Appearance: Best described as a Siamese type but without the pointed colouring. They have a sleek elegant profile and fine glossy fur. In Britain, the solid coloured varieties are known as Foreign Shorthairs, the patterned forms, ie tabbies, are known as Oriental Shorthairs. They come in all colours except the pointed form, including ticked tabbies and smokes.

Temperament: Lively, intelligent, demanding.

Hereditary Diseases: Hepatic amyloidosis

Links:
• Havana And Oriental Lilac Cat Club
• Myaa Orientals