- 2 or 3 bands of colour on each hair with dark tips for preference.
About the Abyssinian
Origin: Egypt
- Typical life span
- 14-17 years
- Size
- Medium — from its typical weight
- Weight
- 3.6-5.4 kg
- Height
- 25-30 cm
- Registry status
- Reconocida por la TICA
- Breed group
- Short-haired
- Origin
- Egypt
- Known hereditary risks
- 6 documented conditions, with the test for each
About
What is a Abyssinian?
Medium-sized, elegant cat with a distinctive ticked coat pattern giving a wild appearance. Known for its athletic build, almond-shaped eyes, and highly active, curious personality.
Abyssinian history and origins
One of the oldest known cat breeds, believed to have originated in the coastal regions of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. The breed was developed in Great Britain from cats imported from Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) in the 1860s.
Abyssinian appearance and size
Typically 3.6-5.4 kg and 25-30 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
Abyssinian temperament and personality
Generally described as active, energetic, independent, intelligent, gentle, curious and playful.
That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.
Referencia de la raza de The Cat API.
Características
- Tamaño
- Medium
- Necesidad de ejercicio
- —
- Facilidad de adiestramiento
- —
- Caída de pelo
- —
- Cuidados del pelo
- 2 of 5
- Convivencia con niños
- —
- Coste de mantenimiento
- —
- Tolera quedarse solo
- —
- Inteligencia
- —
- Salud de la raza
- 6 conditions documented
Pros & cons
Pros y contras de la raza Abyssinian
Lo que obtienes con la raza Abyssinian
- Exige pocos cuidados del pelo, adecuado para quien tiene poco tiempo — el pelo es «Short, fine and close lying. Resilient to the touch.»
- Descrito habitualmente como: «Active, Energetic, Independent, Intelligent»
Lo que asumes
- Están documentadas 4 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en ojos y riñones y vías urinarias. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir en cada una.
Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FIFe; The Cat API; UC Davis VGL — PRA rdAc (CEP290) test. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.
Characteristics
Estándar de la FIFe · Abyssinian
Pelo y color
Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FIFe. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.
Coat
Short, fine and close lying.
Resilient to the touch.
Color
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FIFe sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.
Resumido de FIFe standard ABY — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.
Temperamento
ActiveEnergeticIndependentIntelligentGentleCuriousPlayful
Información a nivel de raza, de The Cat API. Describe la raza Abyssinian en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.
Health guide
Health & screening guide for the Abyssinian
Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Abyssinian, y la documentación concreta que hay que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.
6 enfermedades documentadasEsto es literatura a nivel de raza, no asesoramiento veterinario sobre un animal concreto — tu veterinario conoce al animal.
Health checklist (PDF)Bones & joints
Patellar luxation
Monitor
A dislocating kneecap that produces a bow-legged or knock-kneed gait and can worsen over the cat's first one to two years. Abyssinians are named as one of the breeds with rising reported incidence, alongside Devon Rex and Chartreux.
Qué pedir
No DNA test exists — ask for a veterinary orthopaedic exam (kneecap palpation) on both parents
Protruding sternum
Monitor
An outward or inward bend in the lower chest bone. It is seen mostly in oriental-bodied breeds but is also documented, less often, in Abyssinians. Outward protrusion is typically harmless; an inward one can press on the chest cavity and needs veterinary assessment.
Qué pedir
No DNA test exists — ask for a veterinary chest exam noting sternum conformation, on both parents
Eyes
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA rdAc, CEP290)
Serious
An inherited late-onset retinal disease: affected kittens see normally at birth, but photoreceptor degeneration begins around seven months of age and most cats are blind by three to five years old. There is no treatment, so a breeding cat's genotype is the only way to know a kitten's risk before it is sold.
Qué pedir
UC Davis VGL PRA rdAc (CEP290) DNA test result, on both parents
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA Rdy, CRX)
Serious
A separate, rarer and more aggressive inherited blindness in the same breed: affected kittens already show retinal degeneration by seven weeks old. It is inherited as a dominant trait, so a single copy of the mutation causes disease, unlike the more common rdAc form.
Qué pedir
UC Davis VGL PRA Rdy (CRX) DNA test result, on both parents
Kidneys & urinary
Renal amyloidosis
Serious
A kidney disease in which insoluble protein deposits build up in the kidneys, usually appearing in young adults and sometimes progressing to kidney failure within a year of diagnosis. It is well documented as prevalent specifically in this breed, but despite extensive study the mode of inheritance has not been established, so there is no DNA test.
Qué pedir
No DNA test exists — ask for the breeding line's known family history of kidney disease, and recent urinalysis/kidney bloodwork on the parents
Blood
Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency
Serious
An inherited haemolytic anaemia caused by low activity of the pyruvate kinase enzyme in red blood cells. Onset and severity are variable — some cats have intermittent lethargy and weight loss, others become jaundiced — so a clear DNA result is the only way to rule it out before breeding.
Qué pedir
UC Davis VGL PK deficiency DNA test result, on both parents
Gallery
Todavía sin fotografías
Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Abyssinian, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.
Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.
Kittens
No kittens listed right now
That is not the same as none existing. Publishing a litter is part of a breeder's subscription here, so a Abyssinian breeder can have a litter and no listing — ask them directly.
See Abyssinian breeders