The Himalayan cat was created in 1929 by Siamese, Barman and Persian cat Breed by cross breeding. The name Himalaya comes from the Himalaya rabbit, because of their coat color, Looks similar and has nothing to do with the Himalayas. However, the coat color of Siamese cats and the type of Persian cats are of inferior quality, so it is impossible to keep them for many years Variety. After various studies, the United Kingdom and the United States successfully bred Himalayan cats in the late 1930s, but the breeds at that time were very different from those seen today, mainly because the breeds at that time were very similar to Siamese cats in terms of hand and body size. Later, after repeated improvement, the United Kingdom in 1955, the United States in 1957, has confirmed its varieties. After that, its size gradually became close to that of a Persian cat, and its color was closer to that of a Siamese cat. But the United Kingdom thinks that it is a Persian cat with a different coat color, rather than a separate breed, and calls it a color-pointed Persian cat.

Chinese name: Himalayan cat

Binary name: Himalaya Longhair

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordate Phylum Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Eutheria

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Schizopoda

Family: Felidae

Subfamily: Feline subfamily

Genus: Felis

Species: Persian cat

Subspecies: Himalayan cat

Origin: Great Britain

Neat appearance, lively and active, flexible movement

Like other long-haired cats, Himalayans must be groomed. Himalayans should be groomed daily, and many cat kennels do not give them weekly baths. If you plan to attend a cat show, then a stricter grooming program for your Himalayan must be implemented. For the most part, since Himalayans are groomed and bathed as kittens, they won't complain much about this program. Breeders of color-pointed Persian cats are sometimes accused of breeding short noses Extreme cat breed with raised eyes. Responsible breeders pay close attention to overall beauty and not just how short the nose is. It is entirely possible to breed beautiful Persians with short noses and no tears. They have no respiratory problems. They are usually healthy and energetic cats.

Feeding

The change in the amount of exercise will change the digestion and absorption capacity of the intestinal tract, as well as the filtering and detoxification functions of the liver and kidney. You should pay more attention to cats Appropriate food hardness, appropriate amount of calcium, iron, vitamins and other trace elements, and replace foods with different tastes.

Eye Care

Use a damp cotton pad to remove excess mucus and cleanse the skin around the eyes often.

Ear Care

Regularly check the inner ear canal by disinfecting the outer ear canal with a 75% alcohol cotton ball, then using a cotton swab dipped in olive oil or Eat vegetable oil, infiltrate the dry earwax, and after it softens, carefully remove the earwax with tweezers. Do not break the mucous membrane of the ear canal to prevent infection and purulence. Once the cat's external auditory canal is infected and purulent, use a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide to gently scrub, and scrub repeatedly until there is no pus on the extracted cotton swab, and then use absorbent cotton to absorb the hydrogen peroxide in the ear canal. Scrub a few times and the infection will heal. If the cat has too much earwax, the cat shakes its head and scratches its ears, it should be promptly consulted by a veterinarian.

Joint Care

Joint pain is an advanced ageIt is a common problem for pets. If it can't move regularly, you can gently massage the muscles or move the limbs and joints for it when it is resting.

Care Methods

The cat's paw is a cat's tool for catching mice, climbing and self-defense. If the owner has a cat to catch mice, of course, the claws cannot be trimmed. If the owner raises the cat as a companion animal, the cat's claws should be trimmed frequently to avoid scratching people and damaging clothes, furniture, floors, etc. Trimming the feet should start at a young age, once a month or so. The specific method is as follows:

Hold the Himalayan cat in your arms, grab one of the cat's feet with your left hand, and squeeze slightly with your thumb, forefinger, and middle finger to extend the paws. Then use the nail clipper in your right hand to carefully cut off the transparent part of the front end of the claws, and then use the small file on the nail clipper to polish the claws. When trimming, don't cut too far, so as not to hurt the Himalayan's feet. Then cut and polish the other claws in turn

Head cover: wide, round in shape At the same time it also has a round forehead and jaw, the overall structure of the head is very harmonious with its very short, thick neck.

Nose: Very short and slumped downward, very flat (commonly known as the nose and eye line), with plump cheeks and jaws, very rounded.

Ears: very small, the top of the ears is rounded, the base of the ears is not very wide, the width between the two ears is very large, and it is lower than the head cover;

Eyes: The round eyes of the Himalayan cat are large, slightly protruding, the distance between the two eyes is slightly wider, and the blue is its eye color.

Body: The Himalayan cat's body shape is very typical of the short and fat type, the chest is very broad and deep, the width of the shoulders is the same as the width of the waist, the ribs are expanded Having a very rounded belly without an upturned abdomen, the Himalayan has a very short back and a very flat topline.

Limbs: The Himalayan cat has very straight limbs, of the stubby kind, and its bones are very strong and powerful.

Toes: The very large toes of the Himalayan cat are very round and very powerful. Its tail, similar to its limbs, is also short and stubby, in very harmonious proportions with its body. When walking, it is possible to descend below the topline without mopping the floor.

Tail: Unlike other cats, when the Himalayan cat walks, the large tail always drags behind the body horizontally, neither standing up nor touching the ground.

Fur: Himalayan cats have a thick, dense coat that is very, very, not clinging to the body surface and is erect. The hand feels very good, just like touching silk, very smooth and soft. Its coat can be divided into upper and lower hair. The lower hair is very fine and long, covering the whole body. There is a lot of fur on the back of the neck and frills can be seen. The feathers that grow between the ears and toes are particularly long, and the thick hair also grows on its tail.

Color: The body fur color includes seal fur, blue, chocolate, lilac, white, red, etc. The spots are seal spots, blue spots, chocolate spots, lilac spots, cream spots, mixed spots, lynx spots, etc. There is a clear contrast between the body hair and the spots. The face, ears, limbs, toes, and tail have dark spots, and those of the same color are preferred. The kitten is born with short white fur all over the body and pink paw pads, nose and ears. After a few days, color spots begin to appear, first on the ears, then on the nose, limbs and tail.