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Thai Breed
- Temperament: Highly intelligent, Friendly, Talkative
- Coat Length: Shorthair
- Height/Weight Range: Medium-to-slightly large sized
Kittens: weigh one pound per month of age or slightly more
Adult females: 7-9 pounds
Adult males: 9-12 pounds - Colors: Thai’s always have blue eyes, a pale body with dark ears, paws and tail. The colors around the ears, paws and tail can vary, but dark black brown, known as “seal point” with a whitish beige body is the most common color.
- Life Expectancy: Thai’s are generally a healthy, natural breed. They are known for living into their late teens to early 20s.
A proud cat with a difficult character.
If you decide to take a Thai cat home, get ready to spend a lot of time with it.
Known for their intelligence, Thais are a communicative and extremely people-oriented breed that thrives on being involved in everything that goes on in their environment. For those who want a close companion, this is your breed.
The Thai is a very active, athletic, inquisitive, and mischievous breed. They are stellar jumpers and will readily learn to open cabinets, drawers, and even doors. Play with them daily using wands and other toys to keep them happy and (somewhat) out of trouble. A cat exercise wheel is recommended and will allow them to entertain themselves while they are alone. Thais love to play with children, but will also happily curl up in your lap or on your shoulder.
Personality
The Thai is a very active, athletic, inquisitive, and mischievous breed.
The Thai characterized by "talkativeness" and a loud, piercing, slightly creaky voice. Not a single event in the house will be left without their close attention and active participation.
Thai cats are very attached to their owners: they joyfully meet them after work, caress and often arrange a cozy nest in the owner's bed. At the same time they are quite jealous.They rarely get along with other domestic animals, with the exception of other Thais.
They adore spending time with their families and thrive on as much love and attention as they can get. They form strong bonds with their families and like being involved in everything that goes on around them. Because they form such strong ties with their owners, they do not like being left on their own for any length of time.
Thai cats hate loneliness, so if you are often not at home, get two Thais, or provide her with entertainment, otherwise you risk returning to find tattered curtains and upholstery, as well as pieces of paper throughout the apartment. Many owners of Thai cats note that video recordings with natural landscapes or playing cats help to calm down.
History
One of the oldest breeds of cats, as confirmed by written source, this breed is one of the pearls of the East.
In the 19th century, British citizens discovered the Wichienmaat, an extraordinary blue-eyed cat with a whitish body and dark points, in Thailand. They found them nowhere else in the world, and decided to import the cats, calling them "Siamese."
The goal of the Western breeders was to improve the natural pointed breed, making it more consistent and more striking in appearance. They soon produced cats with much deeper blue eyes than those in the breed's native country. They also bred for an increasingly stylized head and body.
By the 1950s, some Siamese cats in the show ring had much longer heads, finer boning, and slimmer bodies than those at the turn of the century. Many people loved the improvements in the Siamese, but others preferred the older, more moderate look of the breed.
The Thai began to diverge from the Siamese breed in the 1950s, when breeders around the world chose to breed Siamese of the moderate, early 20th century type.
In the 1980s, the first breed clubs dedicated to the old-style Siamese appeared in Europe and North America. In 1990, in Europe, the World Cat Federation granted the breed championship status and changed the name to Thai to differentiate the old type of Siamese from the new show-style Siamese. In 2001, breeders began importing indigenous pointed cats from Thailand to preserve a healthy gene pool for the Thai breed and to preserve the genes of Southeast Asia's native race of cats while they are still distinct from Western cats.
More than a century had passed when the Thai cat breed had established itself as the most popular domestic cat.
They left an indelible mark on the cat world.
A lot of breeds were created on the basis of, or with the help of this breed. These are the Burmese, the Ocicat, the Balinese, and some others.
And as often happens with popular breeds, lovers of the breed try to redo its appearance, which happened with the Thai cat. Currently, you can choose a Siamese kitten from several species: a modern Thai cat, with an elongated wedge-shaped head shape, or a traditional Thai cat, with an apple head.
Training
Thai cats are very intelligent and quick-witted animals that are easy to learn and train, grabbing the "lessons" on the fly. They can be trained to jump on your shoulder or through a hoop on a command, stand on their hind legs or take unusual poses. The main thing is never to force a cat to do something against her will, do not scream or scold her if something does not work out, and do not forget to reward your pet with a tasty treat for every success. Be patient while waiting for the cat to execute the command , not forgetting to speak this very command out loud. It is best to train a cat before eating when she is still hungry, and not to train for more than 10-15 minutes.
Care
The Thai is a shorthaired, sleek breed that is capable of maintaining its own coat and bathing itself unless their coat becomes soiled with something that would be harmful if licked off.
Since the Thai have short hair with virtually no undercoat, it’s easy to care for them. It is enough to comb the pet about once a week with a wooden comb or, holding it with a wet hand, collect dead hairs.
Be sure to regularly clean your cat’s ears with a cotton swab from accumulated dirt and sulfur, and teeth, as Siamese have a predisposition to dental problems. Contact your veterinarian, he will tell you what special paste can be purchased. You also need to regularly trim the tips of the claws with a special clipper and buy a convenient claw claw for your pet.
Do not let Siamese cats alone on the street; it is better to walk them on the harness in the parks, where they will be happy to explore the bushes and hunt butterflies in the grass.
Thai and Siamese cats - what are the differences?
Many people think that a Thai cat and a Siamese cat are different names for the same breed. Let's see if this is so.
Confidence in this is added by the fact that the country of Thailand until the middle of the 20th century was called Siam. But, despite a similar color, a common country of origin and even a common breed group, these are different breeds with their own unique characteristics. Consider the difference between a Thai cat and a Siamese cat.
Both Thai and Siamese cats, according to the classification of the World Cat Federation (WCF), belong to the so-called Siamese-Oriental group. They have a common ancestor, who appeared around the XIV century in the territory of modern Thailand. Cats from Siam came to Europe only in the 19th century. There they underwent a lengthy selection, as a result of which two different breeds appeared.
Differences in appearance.
The main difference between a Siamese and a Thai cat is in appearance. These cats have the same type of color - color point with spots on the head, tail and tips of paws. Their eye color is the same - rare for cats, sky blue.
The body structure of Thai cats and Siamese is completely different.
Siamese cat is a taut animal with a long, slender, as if elongated body. The Siamese have long thin legs and the same tail, the head is wedge-shaped with disproportionately large ears. In general, the Siamese cat looks like a classic shorthair oriental.
Thai cat is an animal with a rounded body, has a more powerful structure than the Siamese. Feet of medium length, quite thick. The tail is also shorter and thicker than the Siamese. The head of a Thai cat resembles an apple in shape, which is why they are even called "apple-headed cats" in the USA. Thai cat's ears are small, slightly wrapped at the tips.
Differences in character and behavior
In addition to appearance, there is another way to distinguish a Siamese cat from a Thai one - by the difference in character.
Siamese cat is a companion animal. She follows the owner everywhere and sometimes behaves exactly like a dog. These cats lend themselves to simple training, can bring objects at the request of the owner and understand simple commands. The Siamese have a loud voice, which they often use to communicate with the owner.
Thai cat is considered more calm and peaceful than Siamese. Such cats prefer active games to a quiet pastime with the owner on the couch. Thais can easily get along with other family members and pets, are able to find contact even with small children, and calmer than the Siamese will tolerate the invasion of their personal space.
