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Tonkinese Coat-Patterns

What is meant by the term 'Tonkinese Variant'

© Linda Vousden

 

First and foremost please note that the cat is not a 'Tonkinese Variant' -

it is a Tonkinese with a variation of the coat-pattern.

 

When Tonkinese are bred together the offspring may have one of three variations of coat-pattern.

  1. Solid coat-pattern (referred to as  sepia in some countries) - evenly coloured over the body and points and the cat will have greenish-gold eyes.

  2. Intermediate or 'Tonkinese', coat-pattern (referred to as mink in some countries) - has a rich body colour merging with darker points of the same colour and tone and clear greenish-blue eyes.

  3. Pointed coat-pattern - very pale bodied, not white, with contrasting dark points; a cat with this coat-pattern will have clear blue eyes.

Whichever coat-pattern they may have these cats are undoubtedly Tonkinese (not Burmese or Siamese as you will find in so many poorly researched books) - and they are all valuable contributors to the Tonkinese breed.

 

In the UK it is only the  Intermediate, or 'Tonkinese',  coat-pattern that is eligible to be shown under the GCCF and  kittens with the solid or pointed coat-pattern are registered as having a 'variant coat-pattern'.

 

Tonkinese colouring may take many months to mature, so don't be surprised if a Tonkinese breeder says that they are not quite sure what coat-pattern or eye-colour their young kittens have.

To learn more please click on Tonkinese Coat-Patterns.

     

 

        

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