Colourpoint (Himalayan) is a cross between the Persians and the Siamase. It has the body and long coat of a Persian and the colourpoint pattern and deep, blue eyes of a Siamase. The colourpoint may have points that are red, tortie (tortoise – shell), blue, chocolate, or lilac. There are about twenty other possible point colours. Colourpoints have round heads which feature small ears, full cheeks, short, broad noses, and large, deep blue eyes. They have thick legs and round, firm paws. Colourpoints have long, fine, silky coats. American and British breeders began to develop this cat in the 1930’s.
