Group Classification: Longhairs
Country of Origin: Canada and U.S.
Date of Origin: 1970s
Weight (M): 10-12 lbs.
Weight (F): 6-9 lbs.
Life Expectancy: years

History
The Tiffany is called the Chantilly/Tiffany in Canada. This unique cat was developed in stages and there are some gaps in the historical record. What is known is that in 1967 there was an original pair of chocolate brown cats with golden eyes; they came to be owned by a Burmese breeder. Things got muddled after that and records resume in 1988, when Canadian breeder Tracy Oraas re-established the breed. Oraas believed they had originally stemmed from the Angora breeding program.

General Description
The original is the most arresting color for this breed: a gleaming chocolate from head to toe with coppery gold slanted eyes. Even the paw pads and nose leather and whiskers are chocolate! Today they are available in several more colors and all are graceful animals. These are slender cats with elegant movements thanks to slim muscles on a medium frame. They have nicely muscled legs, round paws and plumed tails the length of their body. Chantilly/Tiffany have a triangular head, and their eyes are somewhat deep set, giving them an interesting facial dimension.

Colors
Self: Chocolate, cinnamon, blue, lilac and fawn.
Tabby colors (Mackeral, Spotted and Ticked):
Same as for self

Coat
Medium length with no undercoat; coat does not fully mature before three years of age.

Notable Features
If you can imagine a chocolate bar with golden eyes, you can imagine a Tiffany!

Health and Care
Very careful breeding has kept these cats somewhat rare, but it has also kept them healthy and strong. They'talk' by chirping rather than meowing; owners describe the sound as similar to the cooing of a pigeon.

Thanks to their single coat, the Chantilly/Tiffany requires little grooming. A gentle brushing and bathing only when necessary will be enough to keep them healthy and looking their best.

They are not as laid back as Persians, nor are they as active as the other Oriental longhairs. They enjoy playing with their family and also are fine entertaining themselves when the family is busy or at work.

Resources
None at present