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Australian Mist

Country of origin
Australia
Breed standards (external links)
(WNCA - includes an explanatory document)

The Australian Mist (formerly known as the Spotted Mist) is a breed of cat. This breed was developed in Australia in the late 1970s, hence its name. The breed was developed by crossing the Burmese, Abyssinian, and Domestic shorthair cats to create a shorthaired cat with a spotted coat. The name was changed from 'Spotted Mist' to 'Australian Mist' in 1998 when cats with marbled coats, rather than spots, were accepted as part of the breed.

Australian Mists are medium-sized shorthaired cats, with a round head and large, expressive eyes. The coat patterns have three levels of definition; (1) ground colour, paler than pattern; (2) pattern, delicate though distinct from ground colour; (3) appears to wear a misted veil, caused by random ticking in the solid colour areas. The legs and tail are ringed or barred, and the face and neck also have delicate lines of color. Australian Mist cats come in seven colors: brown, blue, chocolate, lilac, caramel, gold and peach.

As a relatively new breed, all Australian Mist catteries are in Australia, however desexed cats have been introduced to America and several other countries. The breed is now accepted for Championship status by the World Cat Federation. The Australian Mist will celebrate 20 years as an accepted Championship breed in Australia during 2006.

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+The '''Australian Mist'''  (formerly known as the '''Spotted Mist''') is a [[cat breeds|breed]] of [[cat]]. This breed was developed in [[Australia]] in the late 1970s, hence its name. The breed was developed by crossing the [[Burmese (cat)|Burmese]], [[Abyssinian (cat)|Abyssinian]], and [[Domestic shorthair cat]]s to create a shorthaired cat with a spotted coat. The name was changed from 'Spotted Mist' to 'Australian Mist' in 1998 when cats with marbled coats, rather than spots, were accepted as part of the breed.
-The '''Havana Brown''' is a [[Cat breed|breed]] of [[cat]], resulted from persistent efforts to develop a completely brown cat breed. In the early [[1950s]] in [[Britain]], a cross between a seal point [[Siamese (cat)|Siamese]] and a black [[domestic shorthaired cat]] with Siamese heritage led to the foundation stock for the Havana Brown.
-The Havana Brown is a moderately sized, muscular short-haired cat with a body of average length. The coat color must be brown, typically reddish-brown, with no [[tabby]] markings. Whiskers should also be brown and the eye color should be green. The head should be slightly longer than wide and the nose should have a distinct stop at the eyes. Males tend to be larger than females and are average in weight compared with other breeds.
+Australian Mists are medium-sized shorthaired cats, with a round head and large, expressive eyes. The coat patterns have three levels of definition; (1) ground colour, paler than pattern; (2) pattern, delicate though distinct from ground colour; (3) appears to wear a misted veil, caused by random ticking in the solid colour areas. The legs and tail are ringed or barred, and the face and neck also have delicate lines of color. Australian Mist cats come in seven colors: brown, blue, chocolate, lilac, caramel, gold and peach.
-The Havana Brown is an intelligent cat that often uses its paws both to examine objects, and to communicate with its owners. The most likely explanation of the breed's name is that its coat color is very similar to that of Havana [[cigar]]s.
+As a relatively new breed, all Australian Mist catteries are in Australia, however desexed cats have been introduced to America and several other countries. The breed is now accepted for Championship status by the World Cat Federation.  The Australian Mist will celebrate 20 years as an accepted Championship breed in Australia during 2006.
-The breed has been recognized for championship competition in both the US and Britain since the late 1950s. It is considered an endangered breed, since the breeding pool is very small. In the late [[1990s]], there were only 12 [[Cat Fanciers' Association|CFA]]-registered Havana Brown catteries and under 130 unaltered cats.
+==External links==
+*http://www.australianmist.info/
-== References ==
+*http://www.awesomecats.com/cat-breeds/Autralian-Mist.html
-*Susie Page; <cite>The Complete Cat Owner's Manual</cite>; Fog City Press; ISBN 1-875137-84X (hardback, 1997)
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