Abyssinian cat: all colors

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How many and which ones colors presents this breed of felines? The Abyssinian is a tabby cat with a specific ornamental "agouti". L' "Agouti" it is a gene that predominates over all other tabby genes and does not allow the visualization of specific ornamental tabby. Proof that the cat is a tabby it is given by the characteristic "M" on the forehead.

These felines don't have a single color on their body, but rather a color group which come together to create the tabby motifs. This particular "ticking" motif is found only in two other breeds: Somali and Singapura.

To create the effect ticked, the base of each hair is lighter and the hairs are naturally divided into bands in which, every fourth or third successive band, tends to have a darker color at the tips. Thus positioned, the hairs give the illusion that the cat changes its color when it moves. While such schemes are typical in hares, it is not something commonly seen in cats.

The hair shows a tabby motif all over the body except the tail, legs, spinal crests and hind legs. The pattern does not exist when cats are born, but appears gradually over time. Indeed puppy hair is darker and fade to lighter shades as they grow. Their eye color can be gold or green, often with a beautiful richness and depth of color.

According to Cat Fanciers' Association, which is the world's largest association of purebred cats, Abyssinian cats officially only have four colors.

Ruddy or Solid Aby

This is one of the options of most common coat color that you can find for this breed: sorrel. Features an exclusive cloak of bright copper color or a brown-orange or yellow shade popped with a chocolate brown shade to create this amazing effect. The chocolate color is visible behind the back of the legs and between the fingertips while the skin of the nose is pink.

Red or Sorrel

It is the color of the fox, one cinnamon ticked hue of chocolate brown. The lighter color tone, which is evident in the coat, is reddish-brown in color. It is what makes the lighter base while the black color is found in a recursive pattern on the tips to create the tabby effect. In this coat the feet always have a dark blackish color, while the nose is the perfect shade of brick red.

Blue

This is the second most common color found in the race of "Aby". In reality, the blue Abyssinian cat is not that blue. The base color is blue-gray with a beige background color. The coat has dark gray or blue bands alternating with a softer beige ticked with various shades of slate blue. This gives a warmer overall result to the popped effect. Chest, stomach and insides of the legs are colored beige and do not show any tick marks. The skin of the nose is dusty pink.

Fawn - Fawn

This color only uses i fawn colors but in different shades. Unlike the impression you might get, this coloring is not common and makes up for one of the rarest colors found in Abyssinian cats around the world. The skin around the nose and paws is of a pinkish or darker cream shade, while the ticking effect is created using a fawn color but in a darker shade. The base of the coat is characterized by a cocoa brown color and experiment with the lighter bands in the colors of light fawn or pink-beige shades. This gives the cat an antique pink coloring.

UNIQUE COLORS IN THE ABYSSINIAN CATS

While the aforementioned are the only four colors that are recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association, these are certainly not the only shades of the breed. There are many other color combinations which are common and equally popular.

Silver

This, as the records say, appears to be one of the oldest colors found in Abyssinian cats. However, due to the lack of a pictorial documentation of this color at the time, l 'Cat Fanciers Association does not recognize it as an authentic color for purebred Abyssinian cats.

The hair is marked with a fish white silver gray base which is marked with a black color. ticking effect can be created with a blue, cinnamon and even a dark cream shade.

The legs and nose, however, are darker in color with black legs and a brackish red nose depending on the color that is used for the ticking effect.

This, however, is the most difficult color combination to perfect since it often has dark spots around the coat that remove all the ticking effect. If, however, you manage to find the perfect silver Abyssinian cat, then it would certainly be a sight to behold.

The silver color is also found in other shades which are classified according to the color used for the tick effect.

Blue Silver: with the white-gray base a blue-gray color is used on the tips of the hair bands, giving cats an overall bluish-gray appearance.

Fawn silver: a fawn or beige color appears on the tips of the band with the usual gray base as of a silver fish to create a gray-fawn tinge in the cat.

Sorrel: the tapping is done with a chocolate color that creates an overall peach color with a hint of silver.

Chocolate

This is another god most common and sought after colors for Abyssinian cats. The legs are chocolate-colored with a hint of apricot base. This, when marked with a dark chocolate brown color, gives the cat an overall copper-colored appearance with a brownish tint.

Lilac

This cat, by no means, uses lilac colors for ticking, but rather creates a general shade of lilac in the coat, closer to a warm taupe color. The base of the coat is of a pinkish cream color while the ticking is done with dove gray color which has hints of rose. On the other hand, the legs and nose are mauvish pink, which is just perfect for creating the look.