Somali Cats & Somali Cat Breeders

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The first Somali cats appeared in the litters of Abyssinians as long-haired kittens. In the 1940s a British breeder named Janet Robertson exported some Abyssinian kittens to Australia, New Zealand and North America. Descendants of these cats occasionally produced kittens with long or fuzzy coats. In 1963, Mary Mailing, a breeder from Canada, entered one into a local pet show. Ken McGill, the show's judge, asked for one for breeding purposes.

An American Abyssinian breeder Evelyn Mague, also received longhairs from her cats, which she named "Somalis". Don Richings, another Canadian breeder, used kittens from McGill, and began to work with Mague. The first Somali recognized as such by a fancier organization was Mayling Tutsuta, one of McGill's cats.

The usual or ruddy Somali is golden brown ticked with black. There are 28 colours of Somali in total although certain organisations accept only some of these colours. All organisations that register Somalis permit usual (also known as ruddy), sorrel (a.k.a. red), blue, and fawn. Most clubs also recognise usual/ruddy silver, sorrel/red silver, blue silver, and fawn silver. Other colours that may be accepted by some registries include chocolate, lilac, red, cream, usual-tortie, sorrel-tortie, blue-tortie, fawn-tortie, chocolate-tortie, lilac-tortie, and silver variants of these (e.g. blue-tortie silver).

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Source: Wikipedia

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Registered Somali Breeders

Glenmaulyn Cattery : Abyssinian & Somali Cat Breeder - Perth, WA
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Glenmaulyn Cattery first began in the 1960’s when my mother, Sylvia Cooper, was given a magnificent pale blue longhair male by the name of  ... read more
Ikati Somalis - Abyssinians and Somalis, Victoria
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I am a small breeder of Somali and Abyssinian cats in regional Victoria. The cats live in peaceful rural surroundings. They have access to cat ... read more
Joylincar  - Somali & Abyssinian Cat Breeder - Perth, Western Australia
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Breeding Quality Somalis and Abyssinians in Tawny, Cinnamon, Blue and Fawn. All Breeding cats are tested for PK deficiency and PRA.

Awarded Best Gp ... read more
Nareira Cattery- Somali Breeder - Penrith - NSW
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Breeding quality Somalis, all kittens are house reared. Nareira Cattery is a small cattery proud of healthy, lovable and active kittens with outgoing ... read more
Severo Abyssinians and Somali
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Based in South Australia, happy to organise flights to anywhere in Australia. read more
Silamos Silver Somalis - Somali Cat Breeder - Western Flat, SA
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SOMALI CATS SPECIALISING IN SILVERS
Silamos Silver Somalis beautiful silver Somali cats - Imported French lines

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 1 BEAUTIFUL BLACK ... read more
Vivace Cattery - Somali & Abyssinian Cat Breeder - Adelaide
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Vivace Cattery was established in 2000 in Adelaide, South Australia. It is operated by Evelyn and Rita Bruche. Our aims are :
-To breed kittens of ... read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

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