Abyssinian History

There was also a male born July 13, 1905 that was named Aluminum. These cats were bred and owned by Mrs. Carew-Cox, and they appear in many of the early pedigrees. Mr. and Mrs. Denham's book, Child of The Gods, indicates Fancy Free was silver and won the Abyssinian championship cup at the Westminster Show of 1909.

May Eustace & Elizabeth Towe have written about the recognition of the red (sorrel) variety of the Abyssinian cats in Fifty Years of Pedigree Cats, London, 1967:

It is with genuine regret that I have to state that it has been impossible, even though some years ago I appealed for the help of some of the oldest members of the Fancy, to discover any really satisfactory facts regarding the history of this beautiful and interesting breed in this country.

The Somali cat or it is simple Somali is the long-haired cat who has occurred from Abyssinian. Somalia - well-known breed which enjoy the big popularity all over the world. Long-haired at these cats determines recessive a gene, therefore an attribute of a long wool it is shown only when gene to be in a homozygous condition. It means that the short wool at Abyssinian dominates.

The standard for each breed is set forth by The Cat Fanciers' Association as a guideline for the breeders and judges. It is the picture of the "ideal" cat, and interpretation of the standard is in the eye of the beholder.

taken from Harrison Weirs' Book Our Cats and All about them - Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standad of Excellence and Beauty, published by R. Clements and Company, Mount Pleasant, 1889