🇹🇭 Wichien Maat (Thai)

Thai cat breed

Origin: Thailand. Painted and described in the Tamra Maew cat-books; the copies that survive were made in the 19th century. 📎 Public Domain Review · Tamra Maew · British Library Or 16797 · on Wikimedia Commons
Coat & genes: Colourpoint: a heat-sensitive form of the TYR gene makes colour only on the cooler parts — face, ears, legs and tail. Kittens are born pale. 📎 OMIA · colourpoint / sepia (TYR)
Eyes: Blue — the same gene lightens the eyes of every colourpoint cat. 📎 OMIA · colourpoint / sepia (TYR)
Registries: Shown abroad as the "Thai": the old-style, rounder Siamese, kept apart from the slim show Siamese. FIFe, GCCF and WCF list it. 📎 FIFe · recognised breeds · GCCF · cat breeds · WCF · EMS breed list
Did you know: 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 (owners often say): talkative and people-focused — no study has looked at Thai cats yet

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