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  Korat Cats and kittens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Korat is one of the oldest stable breeds of cat.
Korat cats are a shorthair with a small to medium build and a low percentage of body fat; their bodies are often described as semi-cobby, and are surprisingly heavy for their size.
Korat cats are one of a few breeds that have only one colour: a silvery gray that often has lavender undertones - generally called blue in the cat world, although it is notably different in viewing from other 'blue' cats.
www.avidpets.com /Catbreeds/korat.htm   (763 words)

  
 Korat
Korats (pronounced koh-rahts) are rarely sold in Thailand, but their connection with good fortune has made them a favorite gift for visiting dignitaries.
A small number of Korats came to the United States courtesy of servicemen returning from the Vietnam War and newly initiated breeders such as Daphne Negus, who went to Thailand in 1968 with the specific intent of acquiring more breeding stock for her Si Sawat cattery.
Korats achieved championship recognition in 1966 and are shown today in all major North American associations and around the world.
www.funzone.ws /info/pets/cats/breeds/korat.html   (939 words)

  
 Korat
Korats form an exceptionally strong bond of affection with their owners and respond warmly to cuddling, setting as close as possible.
Korats are active in their play, but are very gentle with children.
The Korat was discovered in Ampur Pimai of the Korat province in Thailand.1 The earliest known record of the Korat appears in The Cat-Book of Poems or Smud Khoi of Cats, produced in 1350-1767.
kisser.freeservers.com /Korat/korat.html   (1102 words)

  
 CFA Breed Article: Korat
According to one of these folk tales, Korats with kinks in their tails are said to increase your luck (although only invisible kinks are allowed in the CFA standard).
The first Korat Grand Champion in CFA was GC Jalna's Ming-Ti of Chu'n Ch'i, a male, and the first female Korat Grand Champion (the third Korat to grand in CFA) was GC Malaid's Doklao Noi of Si Sawat (imp.).
Korats are relatively quiet and not very talkative at home (unless they have something to say, such as "my food dish is getting lowÉit's time to feed me"); however, in the show ring, they will be telling you how they feel about the situation: "Don't lift me high in the air.
www.cfainc.org /breeds/profiles/articles/korat.html   (2316 words)

  
 Mammals » Cats » Korat Main Page
It is very common to see the Korat moving from one extreme to another, from that of a "Velcro cat" attached to its owners lap, to a zippy racing playful creature.
Mature female Korats average between 2 and 3 kilograms and adult males are slightly larger averaging 4 to 5 kilograms.
Korat's generally produced litters of two to five kittens, with average birth weights ranging from 75 to 120 grams.
www.centralpets.com /animals/mammals/cats/cat134.html   (691 words)

  
 rec.pets.cats: Korats Breed-FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Korat is known as the Si-Sawat cat in its native country and the Korat name was originated when King Rama V of Siam was presented with the cat.
Korats are stockier and a bit chunkier than Russian Blues and the Korat has rounded lines where Russian Blues have longer and straighter lines.
Korats will bond more closely to their human if they are the only cat around, but some cautions should be observed with a single Korat.
www.faqs.org /faqs/cats-faq/breeds/korats   (2199 words)

  
 The Korat- breed profile
The Korats‘ silver hair tips are a symbol of wealth and their coat colour resembles the colour of rain clouds.
Korats are late developers and as young cats they are often described as ugly ducklings.
Korats form a strong bond with their owners, so much so that one could say that the owner is owned by the Korat.
www.korats.de /01b7cf92431023804/01b7cf924614c080e/index.html   (747 words)

  
 The cat-like vocabulary of Korats
Korat is of said average size semi-cobby, neither compact nor slim with a slightly curved back.
Gaiter : tint white on the extremity of the posterior paws (not to Korat).
Korat : definition to come (obviously the most difficult to be found if we want a consensus in any debate!-)..
www.korat.fr /nouvellepage121.htm   (2165 words)

  
 Korat FAQ
The Korat (Koh-Raht) is a medium to small, shorthair cat with thefemales weighing between 6 and 8 pounds and the males from 8 to 10 pounds.
The Korat is known as the Si-Sawat catin its native country and the Korat name was originated when KingRama V of Siam was presented with the cat.
Korats will bond more closely to their human if they are the onlycat around, but some cautions should be observed with a singleKorat.
www.korats.com /sublime/korat-fa.htm   (2113 words)

  
 Korat page
The Korat is special cat with its heart shaped face and wonderful lustrous eyes of an intense green colour, the neat compact, firm and elegant body, together with its loving, playful and loyal nature go to make this cat from Thailand the only one for those who know the breed.
Korats were also used as watchdogs because they give warning of intruders by growling at the sound of unfamiliar footsteps.
In the USA in 1965 the Korat Cat Fanciers Association was formed by a group of owners and breeders with the object of the development and protection of the Korat cat and to produce a standard of points by which the cat could be judged at shows.
members.tripod.com /thedowser/korat_page1.htm   (1402 words)

  
 Korat Cat
The earliest known record of the Korat appears in The Cat-Book of Poems or Smud Khoi of Cats, produced in 1350-1767.
According to one of these folk tales, Korats with kinks in their tails are said to increase your luck.
Korats are either going 100 mph around the house or they want to be with you, near you, and helping you all the time.
www.moggies.co.uk /breeds/korat.html   (625 words)

  
 Cats and Kittens Magazine Korat Breed Profile
A founding member of the Korat Cat Fanciers Association, Negus explained that although the Korat was named after a province in Thailand, the cat is found in most of the other municipalities in its native country.
There the Korat is called the Si-Sawat, a compound word that means "a mingled color of gray and light green." Because the root word Sawat means "good luck," the Korat is also known as the good luck cat.
All registries agree that the Korat is "semicobby, neither compact nor svelte." Medium in size, the Korat is broad-chested, muscular and supple, has ample space between its forelegs, carries its back in a curve, and may also carry in its tail a slight kink, as long as it's not a visible one.
www.petpublishing.com /catkit/breeds/korat.shtml   (1763 words)

  
 Korat
Upon its arrival in Europe in 1972, the Korat was approved by the F.I.Fe.
The Korat is lively, active, very agile and playful but does not like agitation or noise.
Korats are not very friendly toward other cats and are reserved toward strangers.
www.furrycritter.com /resources/cats/Korat.htm   (283 words)

  
 Korat Breed
The Korat breed is wery old and was already described during the Ayutha-period, 1350-1767 after Christ.
The first Korats already arrived in the USA in 1959 but due to the very strict rules of quarantine breeding in Europe was difficult and timeconsuming.
The Korat should be of medium size with a muscular, powerful body but not heavily built.
www.catsunited.com /html/korat_breed_.html   (394 words)

  
 Korat
Many good luck traditions surround the Korat: they are the color of silver, signifying wealth; they are the color of rain clouds, with eyes the color of young rice, meaning good crops.
Presently in Thailand the Korats are generally referred to as the Si-Sawat cats (see-sah-waht) and are found in other provinces as well.
Korats are silver-blue from their first day until their last; a cat of any other color is not a Korat.
www.cat-fanciers.com /korat.htm   (642 words)

  
 How to Select a Korat - eHow.com
The Korat is a breed of cat from Thailand that is rare even there, where it is considered good luck.
A pair of Korats is often given to a bride.
The Korat is medium-sized with silver-blue fur and luminous green eyes.
www.ehow.com /how_9564_select-korat.html   (413 words)

  
 Untitled Document
In Thailand the Korat is seen as being a good luck cat, because it has the colour of rainclouds, silver sheen as money, and eyes the colour of newly sprung rice - everything points towards wealth.
In an old poem it is said that the Korat has body colour as the seeds of the sawat fruit, the fur is smooth with roots like clouds and tips like silver.
All Korats must be able to trace their ancestry back to Thailand, or they aren't Korats.
www.korat.dk /english/korats.html   (694 words)

  
 Korat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Korat is a sort of linguistic shorthand for Nakhon Radchasima which is both a province and a town northeast of Bangkok on a high plain.
The Inland Highway from the Sattahip port area to Korat was used to truck military supplies to storage at Camp Friendship for re-transport by various means to Vietnam.
The army depot at Korat had warehouses overflowing with critical items such as arctic flight jackets and anti-freeze.
home.earthlink.net /~autrey01/korat.html   (310 words)

  
 Korat RTAFB Main-page
Korat RTAFB is located 5 miles south of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (also known as Korat City).
Other units and aircraft types contributed to the mission effort out of Korat, and I hope to be able to account for all of the Air Force units that were "assigned" or deployed to Korat, either directly or indirectly.
Combat operations expanded at Korat in late 1967 with the arrival of EC-121 "Constellations" of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing and Det 1, 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing.
www.frontiernet.net /~freitag/Korat/korat-main/Korat_Mainpage.html   (1671 words)

  
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The Korat Breed Advisory Committee formulated the policy, its principles were approved at the Annual General Meetings of the clubs representing Korats, and it was accepted by the GCCF Executive Committee.
Blue Cats shall be registered as Korat (34) on the Full Register only if three generations (both their parents and the two preceding generations) are registered as Korat with Full or third generation Supplementary Registration.
The Registration Certificate of any Korat which is the offspring of a cat or cats which has/have proved by previous breeding to produce lilac cats, and of its descendants, shall be overstamped "MAY CARRY THE CHOCOLATE GENE".
web.tiscali.it /koratworld/regpol.html   (1206 words)

  
 Korat Standard
It was first found in Korat, the capital city of the northeastern province, and so has been identified by this name.
The Korat is a rare cat even in its country of origin and, because of its unusually fine disposition, is greatly loved by the Thai people who regard it as a “good luck” cat.
The Korat is silver blue from birth to death.
www.acfacats.com /korat_standard.htm   (442 words)

  
 Korat: FBRL Breed Page
Korats originated in Thailand, where they are regarded as "good luck" or "si-sawat" cats.
The first Korat to enter a show may have been show in England in 1896 as a cat of Siam, but because it was not the acknowledged buff color of the "Siamese" cat, it was rejected from competition.
The first Korats to enter the United States were imported in 1959 and the breed was accepted for championship status in CFA in 1967.
www.breedlist.com /korat-breeders.html   (359 words)

  
 Cat Fanciers' Association: Breed Profile: Korat
Korats have extraordinary powers of hearing, sight and scent.
In 1959, the first known pair of Korats (Nara and Darra), were imported into the United States.
The Korats were accepted for competition in CFA in the championship category in 1966.
www.cfainc.org /breeds/profiles/korat.html   (808 words)

  
 Korat Breed Information, Korat, Korat Cats
The Korat, from Thailand, is highly honored in that country.
The first pair of Korats came to the United States in 1959 and was recognized for show in 1966 in the U.S. and 1975 in Britain.
The Korat's body is muscular, The head is shaped like a heart and it is very broad across the eyes.
www.awesomecats.com /cat-breeds/Korat.html   (281 words)

  
 Korat
Known for hundreds of years in its native Thailand (Siam) as the Si-Swat, the Korat even in Thailand is rare and are prized for their beauty and reputed power to bring good luck.
There is no registration record of Korats until 1959 when a Bangkok breeder sold a pair to the United States.
A standard was written based on the appearance of the original native cats and by 1969 most North American associations had given championship status to the Korat.
www.cca-afc.com /en/showcase/desc/korat.html   (178 words)

  
 Korat, Thailand, Nakorn Ratchasima; What to do and see in Issan
All areas of the world have their military heros, and Korat is no exception.
Except that Korat's hero was a woman called Khunying Mo who was wife of the assistant governor.
Korat is the largest province in Issan and about 260 km northeast of Bangkok.
www.guidetothailand.com /issan-thailand/issan_korat.htm   (619 words)

  
 The Korat Post - NE Thailand's Local English language newspaper
Region 3 Appellate Court has notified the owner of the Korat Post on 30 November 2006 that it has scheduled a hearing on 17 January 2007, at 09:00, to announce the judgment in a civil case filed by Mrs.
Subsequently determined to be innocent by Sangha authorities, criminal events at the temple, part of which were supported by, instigated and/or sympathized by the abbot, still have yet to be fully and fairly investigated.
Former Korat governor Phongpayome Wasaputi, who was incumbant at the time of the incident, is now the Ministry of Interior's Permanent Secretary, the most senior civil service position at the ministry.
www.thekoratpost.com   (1957 words)

  
 MulSaw Project Web Page
Korat then executes the method on each of these test cases, and uses the method postcondition as a test oracle to check the correctness of each output.
The heart of Korat is a technique for automatic test case generation: given a predicate and a bound on the size of its inputs, Korat generates all nonisomorphic inputs for which the predicate returns true.
Korat exhaustively explores the input space of the predicate but does so efficiently by monitoring the predicate's executions and pruning large portions of the search space.
mulsaw.lcs.mit.edu   (867 words)

  
 The Traditional and Classic Korat Cat FAQs
The gift of a pair of Korats to a high born, new bride is supposed to ensure a fortunate marriage.
The first recorded pair of Korats to have been imported into the U.S. for breeding were given as a giftto Mrs.
All Korats must track their pedigrees back to Thailand to be considered a purebred or authentic Korat.
www.breeds.traditionalcats.com /BreedInfo/FAQTKorat/FAQTKorat.htm   (965 words)

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