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HAVANA & ORIENTAL LILAC CAT CLUB

LEYLYNE DEBONAIR (29)

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 CH. TENAJ LILAC ADAM (29c)
The Oriental breeds of cat are divided into two basic groups, non-agouti (self) cats and agouti (tabby) cats.  The self cats should be the same colour all over and each hair should be pigmented to the root.  Tabby cats should have the pattern according to their breed standard.  All cats are one of three base colours, black, chocolate or cinnamon.  Each of these has a dilute variant which gives blue, lilac and fawn cats.  In addition the cat can have the Orange gene which gives rise to Red cats, and the dilute version is Cream.  The Orange gene is sex-linked - it is carried on the X chromosome.  If a male cat has the Orange gene he is Red or Cream, but a female cat must have two copies (one on each X) to be Red or Cream - if she only has one copy she is a tortoiseshell, and there are tortie versions of each of the three base colours and their dilute variations.  Finally there is the Dilute Modifier Gene.  This only has an effect on dilute-colour cats, turning blue, lilac and fawn cats into Caramel and Cream into Apricot.  Oriental cats in any of these colours should have green eyes.

The foregoing paragraph describes in outline all the Oriental colours except for the Foreign White (breed 35).  This cat is actually a Siamese cat with one or two copies of the Dominant White gene, which hides whatever colour it might be underneath, including Red and Cream.  These cats have blue eyes because they are really Siamese, and are not deaf.  The are not included in the list of colours below.

Apart from the Self and the Tortoiseshell cat, Orientals are found in the following breeds:
    Spotted Tabby - Breed 38
    This cat should have a well-defined spotted pattern, and is found in all colours and their silver versions.
    Classic Tabby - Breed 41
    These have the classic tabby pattern as seen on many other breeds.
    Mackerel Tabby - Breed 44
    Mackerel tabbies are rarer than classic tabbies, but again exhibit a pattern seen in several other breeds.
    Ticked Tabby - Breed 45
    These cats should have a coat which is evenly ticked all over, with tabby markings showing only on the face, legs, tail and 'necklace'.
    Shaded - Breed 43
    This is an agouti cat where the pattern and colour is restricted to half or less of the hair length.  The lighter undercoat becomes more extensive as the cat matures.  This can be in any of the Oriental colours plus their silver versions.
    Smoke - Breed 42
    This is a non-agouti breed in any of the Oriental colours.  It should have a white undercoat which is seen when the hair is lifted.
The breed numbers below give the non-silver colours - a Silver cat is indicated by appending an 's' to the breed number, so 43bs is a Chocolate Silver Shaded cat.  All colours have full championship status except the the Fawn Self which has Provisional status and competes for Intermediate Certificates (ICs), and the Caramel Self which has Preliminary status.  Each cat is assessed against it's Standard of Points and if it conforms sufficiently closely a Merit Certificate is awarded - the cats are not places relative to each other in their Open Class.

Colour Self Spotted
Tabby		 Classic
Tabby		 Mackerel
Tabby		 Ticked
Tabby		 Shaded Smoke
Black 37 38 41 44 45 43 42
Blue 37a 38a 41a 44a 45a 43a 42a
Chocolate 29 38b 41b 44b 45b 43b 42b
Lilac 29c 38c 41c 44c 45c 43c 42c
Red 37d 38d 41d 44d 45d 43d 42d
Black tortie 37e 38e 41e 44e 45e 43e 42e
Cream 37f 38f 41f 44f 45f 43f 42f
Apricot 37fn 38fn 41fn 44fn 45fn 43fn 42fn
Blue tortie 37g 38g 41g 44g 45g 43g 42g
Chocolate Tortie 37h 38h 41h 44h 45h 43h 42h
Lilac Tortie 37j 38j 41j 44j 45j 43j 42j
Cinnamon 37k 38k 41k 44k 45k 43k 42k
Cinnamon tortie 37m 38m 41m 44m 45m 43m 42m
Caramel 37n 38n 41n 44n 45n 43n 42n
Fawn Tortie 37p 38p 41p 44p 45p 43p 42p
Fawn 37r 38r 41r 44r 45r 43r 42r
Caramel Tortie 37y 38y 41y 44y 45y 43y 42y
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