What is the difference between Persian cats and Himalayans?

Answer 1

If you are alergic to cat hair get a Himalayan cause their fur is non-alerginic and Persains just got long hair

Answer 2

Jaded Ruby is the only correct answer....

Persians and Himalayans have very similiar hair so neither is hypo -allergenic..
BOTH are known to be more laid back than most breeds and really need to be indoors only - the require frequent grooming (as do all cats) AND occassionaly have problems with urinating inappropriately...

they are distinct breeds AND you can get Persians with color point markings but these are not Himalayans - they are still Persians because theire parents are persians - 2 different breeds

Answer 3

A himalayan is a cross between a persian and a siamese....they are only either grey and like a creme color or brown and a creme color. A persian basically has the same facial and body structure but comes in all kinds of colors.

Answer 4

A Himalayan is simply a Persian who displays color points. The breed came about by crossbreeding Persians to colorpoints. You can read up on breed profiles and historys at CFA.com.Himalayans are NOT hypo allergenic. No cat is. Some people have less allergy symptoms with certain breeds...but no breed is allergy proof. Most of this information being posted to your question is wrong. They are not a completely different breed...nor are they long haired siamese.

Answer 5

For starters, they are entirely different breeds of cat. The most obvious difference is their fur. Persians are known for having long and very fluffy hair and are often seen in variations of white, cream, and orange colors. Himalayans generally have fairly short fur and a full-bred Himalayan should be a sort of tan color with black coloring around its face and sometimes its paws.

Answer 6

Himalayans are a cross between persians and siamese. I usually refer to them as long-haired siamese.

Answer 7

In 1930 Dr. Clyde Keeler of Harvard Medical School teamed with Virginia Cobb of Newton Cattery to merge the two most popular breeds of cats-Persian and Siamese. Their first generation offspring produced color point carriers, solid-colored Persians carrying the color point gene. First they bred a Siamese female to a black Persian male, producing Bozo, a black male kitten with a wavy coat. Next they bred a Siamese male to a black Persian female and got a black female named Bitzie. They then crossed Bozo and Bitzie, which resulted in a long-haired black female Babbit. Babbit was then bred to Bozo and that cross introduced the first HIMALAYAN, Newtons Debutante.

Why the name Himalayan? The name HIMALAYAN was selected for the new breed because the color evolution of the Himalayan cat coincided with the color pattern found on rabbits and goats living in the Himalayan Mountains in Asia. In other words, they have light bodies and dark extremities, although they are born with almost white coats and develop their color points over several weeks. The darker colored ears, nose, paws and tail is attributed to the cooler body temperature in their extremities.
The Himalayan is one of the most popular of all Persians. The Himalayan is shown in the following point colors: chocolate, seal, lilac, blue, red, cream tortie, blue-cream, chocolate-tortie, lilac-cream, seal lynx, blue lynx, red lynx, cream lynx, tortie lynx, blue-cream lynx, chocolate lynx, lilac lynx, chocolate-tortie lynx and lilac-cream lynx. Color is restricted to the facial mask and extremities with the body of various shades of white to fawn. Himalayans were developed by breeding Persians to Siamese to combine the Siamese point coloring with Persian type. After many years of cross breeding they were approved as accepted color variations of Persians. All must have deep vivid blue eyes as eyes other than blue are a disqualification.

Answer 8

Short, heavily boned legs support the Persian's boxy body. The cat's head should be round, with large, round eyes and a short, snub nose.
The Himmie is a cross between a Siamese and Persian, with a short nose.

Answer 9

the people who said the himi breed was started by crossing siamese and persians are correct. They are a recognized breed now.
I have two rescue himis...as you can see, they look like persians with siamese color points.
Some have flatter faces than others. There are doll-faced (pointier) and I believe the smushed kind are called traditional.
My boys are pet quality, not show quality so they don't have distinctive points.
http://home.earthlink.net/~yldchyld/id14.html

Answer 10

Persian cats have smushed faces and himalayans dont.