berrysmoothie
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« on: March 31, 2009, 09:32:52 PM » |
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How do you know whether a cat is cream point or flame point? I just took in some lovely kitties from a rescue and they said they were flame point but the more I'm looking around they seem like cream point. they are spending a lot of time under my bed right now so I haven't had a chance to take pictures yet.
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whispersdream
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2009, 09:58:38 PM » |
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well i would think cream is like a vanilla or tan coloring. where flame would be more of a reddish hue & darker..
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berrysmoothie
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2009, 10:07:04 PM » |
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These guys almost have like a peach color on their points. And really white everywhere else.
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LynMarie
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2009, 10:23:17 PM » |
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A flame point's red color, is the same as an orange tabby. just pointed without stripes or it is a lynks point.
A cream point is the lighter shade caused by a dilute gene.
Take a look at some of the calicos for the difference between cream and orange.
LynMarie
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Phoenix
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2009, 06:23:43 AM » |
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here's a great gallery of himalayans that jaycee told me about. http://www.pandecats.com/gallery/g_himalayan.phpyou can see many cream and flame points on about 4 pages of pictures.. some creams have very subtle points, others are more pronounced so it helps to see a range. examples: first picture, Ahmischid Dream Catcher, is a cream point. second picture, Alescris Ms. Scarlet, is a flame point   hope this helps! |
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Whispurrpaws
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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2009, 06:33:39 AM » |
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Flame & cream points can be difficult to differentiate sometimes. Are these kittens or adult cats? A cream point kitten tends to stay pure white for weeks before their point color starts to develop. A flame point's coloring develops much more quickly. Please post photos when you have the opportunity to do so and I will be able to tell you their true coloring.
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Mel
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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2009, 11:11:15 AM » |
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Brandy was originally listed as a Cream Point Himmie, but clearly he is a Flame as he is a reddish coloring and gets darker each time I shave him down for the summers.
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berrysmoothie
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2009, 12:23:53 PM » |
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I finally got a couple of pictures. I'll upload them in a bit.
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berrysmoothie
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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2009, 05:58:04 PM » |
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berrysmoothie
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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2009, 05:59:16 PM » |
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Whispurrpaws
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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2009, 06:05:27 PM » |
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They look to be flame points... middle photo could be a cream point though.
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berrysmoothie
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« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2009, 07:15:37 PM » |
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Thank you! I wasn't sure, not that it really matters but I was curious. They are very sweet cats, so loving and they come right to me. There's been a bit of hissing but that seems to be improving. One of them sleeps with my 16-year-old daughter every night and just follows her everywhere she goes. I love this breed so much!
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