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Balinese is basically a semi-longhaired Siamese. They come in the 4 standard
Siamese colors: Seal Point, Blue Point, Chocolate Point and Lilac Point.
Terrie and Bruce began breeding Balinese in 1989.
It wasn't easy! Breeding Balinese with show type requires persistence
and patience. It requires breeding back to the parent breed,(siamese)
often to retain type and health. In doing so a litter of shorthaired Balinese
is produced. These kittens are not showable but are invaluable to the
breeding program. The next generation bred back to a longhair will produce
50% longhairs and 50 % shorthairs statistically.
Terrie and Bruce have incorporated many Siamese lines into their pedigrees
over the years including J-Bar, Silmara, Thaifong, Sanlino, Caru and moist
recently a new Siamese kitten from Donna Davis (Thaibok). Purrmatix Balinese,
Javanese and Orientals have been shared with over 30 catteries worldwide
in every region of CFA including Japan and the International Division.
Read "The Long and The Short Of It."
In the 1998-99 show season what was once thought an unattainable
dream came true. GC,BW,NW Purrmatix Undeniable "Undie" (pictured
left) became the first National Winning Balinese in CFA! She was CFA's
10th Best Cat - North Atlantic Region's 4th Best Cat. Balinese have been
accepted for Championship status since 1970 and took longer to have their
first National winner than any breed in CFA. This was truly a remarkable
achievement! Read Undie's story.
Since that time Purrmatix has had three more National
winners :
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