Recognised colours |
tawny (ruddy, usual)
cinnamon (sorrel)
blue
fawn
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)
sorrel (cinnamon)
blue
fawn
silver series of above colours (s) |
usual (tawny, ruddy)*
sorrel (cinnamon)*
chocolate*
blue*
lilac*
fawn*
red*
cream*
usual tortie
sorrel tortie
chocolate tortie
blue tortie
lilac tortie
fawn tortie
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. |
tawny
blue
chocolate
cinnamon
lilac
fawn
red
cream
tawny tortie
blue tortie
chocolate tortie
lilac tortie
and 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)
sorrel (cinnamon)
blue
fawn
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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