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Oriental Shorthair overview
Developed from Siamese crosses, the Oriental is a Siamese in a full coloured coat. The self chocolate is known as the Havana and the white as the Foreign White.
Caramels and fawns have Preliminary status, smokes, creams and apricots have Provisional status and all other Orientals have Championship status. Friendly and very lively, although they can be very noisy. Needs minimal grooming.
Other known names for Oriental Shorthair
Foreign type
Oriental Shorthair foreign names
Oosterse Korthaar (Dutch), Orientalisch Kurzhaar (German), Gato Oriental de Pelo Corto (Spanish)
Origin
United States
Breed number/code
No 37 (GCCF) / OSH (FIFe)
Biological data
Size
Medium.
Build
Long, svelte and muscular.
Hair quality
Very short, fine and close-lying.
Colours
White
Black
Blue
Chocolate
Lilac
Caramel
Cinnamon
Fawn
Red
Cream
Apricot
Tortie
Eye colours
Green, except for white cats which must be blue-eyed.
Patterns
Self, smoke, spotted, classic tabby, mackerel tabby, ticked tabby, silver tabby and shaded.
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Oriental Shorthair – Breed standard
The below links are external
GCCF, FIFe, TICA, CFA, AACE, ACFA, ACF, CCA
Oriental Shorthair references and further reading
USA
Oriental Breed Council
UK
Oriental Cat Association
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Oriental Shorthair
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AP-72WP4M - Oriental Shorthair cat
Photo © Animal Photography, Tetsu Yamazaki
Jumping Oriental Shorthairs
AP-OZNF9Y - White Oriental Shorthair jumping
Photo © Animal Photography, Tetsu Yamazaki
