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Would it be possible that the father was a Siamese cat ? What different traits do they have to a"color point" I've never heard of color point before sorry does that mean they will change color over time?They are actually colorpoint not Siamese. Siamese being a specific breed with colorpoint being cats who display the genetic trait giving them the heat sensitive coloration. They are born pure white because Mom is toasty and their coloring develops with exposure to cold and age. While it comes from the original Siamese the gene is wide spread in the general cat population and could've from ancestors thousands of generations back or just a few. Mom and Dad both had the colorpoint gene to have the kittens show it; with two it's more likely dad was a colorpoint too. Most cats are not any specific breed with the genetics for the domestic cat being such a mixed bag that there aren't very many that are actually a specific purebred. Mostly because being "purebred" is a human concept/habit and a relatively new one in the cat world so there just aren't many of them.
The first one looks like your typical domestic short hair with seal point coloring. The second one looks like it might be a lynx (tabby) seal point. Basically the second one would have looks like the little tabby except it got the colorpoint gene and that muted the coloring. Over time they will both continue to get darker. Colorpoint cats can be any underlaying color and pattern you see in the general cat population.
I doubt it. Siamese is a very specific breed and usually kept by a breeder so it's unlikely that your girl would run across a Siamese loose. Colorpoint is the term for moggy cats with that type of coloring. Not a breed but a genetic coat trait like tabby, calico, etc. I have two myself. My girl, Rocket, is definitely not close to siamese. She is short and stubby. Actual Siamese are longer and angular more often. My boy, Link, has more Siamese traits and might be closer. Long limbs, angular head, big ears, etc, but without breed documents from a breeder we can't call a domestic cat a specific breed.Would it be possible that the father was a Siamese cat ? What different traits do they have to a"color point" I've never heard of color point before sorry does that mean they will change color over time?