Abyssinian
Cats
The Abyssinian cat is thought to
originate in Egypt. There are cats engraved on the tombs of the ancient pharaohs
indicating that the Egyptians worshipped cats. Caravans of Egyptian traders may
have taken cats south, through Sudan, to Abyssinia, now known as Ethiopia. Or
they may have traveled south by ship down the Red Sea. Civilization in Ethiopia
dates back to ancient times.
The first Abyssinian
cats may have been brought back to Britain after the Abyssinian War in 1868. This breed was exhibited in the first cat show held in England in the late 18th Century and was among the first pedigreed cats registered. From Britain, they were
exported to USA States and are now world wide.
These African cats have long
ears and smooth, sleek coats. Abyssinians are inquisitive, loving, intelligent and adventurous.
Being
active, playful cats, they require good quality food.
Known as Abys, these cats are medium-sized with muscular bodies. They have small, almost heart-shaped heads and large almond shaped eyes that vary in colour from golden yellow to hazel or green.
They come in 28 different
colors, from ruddy brown sorrel, to blues and fawns.
Ruddy Browns have rich reddish-brown coats and each hair is tipped with black.
Sorrel coats are a rich red color with light brown tips.
In blues the basic coat is a pinkish mushroom with blue-gray tips and the fawn is a fawnish cream with darker fawn tips to each hair.
Were there cats around in ancient times when the Egyptians used Israeli
labor to build their civilization? Was there a cat looking on when King Pharaoh tormented Moses? Do cats really go back that far? Moses was the hero who led the Israeli slaves to freedom, but scripture says that Pharaoh was born so God could display his power in him and that God's name might be proclaimed in all the earth. Romans chapter 9 verse 17. So even when folk oppress us, if we show patience, we can bring
honur to God in our situation. |
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