana and black) know they are not the same as my three cinnamons, my old cinnamon Siamese, three fawns plus my youngest who is a fawn tortie. I am trying to find a good pic of her which does not show her eyes since we used to call her 'the girl with the golden eyes.' I have gradually got used to the fact they are not green.
Loving this thread. It's got me dreaming about additions to my fantasy cat wish list!
They're all truly stunning. Though something about @QOTN 's beautiful senior Havana lady Abs is especially appealing to me. A very fine dignified looking lady. Fabulous!!
I love this thread! Thank you @QOTN for being persuaded I don't think I would ever get any work done if they lived with me they are all so, so lovely.
Look at the shine on Max's coat, he looks amazing @OrientalSlave
I am hoping to take some more pics of my current tribe and then find some of different colours and patterns from my cats long gone. I have never had silvers of any description so if somebody else has any it would be lovely to see those too.
Those pictures have reminded me of a little ornament I have of a black Egyptian cat and I can't find it anywhere but now and again I have a good look for it no doubt one day it will turn up when I'm not expecting it
That last pic of Novi shows real attitude. She is lovely. Blues were my first love. I tried to find a blue girl as my foundation queen but in the end settled for a blue tortie. I am busy looking out ancient snaps of my efforts to breed blues from her but I am afraid they may not scan very well.
My hunt for reasonable pics of blues, selfs and patterned, is ongoing but, in the process, I found this pic posted mainly for Oriental Slave. This is Mewzishun Siavana the Havana on the umpteenth generation of your girls' pedigree! Sadly, when I went to visit her , she was kept outside.
I bought my foundation queen in 1988 with the intention of breeding blues among other dilute colours. Best laid plans......... There were so few studs able to produce dilutes at that time, I bred blue tabbies and torties but no self blue until 1995 when Oz popped up in one litter and Bluthna was born in 1997. These snaps have not scanned well but here is Oz as a funny worried little kitten, then all grown up and then Bluthna. I have no pic of her as an adult.
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