UMary Allen
I-Abyssinian egabadelayo ayilona ibhubesi likasofa olalayo. Udinga isenzo! Kodwa-ke, uma umnikeza ukuzivocavoca okwanele, uzothola umngane onothando nohlakaniphile we-feline impilo yakho yonke. Thola konke mayelana nohlobo lwekati lase-Abyssinian lapha.
Amakati ase-Abyssinian aphakathi kwamakati athandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabathandi bekati. Lapha uzothola ulwazi olubaluleke kakhulu mayelana nama-Abyssinians.
Umsuka Wabase-Abyssinia
Ikati lokuqala lase-Abyssinian lalethwa eGreat Britain lapho amasosha angamakoloni ephuma e-Abyssinia (namuhla emazweni aseMpumalanga Afrika e-Ethiopia nase-Eritrea). Ukukhwelana namakati afuywayo namakati ozalo lwaseBrithani kwenziwa ukuze kugwenywe ukuzalanisa. Kusukela ngo-1871, ikati lase-Abyssinian labukiswa embukisweni odumile weCrystal Palace eLondon. Kwakungalesi sikhathi kanye, ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, lapho kwakutholwe khona umsebenzi omusha wokuzilibazisa eNgilandi. Bazinikele ekuzaleni amakati futhi isibonelo esinephethini elithakazelisayo njenge-Abyssinian kwakuyinto ekhethekile efiswayo.
Ukubonakala Kwabase-Abyssinia
I-Abyssinian iyikati eliphakathi nendawo, elinemisipha futhi elithambile elibonakala lithe. Uvame ukubizwa ngokuthi “i-mini puma”. Ikhanda linomumo oyisicefe futhi linobude obumaphakathi namakhorashi athambile, anomusa kanye nesiphongo esiyindilinga kahle. Izindlebe ze-Abyssinian zikhulu futhi zibanzi phansi, namathiphu ayindilinga kancane. Imilenze yabo mide futhi inemisipha futhi ihlezi phezu kwezidladla ezincane eziyisiyingi.
Ijazi Nemibala Yama-Abyssinians
Uboya be-Abyssinian bufushane futhi bulungile. Okukhethekile ngamakati ase-Abyssinian ukuthi izinwele zomuntu ngamunye ziboshwe izikhathi eziningana. Lokhu kunikeza umbono wekati elicishe lingamakiwe. Kukhethwa amabhande amabili noma amathathu ombala kuzinwele zonke ezinetiphozi emnyama (i-tabby ephawuliwe). Uhlaka lweso olujwayelekile kuphela kanye no-“M” esiphongweni okusabonisa ngokucacile izimpawu ezikhona ze-tabby.
Namuhla, ama-Abyssinians azalwa ngemibala elandelayo: Imibala yasendle (ebuye ibizwe ngokuthi “Ruddy”), iSorrel kanye nokuhlanjululwa kwayo okuBlue kanye neFawn. Le mibala ibuye ihlanganiswe nesiliva, okushintsha kakhulu ukubonakala kombala. Ama-Abyssinian nawo afuywa ngoshokoledi, i-lilac, nokhilimu. Nokho, le mibala ayibonwa kuwo wonke amakilabhu.
Umbala wamehlo we-Abyssinian umsulwa, ucacile, futhi u-amber oshubile, oluhlaza noma ophuzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amehlo ama-Abyssinians achazwe ngombala wokumaka.
Umoya Wabase-Abyssinians
I-Abyssinian iwuhlobo lwekati elinomoya. Unelukuluku lokwazi, uyadlala futhi uhlakaniphile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Abyssinian ingumzingeli osheshayo uma enikezwa ithuba. Uhlale enelukuluku futhi edlala, akafaneleki njengekati elilodwa labantu abasebenzayo. Kufanele nakanjani umphathe ngekati elilodwa elinolaka kakhulu uma ungakwazi ukujwayela impilo yakho yonke ukuze uhlangabezane nezidingo zesivunguvungu esinjalo.
Ukugcina Nokunakekela Abase-Abyssinia
Ikati lase-Abyssinian lidinga indawo yokuhlala eyanele nomsebenzi omningi. Njengekati elilodwa, lifaneleka kuphela ngezinga elilinganiselwe. Abantu abaningi base-Abyssinian bayathanda ukulanda futhi bayaphikelela, futhi la makati anezinwele ezimfishane ahlakaniphile nawo ayisinyathelo esingaphambili uma kuziwa kumathoyizi obuhlakani. Vele, indawo ephelele yase-Abyssinian ibuye icabangele izidingo zokukhuphuka zabasubathi abancane. Uma abase-Abyssinian bekhethe wena njengomuntu abamthandayo, unesithunzi esisha. Ikati lase-Abyssinian lifuna ukuba khona yonke indawo ngoba kungase kube nokuthile okujabulisayo okungatholwa.
Ngenxa yemvelo yayo, i-Abyssinian ayilona uhlobo lwekati eligcinwa kalula ohlangothini. Uyilungu lomndeni elinamathelayo elifunayo kuwe uma kuziwa endabeni yokuqashwa. Umndeni onezingane ezifunde ukuphatha amakati ufanela kahle i-Abyssinian edlalayo futhi akanandaba nenja elungele ikati. Okubalulekile ukuthi kukhona okwenzekayo futhi akumele abe yedwa.
Uma kuziwa ekulungiseni abase-Abyssinians, umnikazi kulula ngempela. Ijazi elifushane, elihle linejazi elincane langaphansi futhi izinwele ezifile ziyasuswa uma zixutshwa njalo ngekama le-rubber curry noma ngesandla.