UMary Allen
I-Thai ayilona uhlobo lwamakati olufuna kakhulu, kodwa ingaba nomoya futhi inenkani njengama-Siamese. Ngakho-ke abanikazi bamakati abaqalayo kufanele baziswe mayelana nezici zabo ezijwayelekile ngaphambi kokuthenga. Kubantu abasebenzayo, kunconywa ukugcina amakati amaningi, njengoba ikati laseThailand linamathela kakhulu futhi lingazizwa linesizungu ngokushesha. Ngenxa yokuntuleka kwe-undercoat, lolu hlobo alufanelekile ukusetshenziswa ngaphandle. Njengomthetho, akukho lutho olungalungile ngezindlu ezine-balcony evikelekile.
Ikati laseThailand ngokuyisisekelo liwuhlobo lwangempela lwe-Siamese eyaziwa kangcono. Zombili lezi zinhlanga zinemvelaphi efanayo futhi zivela endaweni manje ebizwa ngokuthi iThailand (okwakuyi-Siam).
I-Siamese yasekuqaleni yacishe yalahleka ngokuphelele lapho amakati amancane nancane kakhulu ekhuliswa ngokuya ngomkhuba. Bambalwa abafuyi, nokho, abaqhubeka nokuzinikela ohlotsheni lwangaphambili, olwalubukeka lunemisipha futhi luyindilinga. Namuhla isi-Siamese sokuqala saziwa ngokuthi isiThai, isiThai noma isiSiamese sendabuko.
Ngawo-1990, umfuyi waseJalimane wethula lawa maSiamese endabuko futhi emibukisweni yamakati futhi wawabiza ngokuthi "i-Thai", okwagcina kuholele ekwamukelweni kwegama lohlobo oluhle. Ngasikhathi sinye, amakilabhu amaningi amakati amancane athatha izindinganiso zohlobo lwekati laseThai. Ngo-2007 i-TICA (I-International Cat Association) yabona i-Thai njengohlobo oluhlukile.
Izimpawu eziqondene nokuzalanisa
NjengamaSiamese, i-Thai ibhekwa njengekati elihlakaniphe ngokwedlulele, okuthiwa nalo lizwela kakhulu. Uyaziwa nangokuzinikela kwakhe. NjengeMaine Coon, bavame ukulandela abantu babo endlini noma efulethini. Njengoba ingase ihlobane kakhulu nabantu, lolu hlobo luvame ukuchazwa njengenja.
Ikati laseThailand kuthiwa linekhanda eliqinile njengamaSiamese. Abanye abanikazi bathi unomlingiswa ovelele, onomoya. I-Thai ivamise ukuhlala idlala kuze kube umuntu omdala. Iwuhlobo olunelukuluku, olusebenzayo olungafaneleki njengekati elimsulwa.
Isimo Sengqondo Nokunakekela
Uboya beThai bufushane kakhulu futhi kulula ukubunakekela. NjengeSiamese, ayinalo ijazi elingaphansi, yingakho uboya bucishe bungalokothi buhlangane. Ukuxubha ngezikhathi ezithile kwanele.
I-Thai esebenzayo idinga amathuba amaningi okukhuphuka efulethini ukuze idedele isitimu futhi idlale. Ngenxa yokuntuleka kwe-undercoat, kunalokho ayifanele ukusetshenziswa kwangaphandle. Ukunaka kwabantu babo kuvame kubaluleke kakhulu ekatini laseThailand. Njengomthetho, uzizwa ekhululekile ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebenzayo endlini enamakati amaningi.
I-Thai ayibhekwa njengesengozini yezifo, kodwa ingaba nezifo ezifanayo zofuzo njenge-Siamese (isb. ingaba nezitho ezingamile kahle, zibe nesifo sezinso zokuzalwa (ikakhulukazi i-hangover), noma zibe nomdlavuza wesibindi nopopopo). Ngakho-ke lapho uthenga, kufanele ukhethe umfuyi onomthwalo wemfanelo onemfuyo engenazo lezi zifo.