Balinese Cat Vs Siamese

This page features siamese and balinese cat photographs that show what the cat color points look like as they grow into adult hood.

Balinese cat vs siamese. The slender balinese cat is a cat similar in looks to the siamese cat but fluffier. The cats that became to be known as balinese were siamese that were born long haired due to a genetic mutation. Yet they are still considered as short haired breeds as their coat length is relatively shorter than other cat breeds. Balinese cats look like they require brushing and to some extent they do but they require much less grooming than other longhairs.

As mentioned above balinese cats have a relatively longer hair coat than the siamese cat. In fact in the 1950s siamese breeders in the united states discovered that the kittens were fluffier than what a siamese cat should be. And instead of separating out these long haired siamese breeders instead nurtured them and built upon their variety. Javanese and balinese cats are basically long haired siamese.

The balinese cat is usually considered the longhaired version of the siamese cat. The fur was too long to conform to siamese cat standards. Both breeds have affectionate lively personalities sure to enrich your life. Both the siamese and the balinese boast lean muscular bodies and they both have a wedge shaped head with gorgeous blue eyes and cute darker.

Himalayan and ragdoll cats two other longhair breeds with siamese genes don t share these traits. The balinese is also known as the purebred long haired siamese since it originated as a natural mutation of that breed and hence is essentially the same cat with a medium length silky coat and a distinctively plumed tail. The balinese is a long haired breed of domestic cat with siamese style point coloration and sapphire blue eyes. They also shed less.

A balinese cat boasts a lovely long luxurious looking coat the hair is silky to the touch and they also have a striking plumed tail whereas the siamese has a short coat from their noses to the tips of their tales. Although they re assigned their own breed name they re pretty much a long haired subset of siamese cats. Siamese breeders didn t want this and the name became. As is the case with their short haired counterparts a genetic distinction is made between traditional or old style and modern body types.

Balinese cats were originally bred in the united states. They started as a genetic mutation birthed from a siamese litter. The first balinese cats were registered in 1928 by an american couple. It can be easy to mistake a balinese with a siamese cat because the main difference between the two breeds is the length of their coats.

Please note these cats are not available for sale their photo s are used purely as informative and educational tools to help you visually understand what your kitten of a particular color point variety will grow up to like like in terms of their color point. Two siamese breeders helen smith and marion dorsey loved the look of the longer haired siamese with the idea being to name the breed the longhair siamese. Most cat breeders at the time didn t call attention to the siamese born with long hair. Many non cat loving individuals often mistake the balinese for a siamese and vice versa.

However we cannot blame them as there is an uncanny similarity between both breeds.