Tonkinese-Sameera

This absolutely stunning girl with Aqua eyes blesses us with her presence here at Thai Dye. You could say she is a Canadian Pioneer.

Sameera is Canada's very first TCA Registered Champagne Tabby Mink Tonkinese. Until now, this striking colour pattern has only been recognized in UK and Australia. Thai Dye is very proud to introduce such an incredibly beautiful Tonkinese Queen. This exotic and elegant Tonkinese girl very much embodies the meaning of the name Sameera (or Samira); "Entertaining Companion".

Originally, the Tonkinese was registered and accepted in only 4 colours; Natural (Seal), Champagne (Chocolate), Platinum (Lilac) and Blue (Blue), and in 3 patterns; Solid, Mink and Point. This could result in a Blue Mink, a Blue Point or a Blue Solid, Natural Mink, Natural Point or Natural Solid, etc. There are a total of 12 colour/pattern combinations. However, thanks to TCA, Sameera's colour/pattern is also now officially recognized in North America!

Because the Tonkinese gene pool is still extremely small they are sometimes bred back to a parent breed to  maintain the "type". On occasion, controlled "back breeding" (which for a Tonkinese means breeding back to a Burmese or a Siamese) is performed to preserve the breed's integrity. Once the gene pool becomes more widespread and more diversity in bloodlines result, there will no longer be a need to breed Tonkinese to Siamese, or Tonkinese to Burmese.

Sameera's parents are both first generation Tonkinese, making her second generation purebred Tonkinese. Her kittens are fully registered Tonkinese as well. With only a handful of Tabby Tonkinese in the global gene pool, Sameera will be a very important contributor to her breed.