Siamese cats are all very similar, yet there are variations within the Siamese breed by which they can be easily classified. The Siamese cat was said to have been temple guardians for the royal family of Siam. In the present, the grey Siamese cat is one of the variations of the modern Siamese cat.

Siamese Cat Shows

Because everything that has to do with domestic animal breeding centers around cat shows with standards, these standards are the centerpiece by which breeds are defined. While there are a wide variety of Siamese cats, only a specific few have met all of the standards for inclusion in cat shows. The grey Siamese cat is one of the variations that is approved for cat shows.

Additionally, all variations of the Siamese cat must meet several Siamese standards. They must have dark coloring points in their extremities on a light colored base fur. They must have blue eyes that are almond-shaped. Finally, they must not have the traditional kinked tails, nor crossed eyes.

So, What About this Grey Siamese Cat Thing?

Grey Siamese cats come in two point color combinations. There is the grey Siamese cat that has a bluish-gray coloring and one that has a combination of lilac and grey coloring. The coloring on the grey Siamese cat is actually very similar to that of the seal point Siamese cat and the chocolate Siamese cat. The main difference is that the grey Siamese cat has lighter colors at the points.

What’s With All the Siamese Coloring?

But there are differences in coloring not directly caused by genetics. It should be noted that as Siamese cats age, their colors get darker. And, the colder the climate the darker the fur coat colors on the grey Siamese cat. So a cat from a colder climate will appear to have darker coloring in shows than its Siamese twin might have if it came from a warmer climate to appear in the same shows.

Speculation is that because the coloring of Siamese cats appears at the extremities and changes in darkness related to the climate, an effect known as albinism is taking place. That is to say that the more often a region on the cat gets cold, the darker the fur gets. Also, the colder the region gets, the darker the fur gets. This not only partially explains the color patterns on the grey Siamese cat, it also explains why an older grey Siamese cat would be darker and why one from a colder region would be darker.