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16-658: The Australian Mist (formerly known as Spotted Mist ) is a breed of cat developed in Australia . It is a cross between the Abyssinian cat , the Burmese cat , and the Australian Tabby cat . The Australian Mist has a distinct and unique coat pattern hence the name. This breed was developed in Australia in 1977 by Dr. Truda Straede with a gene-pool of approximately 30 foundation cats. Dr. Straede submitted

32-642: A plan to the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Cat Club (RASCC) for a breed with blue, brown, chocolate, and lilac colourings by using Burmese ; and for a spotted tabby pattern by using the ticking gene of Abyssinian to go with a spotted tabby coat . The first generation of the breed was accepted into the RASCC experimental category in May 1980 and in April of 1986 the fourth generation

48-1245: Is considered a colorpoint variety of the Persian by the CFA, while the Javanese (or Colorpoint Longhair) is a color variation of the Balinese in both the TICA and the CFA; both breeds are merged (along with the Colorpoint Shorthair) into a single "mega-breed", the Colourpoint, by the World Cat Federation (WCF), who have repurposed the name "Javanese" for the Oriental Longhair . Also, "Colo[u]rpoint Longhair" refers to different breeds in other registries. There are many examples of nomenclatural overlap and differences of this sort. Furthermore, many geographical and cultural names for cat breeds are fanciful selections made by Western breeders to be exotic sounding and bear no relationship to

64-789: The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 45, the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) recognizes 50, the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) recognizes 45, and the World Cat Federation (WCF) recognizes 69. Inconsistency in a breed's classification and naming among registries means that an individual animal may be considered different breeds by different registries (though not necessarily eligible for registry in them all, depending on its exact ancestry). For example, TICA's Himalayan

80-761: The New Zealand Cat Fancy . The breed was accepted for championship status by the World Cat Federation in August 2004. The first Australian Mists were imported into the United Kingdom in 2007. The breed was given preliminary recognition by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in October 2011. It was accepted at championship status in The International Cat Association on 1 May 2014. It gained championship status with

96-592: The Supreme Cat Show , which is famous for being the world's largest cat show and often referred to as the feline equivalent of Crufts . Special awards of UK and Supreme Champion can be gained at this show only. The GCCF offices are based in Bridgwater and are staffed by people who deal with registrations, publications, show processing & title claims, agendas & minutes and correspondence from breeders, exhibitors, Clubs, Breed Advisory Committees and

112-596: The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in February 2017. The breed is not yet recognised by the Fédération Internationale Féline . The Australian Mist is a medium-sized short-haired cat, with a round and medium-sized head, a broad nose, and large green eyes. Eye colour can range from chartreuse to aquamarine. Ears are moderately large with a rounded tip to them. The coat is short to medium in length and feels smooth and silky. The coat pattern has three aspects:

128-484: The actual origin of the breeds; the Balinese, Javanese, and Himalayan are all examples of this trend. The domestic short-haired and domestic long-haired cat types are not breeds, but terms used (with various spellings) in the cat fancy to describe " mongrel " or " bicolor " cats by coat length, ones that do not belong to a particular breed. Some registries such as the Cat Fanciers' Association allow for domestic short hairs and domestic long hairs to be registered for

144-736: The base colours in the cat include blue, brown, caramel, chocolate, cinnamon (gold), fawn (peach), and lilac. Due to the novel status of the breed outside Australia most Australian Mist catteries are located in Australia; however, there are a few in the UK and USA. Breeding cats have also been sent to Norway. Conditions commonly screened for in breeding Australian Mist cats include pyruvate kinase deficiency , feline hypokalaemic polymyopathy , neonatal isoerythrolysis , and progressive retinal atrophy . Cat breeds As of 2023, The International Cat Association (TICA) recognizes 73 standardized breeds,

160-404: The coat. Both varieties should have the tabby M-shaped marking on the forehead and a ringed tail with a dark tip. Australian Mists have a paler coat on the under-parts of the body which give it the distinctive mist appearance. Colour may not fully develop until the adult is at least two years old. Australian Mists do not have a solid colour as the agouti ground gives them their distinctive look but

176-518: The general public. They also deal with complaints and breaches of rules, which can sometimes result in disciplinary action and even suspension from Cat Fancy activities. The GCCF is a member of The Cat Group and the World Cat Congress . The GCCF has set up its own charity: The Cat Welfare Trust, which uses funds raised through the GCCF to find ways of improving the welfare of cats. To date

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192-511: The ground colour, which is paler than the pattern; the pattern; and the appearance of wearing a misted veil, caused by random ticking in solid colour areas. The legs and tail are ringed or barred, and the face and neck also have lines of colour. There are two types of coat patterns in the Australian Mist: the original spotted coat which has distinctive spots that are symmetrical and the marbled coat which has swirled patches and streaks on

208-616: The largest organisation that registers pedigree cats in the United Kingdom . It was formed from a small number of cat clubs which were registering cats at the time when the modern cat fancy was in its first stages. It is considered to be the original prototype for cat fancy registries. It is an independent body with around 150 member clubs, including specialist breed clubs and area clubs covering particular regions. The GCCF became an incorporated company on 5 November 2010. It licenses cat shows put on by its affiliated clubs with about 135 shows per year. Pedigree cats shown at these shows can gain

224-561: The purpose of outcrossing. They should not be confused with standardized breeds with similar names, such as the British Shorthair and Oriental Longhair . United Kingdom (for traditional, see Thai ) (for colorpoint, see Neva Masquerade ) Governing Council of the Cat Fancy The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy ( GCCF ) is a cat registry , established in 1910 and

240-439: The titles Champion , Grand Champion, Imperial Grand Champion and Olympian. The latter having three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold. The word Champion is replaced by Premier for neutered cats, and Master Cat for cats competing in household pets. The showing of non-pedigree cats (often referred to as Domestic shorthair and Domestic longhair ) and Pedigree Pets is also popular at GCCF shows. The GCCF also co-ordinates its own show:

256-573: Was accepted as the 'Spotted Mist'. In June 1997 the marbled variety of the breed was accepted by the RASCC and Waratah State Cat Alliance. Due to the newly accepted marbled variety it was decided by the Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia and the Australian Cat Fancy to rename the breed — in a unanimous decision the name 'Australian Mist' was chosen. On 1 January 1999 the breed received championship status with

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