This attractive colour was reintroduced
into Abyssinians in 1966 or 1967, when a
Silver Spotted British Shorthair cat,
Culverden Mercury, bred by Miss I Robson, was bred with
Lalibela Jijiga, a Usual Abyssinian queen.
All Silver Abyssinians come from this
outcross.
F1 The offspring from this was Mrs
Sidney Anne Hunt’s (Miller’s) Firefly
Dinah, a Black Silver Ticked Tabby.
F2 Dinah’s son Firefly Jasper was a Black
(Usual) Silver Abyssinian, sired by
Hillcross Tawny Pippitt, a Usual bred by
Mrs Towe. Firefly Jasper was owned by
Belinda Chapman in Dorset at the Karnak
cattery. |
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Bred with Algol Jacinth he sired F3 Algol
Silver Sheba, a Usual Silver, in 1971.
Algol Silver Sheba’s son, born in 1973
and sired by a Sorrel, Barentu Red
Timothy, was F4 Algol Silver Thyme a
Usual Silver who was used at stud.
The Algol cats of Mrs M J Fowles made a major contribution
to the development of Silver Abyssinians
in the UK. |
