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• Himalayan cats are Persian cats with a Siamese coloring. They have blue eyes, white to tan colored bodies and their faces and extremities are tinted brown, red or blue.The Cat Fanciers' Association. Inc: Himalayan Cat Division

  The development of the Himalayan breed was from cross breeding Persian and Siamese cats to obtain a Persian with a Siamese coloring. Years of breeding were necessary to achieve these results.The Cat Fanciers' Association. Inc: Himalayan Cat Division

• Fast Facts

  1. Decade of origin: 1930sTheCatSite.com: Himalayan Cat Profile
  2. Some have breathing and tearing issuesTheCatSite.com: Himalayan Cat Profile
  3. Should be groomed dailyThe Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.: Himalayan-Persian Breed Profile
  4. The Cat Fanciers' Association suggests weekly bathingThe Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.: Himalayan-Persian Breed Profile

• Health

  Due to the shape of the head, some Himalayans have breathing issues and tearing eyes.TheCatSite.com: Himalayan Cat Profile

• History

  The breeding of the Himalayn began in 1930 by Harvard Medical School doctor Clyde Keller and Virginia Cobb. The point was not to begin a new breed but to study cat genetics. The first successful Himalayan was named Newton's Debutante. By 1957, the breed was accepted by The Cat Fanciers' Association. In the 1980s, the breed became a subgroup of the Persian breed.TheCatSite.com: Himalayan Cat Profile Cats & Kittens Magazine: The Himalayan Cat: Pinnacle of Success

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