Balinese Breeders

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ARGENTINA
Camelot Fantasy




GERMANY
Von der Warfe




NORWAY
Karitzy




UNITED STATES

Illinois
Siamese Royalty

Siamese Royalty is small hobby cattery situated about an hour away from Chicago. We specialize in high end Old Style Traditional Applehead Siamese, Colorpoint and Balinese kittens in all four colors. CFA cattery registered. All of our cats have been tested negative for FIV and FelV. Additionally, our kittens leave home vet checked, receive one year vaccine protection, dewormed, altered, come with a Health & Genetic guarantee, litter trained and are properly socialized. Shipping available. Please visit our website for more information and see many photos.




Washington
Balichaton

We breed ONLY the traditional Balinese as they were originally typed 40-50 years ago by all associations. We breed only for bluepoints and sealpoints. Our Balinese kittens are purebred and are registerable with most associations. They are bred to be beautiful, healthy, and have an intelligent, dynamic personality. They are very easy to maintain and for those who are not cat lovers, they will soon make you one! Please visit our website, http://www.balichaton.net

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The Balinese is an oriental cat with long hair and Siamese-style markings, "points". It is a Siamese with a medium-length silky coat, plumed tail albeit less "fluffy" than the Himalayan.

History

Though the coined name is misleading the "Balinese" is not a cat from Bali or any part of Indonesia. It is not a natural occurring breed, but originates from human controlled breeding efforts.

The Balinese was originally registered as a "longhaired Siamese", and examples were known from the early 1920s. The occasional long-haired kittens in a Siamese litter were seen as an oddity, and sold as household pets rather than as show cats. This changed in the mid-1950s, when two breeders, Mrs. Marion Dorsey of Rai-Mar Cattery in California and Mrs. Helen Smith of MerryMews Cattery in New York, decided that they would commence a breeding program for the longhaired cats.

The name was chosen on subjective grounds: Mrs. Helen Smith named the cats "Balinese" as she felt they showed the grace and beauty of Balinese dancers, and because "longhaired Siamese" seemed a rather clunky name for such graceful felines. The breed became quite popular after this, and a number of breeders began working on "perfecting" the Balinese appearance. This led eventually to the development of two entirely separate "strands" of Balinese cats - some owners prefer a traditional or "apple-headed" Balinese, while breeders and judges tend to prefer a more contemporary appearance. It is unknown whether or not Mrs. Smith actually visited Indonesia.

Intelligence

Balinese kittens and cats are rated the highest in intelligence of all the long-haired breeds, rated 9-10. In comparison: Persians are rated as 6 and Himalayans as 7.

Life Span

Balinese cats tend to live between 18 to 21 years.

Types

Like the Siamese, there are now two different varieties of Balinese kittens and cats being bred and shown - "traditional" Balinese and "contemporary" Balinese. The traditional Balinese cat has a coat approximately two inches long over its entire body and it is a sturdy and robust cat with a semi-rounded muzzle and ears. The traditional Balinese closely resembles a Ragdoll cat although they do not share any of the same genes or breeding other than having a partially Siamese ancestry. A "contemporary" Balinese has a much shorter coat and is virtually identical to a standard show Siamese except for its tail, which is a graceful silky plume. Like the Siamese, the Balinese has a long, slim body, wedge-shaped head, and vivid blue eyes. Its soft, ermine-like coat is short in comparison to those of other longhaired cats, and doesn't form a ruff.

Temperament

Like the Siamese, Balinese kittens and cats love attention; are very playful and fond of human company. Similar to the ancestor "Siamese": the "Balinese" is a vocal breed which may vocalize for no apparent reason, albeit at lower volume than the Siamese. Balinese cats rarely scratch when irritated.

Colors

In most associations, the Balinese is accepted in a full range of colors, including the four traditional Siamese point colors of seal, blue, chocolate, and lilac, as well as less traditional colors such as red and cream, and patterns such as lynx (tabby) point and tortie point. However, in the Cat Fanciers' Association, the Balinese is only accepted in the four traditional Siamese colors; all other colors and patterns are considered Javanese.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_(cat)