Toyger Cat Picture

This is stunning Toyger cat "Bright" in a radiant Helmi Flick Toyger cat picture. The Toyger is a purebred cat that is intended to have some of the physical characteristics of the tiger. The name is an amalgam of "toy" and "tiger". This is a designer cat breed that is relatively new on the cat fancy map but well established in being recognized by TICA, a major cat association, under their championship breeds, the highest level of recognition at the association. This is glowing mackerel tabby cat with orange undertones and a solid conformation. Apparently the breeders have even selectively bred this domestic cat to walk like a tiger! The toyger is a created, hybrid cat in the long list of exotic domestic cats that are intended to evoke the wild cats. This is not wildcat hybrid however. Read and see more...

Toyger -The Designer Cat

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The Toyger is a designer cat for the modern age. The idea is to reproduce the tiger but in a domestic cat. This is a tall order and the cat breed is in the making still.

The person who had the idea of developing the Toyger and began the process is Judy Sugden of EETAAS Cattery (USA). The wild tiger has an almost orange coat and dense dark stripes for markings; a strong head with a thick solid looking nose and white around the eyes. The ears are of a tiger are proportionally much smaller than the domestic cat, with rounded tips.

These are some of the elements in the Toyger appearance that was aimed at. Look at the wonderful photographs of Hemli Fick (copyright Helmi Flick) and see how the breeders are doing.