Chinchilla Silver Persians are an almost pure white cat with just a sprinkling of black tipping giving them a sparkling silver appearance. Please click on the link above to read more about our beautiful and ethereal Chinchilla Silver Persians.
Shaded Silvers have a white undercoat, in contrast to the pure white undercoat of the Chinchilla Silver and have a "mantle" of even black tipping on their backs and tail, with more shading on their foreheads, cheeks and legs. The shading should be even and free of barring (Tabby stripes) for the show ring. The all over effect should be considerably darker than a Chinchilla. The eye color of a Shaded Silver can range from green to blue green. Please click on the link above to read more about our stunning Shaded Silver Persians.
Chinchilla Golden Persians have an undercoat of pale honey to bright apricot. The coat on the back, flanks, head and tail of the cat is sufficiently tipped with black to enhance a golden appearance. The legs and end of tail may be shaded with tipping. The chin, ear tufts, stomach and chest, enjoy a consistent dilute color, which is much lighter in tone that the undercoat color. The general effect is lighter than a shaded golden due to less tipping. Please click on the link above to read more about our gorgeous Chinchilla Golden Persians.
Shaded Golden Persians have an undercoat of pale honey to bright apricot with a mantle of black tipping shading down from the sides, face, head and tail. The legs are to be the same tone as the face. The ear tufts, chin, chest stomach and underside of the tail,enjoy a consistent dilute color, which is much lighter in tone than the undercoat. The general effect is darker than a Chinchilla Golden due to more tipping. Please click on the link above to read more about our lovely Shaded Golden Persians.
Chinchilla and Shaded Exotics Put a mink coat on that cute chubby body, and you have what is often described as a "teddy bear" cat. Put a chinchilla pelt on that cobby cat, and you have a silver, Golden or Blue Exotic. Their hair shaft is white, with a touch of black at the tip. The green eyes, lips and nose are outlined in black, and the paw pads are also black. The contrast is very dramatic. Exotics also come in Golden and Blue all lovely colors. The golden exotic's hair shaft is a pale honey to bright apricot color with black tipping. Exotics require less grooming than Persians, so they are easier to maintain. Two Exotics bred together can produce longhaired kittens. These long hair babies are identical to Persians, except that their registration numbers are Exotic, not Persian. Genetically they are the same as Persians. Please click on the link above to read more about our beautiful Exotics.
Provisional: the Blues are coming! Blue is the dilute of the genetically speaking black color of the Silver Persians, just as Blue Golden (chinchilla or Shaded ) is the dilute of the Golden Persian. Blue and Blue Golden Chinchilla and Shaded Persians are not yet recognized for Championship status in CFA; however the colors are recognized in the Exotic Division. There are many people currently actively campaigning and showing in the AOV class for the purpose of gaining recognition and acceptance for championship status. Recently the issue came to a vote, but failed by a mere handful of votes. It took many years before Goldens were accepted for Championship status, so in all likelihood the Blues will be too, in the not so distant future.
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