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Australian
Mist Cat
The
Australian Mist Cat was formerly
known as the Spotted Mist cat.The breed was
developed in Australia in the mid 1980s, hence its name.
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The breed was developed by crossing the Burmese,
Abyssinian, and
Domestic shorthair cats to create a shorthaired cat with a spotted coat.
The
name was changed to the 'Australian Mist cat' in 1998 when cats
with marbled coats, rather than spots, were accepted as part of the breed.
Australian Mist Cats are medium-sized
shorthaired cats, with a round head and large, expressive eyes. The coat
patterns have three levels of definition;
(1) ground color, paler than pattern;
(2) pattern, delicate though distinct from
ground color;
(3) appears to wear a misted veil, caused
by random ticking in the solid color areas. The legs and tail are ringed or
barred, and the face and neck also have delicate lines of color.
Australian
Mist cats come in seven colors: brown, blue, chocolate, lilac, caramel, gold
and peach.
As a new breed, the majority of Australian
Mist cat catteries are in Australia, however de-sexed cats have also been
introduced to America and several other countries.
The breed is now accepted
for Championship status by the World Cat Federation
"Australian Mist Cats - Origin
- Australian Mist Cats (formerly the Spotted Mist) were developed exclusively in Sydney, Australia from Burmese, Abyssinian, and Domestic shorthair cats.
This breed was first recognized for champion status in NSW in the 1980s.
The name Australian Mist was officially accepted in 1998.
The number of Australian Mist Cats and their breeders continues to increase. Some cats have gone to New Zealand and the USA.
Photo & above extract source: Australian
Mist Cats.com
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