A Confession After a Year of Reflection: Ten Years of Breeding Himalayan Cats

Ten years have gone by in the blink of an eye.

It all started the moment I was captivated by the elegance of a white Persian's luxurious coat, combined with my deep fascination for the Himalayan's enchanting blue eyes and their unique color points. That was the beginning of my long journey in breeding, driven by passion and dedication.

Himalayans have always been a rarity in Hong Kong. Perhaps it’s because some Persian enthusiasts consider their lineage “less pure.” But what drew us to the breed is precisely the touch of Siamese in their genes: the genetic magic that allows their coat color to change with body temperature, creating beautiful and dynamic shading.

Yet, what makes Himalayans special is also what makes the path
challenging. In CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association), Himalayans are classified as a color variant of Persians. This means they are judged by Persian standards: flat faces, small ears, low ear set, and rounded contours. However, the Siamese features they carry: longer muzzles, larger and higher-set ears, are the complete opposite. Competing with traditional Persians and earning a place in the show ring has never been easy.

I still remember what a respected mentor once said: the role of a pedigree breeder is to preserve and improve the breed we love, through pursuit, correction, and dedication, so that the beauty of these cats is not lost to time.

That philosophy became our guiding light. Ten years ago, we set two key goals for our cattery. The first: to bring the Himalayan breed onto the award stage. In the 2023–2024 CFA show season, we finally achieved this dream.

J&K HIM Sze Sze (詩詩) has led us onto the stage,  and we hope she is only the first of many. It is our sincere wish that Himalayans will continue to take their well-deserved place in the spotlight, season after season.

To all the loving families who adopted or got the cats from our cattery, and to every fellow breeder and exhibitor who shared this journey, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your support means the world to us.

Here’s to many more years of love, learning, and the beauty of Himalayans.

沉澱一年後的告白：十年喜馬拉雅貓的繁殖感言

十年轉眼即逝，彷彿就在眨眼之間。

一切的起點，來自我對白色波斯貓那一身華麗毛皮的著迷，加上對喜馬拉雅貓迷人藍眼睛與獨特色點的深深著迷。正是這份熱情與執著，開啟了我這段長達十年的繁殖之路。

喜馬拉雅貓在香港一直相當罕見。或許是因為部分波斯貓愛好者認為牠們的血統「不夠純正」。但正是牠們基因中那一絲暹羅貓的影子——那種隨著體溫變化而改變毛色的遺傳奇蹟，造就了那層層漸變的美麗陰影，也正是吸引我們愛上這個品種的原因。

然而，這份獨特也讓這條路變得更加艱辛。在 CFA 的標準中，喜馬拉雅貓被歸類為波斯貓的一種色系變異。因此，評審標準與波斯貓相同：扁平的臉、小而低位的耳朵、圓潤的輪廓。但牠們身上來自暹羅貓的特徵——較長的口鼻部、較大且高位的耳朵——正好與這些標準背道而馳。要與傳統波斯貓競爭，在賽場上站穩腳步，從來不是一件容易的事。

我仍然記得，一位受人尊敬的導師曾說過：純種繁殖者的使命，是透過不斷追求、修正與投入，去保育並提升我們所熱愛的品種，讓牠們的美麗不被時間所遺忘。

這個理念成為了我們的指引。十年前，我們為貓舍訂下了兩個目標：其一，就是要讓喜馬拉雅貓踏上頒獎舞台。到了 2023–2024 CFA 賽季，我們終於達成了這個夢想。

J&K HIM SzeSze（ 詩詩）為我們打開了這扇門，而我們也希望，她只是第一位。我們真心期望，喜馬拉雅貓能一季又一季地，在聚光燈下綻放應有的光芒。

在此，衷心感謝所有曾經領養或從我們貓舍接走寶貝的家庭，以及一路上與我們並肩前行的繁殖者與參賽者，是你們的支持，讓這一切成為可能。