Recognised colours |
tawny (ruddy, usual) ABY n
cinnamon (sorrel) ABY o
blue ABY a
fawn ABY p
silver series of above (s) |
tawny (ruddy, usual)
cinnamon (sorrel)
blue
fawn
chocolate
lilac
silver series of above colours |
ruddy (tawny, usual)
red (cinnamon, sorrel)
blue
fawn |
usual (tawny, ruddy) ABY n
sorrel (cinnamon) ABY o
blue ABY a
fawn ABY p
silver series of above colours (s) |
usual (tawny, ruddy) (23)*
sorrel (cinnamon) (23a)*
chocolate (23b)*
blue (23c)*
lilac (23d)*
fawn (23e)*
red (23f)
cream (23g)
usual tortie (23t)
sorrel tortie (23at)
chocolate tortie (23bt)
blue tortie (23ct)
lilac tortie (23dt)
fawn tortie (23et)
The ‘*’ denotes full recognition.
Silver series of above colours with full recognition only if applicable to base colour.
Other colours are provisionally recognised and can be registered. |
ruddy (tawny, usual)
blue
chocolate
sorrel (cinnamon)
lilac
fawn
silver series of above colours |
ruddy (tawny, usual)
sorrel (cinnamon)
chocolate
blue
lilac
fawn
silver series of above colours |
Limited to eumelanistic colors and agouti pattern only.br>
Tabby and Silver/Smoke Divisions only |
ruddy (tawny, usual) ABY n
sorrel (cinnamon) ABY o
blue ABY a
fawn ABY p
silver series of above colours (s) |
Breeding restrictions |
Crossing of Abyssinian and Somali allowed but shorthaired offspring will be registered as ABY with ‘var’ for variant incorporated into registration number. |
Non-silver progeny of silver Abyssinian may only be used for breeding with silver Abyssinian, they may NOT be bred with non silver Abyssinian.
Short haired progeny of Abyssinian x Somali may not be bred into the Abyssinian population. |
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Abyssinians should not be bred from cats that demonstrate disqualifying faults, veterinary defects or extreme variation from the Standard of Points.
No variants allowed. |
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No allowable outcrosses except within the breed group |
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Special notes |
Pedigrees of non silvers from silver matings will note that fact.
Adding (s) to the registration number is common practice. |
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Eight generation pedigree required to register cats from another association. |
Abysinnian offspring from matings between Abysinniasn and Somalis may have’var’ on their registration.
Genetic tests for known conditions recommended before breeding. |
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Application currently being made to change name "ruddy" to tawny and "sorrel" to cinnamon. |
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