The image of a cute and fluffy animal is the first thing that comes to a person’s mind when he hears the phrase “Persian chinchilla”. In fact, they are not rodents at all, but the most real Persian cats. The breed, as you might have guessed, got its name in honor of a South American rodent, or rather, the color of its fur. Although it would be more correct to compare these cats with a polar fox, which also, like them, has the main color of hair white, and only the very ends of the hairs are black. While in chinchillas, on the contrary, the main color is black, and white is the complementary one. In addition to black, another color of Persian chinchilla wool can be chocolate, lilac, golden, blue or tortie. The debate about whether the Persian chinchilla is a separate breed has long been waged in the United States, but it is still believed that these cats are nothing more than a variety of Persians. Therefore, at the exhibitions for them there are no separate categories. Nevertheless, it is difficult to find such a beautiful color among the representatives of
the cat family as Persian chinchilla possesses. Photos of these beautiful animals are excellent proof of this.
Behavior features
Like other members of the Persian
cat family
, chinchillas have an unusually calm and balanced disposition. These affectionate and gullible creatures are very fond of being in the company of people. Despite the personal characteristics, they are always in good relations with their owners. Among other breeds of cats, it is difficult to find such caring mothers, which are Persian chinchillas. Kittens do not cause much trouble either to their mother or to the owners. Unless care for their fur requires special care and attention, however, this applies to all Persians without exception. Some phlegm inherent in the nature of these cats, however, does not prevent them from being very active during the game.
Care Features
Persian chinchilla differs from other breeds in good health, endurance and unpretentiousness. However, she could not avoid the defects characteristic of all representatives of the Persian family, namely,
deformation of the nasal septum and obstruction of the lacrimal ducts. It remains only to accept the fact concerning the special
shape of the cat’s
nose , but absolutely any owner can solve the problem with discharge from the eyes - it’s enough to regularly inspect and clean the area around the eyes and nose of the animal.
Caring for a fur coat is the main difficulty in keeping these cats. Persian chinchilla has a long thick coat, therefore, needs daily care. Such cats need to be washed and combed more often. Before proceeding directly to combing, it is necessary to remove the tangles with the help of a comb with rare teeth. Then the dead hairs are combed out with a regular scallop, only after that it is possible to proceed to combing with a brush with natural hair. Observance of these simple rules will help to keep your cat's hair in perfect order, thereby avoiding the need to cut the coats out of it.