What is a Color Point Shorthair Cat?

The Color Point Short hair is a short hair cat with distinct coloring or markings located at the tips or points of the head, tail and legs. These color points are generally dark in color compared with the color of the overall body. A Color Point Short hair can come in 16 different colors all with color point markings. The breed was developed as the result of crossing a Seal Point Siamese cat and a Red Tabby American Short hair cat. The Color Point Short hair carries the tabby markings and Seal point markings. Like the short hair, the coat of a Color Point is short and requires little to no grooming. Like the Siamese, the Color Point has a long, slender and muscular body with wedge shaped head, almond shaped blue eyes and flaring ears. The cat has characteristics from the Siamese and the American Short hair including its love for ‘talking’ and playfulness. Call your Aurora, CO veterinary clinic to learn more.