Australian Mist Breed Information
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Australian Mist are a relatively new cat breed, originating in Sydney,
Australia, in the mid 1980's. They are excellent house cats and are highly
affectionate. The foundation cats used to create the breed were one half
Burmese, and quarter each Abyssinian and Domestic.
They have inherited the affectionate, people-loving temperament, general size
and shape of the Burmese, the intelligence and agility of the Abyssinian, and
the health and vitality of the Domestic. Australian Mist are short-haired cats
of moderate size and build. They have a round head and large, expressive eyes in
a range of greens.
The nose, chin and whiskerpads are broad, giving the face a generous expression.
There are two possible coat patterns in the Australian Mist: Spotted and
Marbled. These delicate spots or intricate marbled swirls are set against a
creamy ‘misted’ ground, with legs ringed and barred and the face and neck
delicately lined.
The spotted mist tail is also ringed while the marbled mist tail has beautiful
irregular scalloping. The cat's coat is short and resilient and the tail is well
furred. Australian Mist cats presently come in six colors: warm brown, blue,
chocolate, lilac, gold and peach. Australian Mists are outstandingly
affectionate and gentle. They are very tolerant of handling and disinclined to
scratch, which makes them ideal with even small children. Australian Mist are
highly intelligent and are very obliging when called upon to participate in
games.
As kittens they are lively, but sober up somewhat on maturity. Their propensity
to crawl into the nearest lap with or without invitation, and to constantly hang
around to see what people are up to makes them an excellent companion for the
home worker, and the invalid. De-sexed cats and kittens fit in easily with all
sorts of other cats, being neither aggressive toward them, nor allowing
themselves to be upset by the unfriendliness of others. They are perfectly happy
to live wholly indoors as long as they have a few toys to play with and plenty
of human company or the company of another cat.
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