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Tonkinese are a medium-sized short-haired cat breed distinguished by points as with Siamese and Himalayans.
Tonkinese cats are commonly trim and muscular cats. They are typically heavier than they appear to be, due to their very muscular bodies. They have a distinctive oval-shaped paw, and a modified wedge-shaped head, with large ears set towards the outside of their head.
ColoringTonks exhibit a wide variety of coat colors and patterns. The three main patterns are mink, solid and pointed. The mink variety is considered most desirable for the show ring in cat fancier associations.
The most commonly accepted colors are: platinum, champagne, blue, and natural. Typically, solid Tonkinese cats have gold or green eyes, cats with the pointed pattern are blue-eyed, and the mink cats have a shade of aquamarine. A great deal of subtle variation exists in colors and patterns, and Tonkinese body color darkens with age to some degree in all patterns.
Cats kept in colder climates will typically be darker in their mink or point shading, like their Siamese cousins.
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