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Javanese

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Javanese is a breed of long-haired cat with the body of a Siamese cat and the coloring of a colorpoint

shorthair cat, named for the elegant dancers from the island of Java. The Javanese was developed by cat breeders who crossed the colorpoint shorthair with the Balinese to introduce the colorpoint shorthair’s colors in the Balinese breed. Colorpoints are characteristic large spots of darker fur on the face, ears, legs, and tail, contrasting with a lighter body coloring.

The Javanese has a medium-sized, slender body that is tubular in shape. Although this cat looks fragile, it is muscular and strong. The back legs are longer than the front legs. The slender neck supports a wedge-shaped head that has well-defined bone structure. Both the neck and head are long. Medium-sized, almond-shaped, blue eyes slant toward the long, straight nose. The triangular-shaped ears are strikingly large. The long, thin tail tapers to a fine tip.

The fine silky coat of the Javanese grows longer than the coat of a Siamese, but not as long as that of a Persian cat. The coat looks shorter than its real length because it lies close to the body. The fur is longest, up to 7.5 cm (3 in) in length, on the plumelike tail.

The Cat Fanciers’ Association recognized this breed in 1986, restricting recognition of individual Javanese cats to those with a light-colored coat and contrasting darker, nontraditional colorpoints. The dark colorpoints on the Javanese ears, nose, paws, and tail are limited by registration standards to a tortoiseshell point, a red point, a cream point, and a tabby or multicolored point.

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Colorpoint Shorthair

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Colorpoint Shorthair is a breed of shorthaired cat with unique colorpoints (characteristic large spots of darker fur on the face, ears, legs, and tail, contrasting with a lighter body coloring). The colorpoint shorthair is distinguished from the similarly colored Siamese cat by the unusual colors of its points, including tortoiseshell, red, cream, and tabby multicoloring.

The colorpoint shorthair is an angular, slender-legged cat, with back legs longer than the front. The body is long and flexible, and the head is long and wedge-shaped. Medium-sized, blue eyes are almond-shaped and slant toward the nose. Large, pointed ears are set wide apart at the base. The long, thin tail tapers to a fine point. The colorpoint shorthair’s coat is fine and glossy, and lies close to the body.

This cat was developed during breeding trials in the late 1940s when Siamese, red shorthair, and Abyssinian cats were crossed in an attempt to produce a Siamese with colorpoints other than that breed’s traditional seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac points.

The Cat Fanciers’ Association and Canadian Cat Association recognize the colorpoint shorthair as a separate breed. Other registries consider the Colorpoint Shorthair as a variety of Siamese.