The Siamese cat is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of domestic cat. It is selectively bred since the end of the 19th-century from the Wichianmat landrace, one of several varieties of cat
Seal point adult
Suphalak cat, Siamese cat, Korat cat and Ninlachak cat in Tamra Maew (The Cat-Book Poems) are thought to originate from the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351 to 1767 AD). Over a dozen are now kept in the National Library of Thailand.
Seal point traditional Thai cat with a round head
Blue point traditional Thai cat with a round head and a bulky-build body
The Himalayan, is a breed or sub-breed of long-haired cat similar in type to the Persian, with the exception of its blue eyes and its point colouration, which were derived from crossing the Persian wi
Siamese cat
…were developed to expand the range of Siamese coat patterns. Crossbreeding with Persians resulted in a long-haired colourpoint variant called the Himalayan. The long-haired Siamese is recognised internationally as the Balinese. Crossbreeding also introduced Siamese features in several hair-mutation breeds…
A 3-year-old male seal-point doll-faced Himalayan
A red-point showing the typical brachycephalic peke face