The International Cat Association allows for a range of colors beyond the four point colors recognized by CFA. The wedge-shaped head is long and tapering from the narrow point of the nose outward to the tips of the ears, forming a triangle. Cats with light-colored coats set off with black mask, ears, paws and tail have been known in Thailand (formerly Siam) for centuries. At first, only the cats with seal points-a dark brownish-black-were shown, but blue, chocolate and lilac-point Siamese were soon developed and accepted in the show ring. Most cat associations call for the Siamese to have a svelte but muscular body with long lines. The TCA’s Traditional Siamese has a round head and a big-boned, rounded body. “We are Siamese if you please. Siamese cats are extremely fond of their people. President Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) and his wife Lucy were the recipients of a Siamese cat shipped to them in 1878 by David B. Sickels, a U. S. diplomat stationed at the consulate in Thailand.
