THE AEGEAN CAT special ornamnt of the greek islands

We in Greece, admire the fabulous cats we see on the greek islands , which we lovingl call "fluffy".

They pose on te Cycladic roof tops and porchers and are often seen on beautifull postcards in tourist shops.

They are the Aegan cats, semi-longhaird,relatives of the turkish angora cat.

The feline federation of Greece ,one of its targets being the protection aand improvement of the various cat races through registration of members in the Greek Genealogy Archives,(LO-books)and publishing of the  Genealogy Tree ,in addition to organizing international Cat Shows , considersin imperative  to protect the Aegean Cat and fight for its international recognition.

In this direction,the National Genealogy Commitee,in cooperation with the Breding Commitee,launched a campaign,aiming to register and selectivelly breed the Aegean cat for the stabilization of its characteristics.At the same time, apart from the acceptance and precentation of the Aegean cat in international shows,efvorts are underway for the Aegeaan cat to eventually be accepted as a special breed by the International Feline Federation (fife).

Characater

 The Aegean cat is independent in character,but alsofriendly and not only towards other cats (in accustomed to living together naturally in small groups),but also towards people,with whom,it feels quite comfortamble in sharing living quarters.even in an apartment.It has a strong personality,is smart,obedient and easily develops excellent relationships with people.This  cat loves fish, a primaryfood source.It has denveloped a close fiendship with fishermen  and we often see the aegean cats waiting on the dock for the fishermen to return from their fishing expeditions.The fishermen offer them a delicious dinner ewith fish that has little or no commerrcial value to them.Its no afraid of the water and haw lived along the seaside for ages.Specifically, are great hunters and the Aegean females cats make excellent,carring mothers.

Body

It is  a medium sized cat,strong and muscular without giving the impression of being heavy or obese.The body is ratgher long, with strong medium long legs and with round paws.The tail is medium-long,straight without curves or kinks.The head is medium-sized,wide, without however,being round.

Head 

The ears are wide at the base, withslightly rounded points, and have small tufts of hair on the inner side.

The eyes are round,slightly slit, and may range  in color from green to al shades of blue or yellow and even odd-eyed.

Color and  texture of coat 

The coat is medium long, therefore th aegean cat is considerred a semi-longhaired cat.It is silky, without an undercoat, and has medium full collar and full tail.Since this cat has adapted to the local climate, in winter its full coat protects from the cold weather, while in the summer it sheds and gives the appearence of a short-hair breed except the tail wich remains slightly full.All colors or combinations are accetable,except for color-points,which prove cross-breeding with other races.The Aegean cat spends many hours on daily grooming and its coat acquires a speciak vividness in the light of the Aegean sky , therefore requiring litle special care from us apart from a brisk brushing once a week.