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Aldinia della Luna di Tina
Owner: Dr. Mirjam Kessler,
Blue Moon cattery
Switzerland |
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Balinese exist in the same colours as Siamese:
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sealpoint and bluepoint |
| chocolate point and lilac point |
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redpoint and creampoint |
| In some organizations also cinnamon point and fawnpoint are
recognized. |
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tortiepoint, i.e. with tortie patches, all colours as mentioned above |
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And all these colours exist also with stripes (tabby), which is
called Tabbypoint, f.e. seal tabbypoint, tortie tabbypoint, etc. |
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The points can also come with white, in some organizations
bicoloured Balinese are recognized. |
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Indirha-Ina of Blue Moon
Breeder: Dr. Mirjam Kessler,
Blue Moon cattery,
Switzerland |
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Notes:
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There might arise confusion, when looking at the different cat organizations, what is called a Balinese.
Some organizations, as the CFA recognize this oriental typed breed only in the 4
basic colours (seal, blue, chocolate and lilac). Red, tortie and tabby Points
are called Javanese in CFA. |
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Some organizations recognize only the Pointed without white, some
recognize also Balinese bicolour. |
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Some organizations also recognize cinnamon and fawn point, which
were f.e. recently by FIFe recognized in 2004. |
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Some organizations also recognize caramel point and apricot
point, like the ACF or TICA. |
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Eurocatfancy
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The Balinese is, like his close relatives the Siamese, Oriental Shorthair and
Oriental Longhair (also called Javanese), a cat with oriental type:
a very
elegant, graceful and slender semi-longhaired cat. Balinese cats are said to have
been named after the dancers of Bali.
The Balinese has medium size, the body is slender and long,
yet with a very well developed muscle strength, which is quite hard and firm.
The legs are high (long) and slender with fine oval paws. The bones are fine and delicate.
The
head builds a long wedge which tapers to a fine muzzle. The nose is absolutely
straight and long. The jaws are fine built. When the head is viewed in profile, a
long straight line can be seen, which starts at the top of the head and
continues straight to the tip of the nose. When the head is viewed from the front, the outer edges of the head build a long triangle.
The skull is not
supposed to be flat, it is rounded, as if the cat would wear a round
helmet.
The neck is long, slender and graceful, thus emphasizing the elegant
lines of the Balinese.
The eyes are almond in shape and slanted toward the base
of the ears. Their colour is of a striking deep blue. This combination between
the almond shape and the oblique placement of the eyes emphasizes the oriental
appearance of the Balinese.
The ears are very large, very wide at the base,
thus completing the triangular shape of the head and continuing the outer lines
of the head.
The coat is semi-long (not very long), very fine and shows
almost no undercoat. When you stroke the coat you have the feeling of pure silk.
The main characteristic of the Balinese is the coat colour, the Balinese is a
pointed cat, i.e. the colour is restricted to very few parts of the body. In the
face is a mask, ears, legs and the tail are coloured, the rest of the body is
almost white. This contrast between the coloured points, the white body and the
deep blue eyes makes this breed very attractive.
The tail is very long,
rather thin and tapers to its tip. The coat on the tail is not very bushy,
rather flowing and forming a plume.
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History
It is supposed that the first Balinese was born in a litter
resulting from a mating of Siamese x Siamese. This breed is not the result of any spontaneous
mutation, but the result of Siamese carrying the recessive longhair gene.
It
is most likely that the introduction of the longhair gene into the Siamese
results from cross mating with Turkish Angoras, done by English breeders during
the world war II to pertain at least parts of their Siamese bloodlines. Turkish
Angora are very similar in body type. Balinese have been recognized as separate
breed 1963 in the US, in Europe in the late 1980s. Balinese are supposed to be
semi-longhair cats, but the modern Balinese of today do have rather short coat,
which results from frequent outcrosses to Siamese to cultivate the oriental type
of the Balinese.
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Temperament
Balinese cats are talkative cats, they can get quite loud sometimes. Females,
which are in heat, and lonely studs can cry with an ear splitting voice. But, in
general Balinese are more quiet and not so loud as Siamese. The Balinese loves
to communicate with his owner. They are active cats, who like to play. If they
feel lonely without any playmate, they create one, and anything will be
dedicated to become their playmate. Balinese like to jump quite high, but they
keep their balance between the narrowest things with great elegance, thus
disrupting or disturbing very seldom something.
Balinese are no outdoor cats,
they like a cosy warm place. They like to sleep on top of radiators, the
television or the computer, or anything which creates heat.
Balinese love
their owners and demand attention and affection, they enjoy riding on their
shoulders or cuddling on their knees, or to cuddle in bed under a warm
blanket.
These extremely intelligent cats make very good companions for
people, who like to have constant companionship. Balinese will follow you,
wherever you go, if you sit down, they will sit on your lap, if you eat, they
will sit besides you on the chair, without being demanding or begging for food,
if you go to bed, they will enjoy to sleep in your bed with you. Balinese will be
your friends for a life time.
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Grooming
Balinese require little grooming because of their thin coat. Brushing their
coat and combing it gentle will remove dead hears and will produce a silk-like
glistening coat.
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