Foreign White Cat Society

The Foreign White is basically a Siamese in a white overcoat. However, although the wording varies slightly, the type of the Foreign White is identical to that of other Orientals although it has a slightly different standard of points.

It is the only Oriental breed which cannot be mated to other Orientals, its registration policy permitting only Siamese and Foreign Whites in the pedigree. Strict breeding and rigorous selection have produced a white cat with deep blue eyes and without any deafness problems. The reason for this is that the blue eyes of this breed are produced by the Siamese gene, not by the dominant white gene.

When the names of all the other Oriental Self’s were changed from “Foreign” to Oriental, the Foreign White retained its original name. This underlined the fact that the breed recognised by the GCCF was a blue-eyed Siamese plus a white coat, unlike Oriental Whites recognised elsewhere, where green eyes and odd eyes were also permitted.

The club offers beautiful rosettes engraved with the cat’s name, for member’s cats gaining GCCF titles. To claim email Hon. Sec. Dr Jane Muir-Taylor  -  jane.muir-taylor@nhs.net

Special Life Membership rates for this year 2009/10

Life membership – £15 Single and £20 Joint.

Annual subs due 1^st January each year.

£4 Single

£6 Joint

£1 joining fee for new members