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One of the best-known cat breeds, the Siamese is curious, smart, vocal and demanding. If you want a cat who will converse with you all day long, the Siamese may be your perfect match. The Siamese weighs six to 10 pounds and has a distinctive coat with dark “points” on a light background. The Siamese cat breed has strikingly large ears and attractive baby blue eyes. Their sleek, slim figure is accentuated by their short, fine coat with long tapering lines. The coat comes in four traditional colors: seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac point -- a pale body color with relatively darker extremities; i.e., the face, ears, feet and tail.
The beautiful light-colored cat with the striking color points in seal, lilac, chocolate and blue made his Western Hemisphere debut in Victorian England at London’s Crystal Palace Cat Show in 1871. He was publicized as the Royal Cat of Siam, what we now call Thailand. It’s no surprise that the first Siamese to come to the United States arrived as a dignitary. In 1879, the U. S. consul in Bangkok sent one of Thailand’s unusual cats to Lucy Hayes, wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes. The breed’s other turns in the spotlight have included representation in family favorite movies ``The Incredible Journey,`` ``The Aristocats`` and ``Lady and the Tramp.`` Today the Siamese is one of the most popular cat breeds registered by the Cat Fanciers Association.
