🇹🇭 Korat (Si Sawat)

Thai cat breed

Origin: Thailand, named after Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) province. The first Korats reached the USA in 1959; CFA accepted the breed in 1966. 📎 CFA · Korat · CFA · Korat history
Coat & genes: Solid blue with silver-tipped hairs that give it a sheen; a heart-shaped face. 📎 CFA · Korat
Eyes: Green when grown — a kitten's eyes start amber and can take years to turn. 📎 CFA · Korat
Did you know: The British Library's painted cat-book (Or 16797) shows it as the "Si Sawat" cat; the verses also call it Malet. 📎 British Library Or 16797 · on Wikimedia Commons · Clutterbuck 2008 · Cabinet magazine
Registries: CFA, TICA, FIFe, GCCF and WCF all recognise it. 📎 CFA · Korat · FIFe · recognised breeds · GCCF · cat breeds · WCF · EMS breed list
Today: One of the five Thai cats the Thai Cabinet named as national-identity animals on 18 Nov 2025. 📎 Thai Government · five Thai cats (18 Nov 2025) · Thailand PRD · 5 native cats national identity
Temperament (research): In a survey of 5,726 Finnish cats, Korats were the breed least likely to avoid contact with people, and among the three most active breeds. 📎 Salonen et al. 2019 · Scientific Reports

🩺 Welfare & health

GM1 and GM2 gangliosidosis — inherited storage diseases of the nerves — occur in the breed. DNA tests exist, so carriers need never be bred together. 📎 UC Davis VGL · Korat GM1 · UC Davis VGL · Korat GM2

👂 Ear type: Upright ears

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