Cats
cats as Opals. Little has been heard of the Opal since then although the traditional style of
Siamese goes from strength to strength (despite the registry's rather bizarre refusal to allow
its actual breed name to be used in articles or reviews in case it erodes, rather than promotes,
the breed). The Opal appears to be a Colourpoint American Shorthair.
THAI POINTED AND THAI SIAMESE
The Thai Pointed is a naturally occurring colorpointed (Blue-point, Lilac-point) Korat
variant. Korats are related to Siamese and have interbred naturally in their native Thailand.
The Thai Siamese is a European term for the traditional style of Siamese derived purely from
non-ultra-typed Siamese cats.
The term Thai Siamese has also been used for colorpointed cats derived from naturally
occurring colorpointed variants in Korat litters, but this usage is not encouraged.
Andrea and Beata Brunetti, in Italy, have a Thai (the European name for the less extreme,
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