Life expectancy

15 years

Height

Medium

Weight

4 kg

Coat texture

silky / short / fine

Coat color

brown, sable, black, lilac, blue, cinnamon, fawn, often with stripes

Common illnesses

this breed has no typical diseases

Food expenses per month in €

about € 48

Suitable for children

Rather yes

Compatible with other animals

Rather not

First cat suitable

Rather yes

Needs a balcony

Rather not

Needs to go free

Rather not

Activity

Attention

Care and grooming

Nature

intelligent / playful / vivid / curious / attached / cuddly / communicative / sensitive / eager to learn / focused on humans / active / loving / fond of peace and quiet / likes to observe

Common illnesses

this breed has no typical diseases

Place of origin

Canada

Short description

The Tonkinese cat is the product of a corss breeding of Siamese and Burmese cat. She is known to be loving and human-oriented. She can learn tricks and needs a lot of exercise and wants to be engaged in different activities. She has a balanced character. If the owner is not at home rgularly, she would prefer a conspecific. In hectic environments she likes to observe the situation form a higher point of view. If the environment is calm again she likes to cuddle.