Quick Facts
- Weight: 5.5 – 12 kilos
The Look of a Tonkinese
The Tonkinese is a medium-sized cat with a sturdy, compact look just like the Burmese and conventional Siamese cats. The breed is available in quite a lot of totally different colours and markings, together with pure mink, champagne mink, blue mink, platinum mink, sable brown with factors, champagne with factors, blue with factors, and platinum with factors.
Traits
- Dense and muscular physique
- Friendly and affectionate
- Highly clever
- Very lively
- Strong willed
Ideal Human Companion
- Families with kids
- Families with different pets
- Singles with different pets
- Experienced cat homeowners
What They Are Like to Live With
Tonkinese are very vocal lively cats that demand consideration. They like to play, and get alongside nice with youngsters and different pets. They are additionally very affectionate and clever. They may be sturdy willed and more durable to coach.
Things You Should Know
Tonkinese don’t take to being ignored and want a number of consideration. They are lively cats and are at all times on the go. Because they’re so sensible, they will get into mischief if not given loads of toys and interplay.
Because Tonkinese are so lively, they’re finest matched with cats of their very own breed, or with a breed that’s equally lively, such because the Siamese.
Tonkinese History
The Tonkinese breed hails again to the Middle Ages, and was imported to England within the 1800s. Originally generally known as a Chocolate Siamese, the breed is definitely a mix of Burmese and Siamese blood.
In 1930, Dr. Joseph Thompson introduced a small walnut-colored cat to California. Named Wong Mau, this cat went on to develop into a basis cat for the Burmese and Tonkinese breeds in America.
The Tonkinese was first acknowledged as a breed in Canada in 1971, by the Canadian Cat Association (CCA). In the United States, the breed was first accepted by The International Cat Association (TICA) in 1979. In 1984, the Cat Fanciers Association granted the breed championship standing. The American Cat Fanciers Association (ACFA) additionally acknowledges the breed.
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