Singapuras are alert, healthy, small to medium-sized muscular cats with noticeably large eyes and ears. These may be tiny cats but are stocky and muscular. They weigh on average six pounds or less. Their head is rounded with a broad, straight and blunt nose and well-defined chin.

The ears are large, deeply cupped, set at a slight angle and taper from a wide base to a slightly pointed tip. The large, almond-shaped eyes are wide open and slightly slanted. The eye colour can be hazel, green or yellow. The strong legs taper to small, oval feet. The slender, blunt tipped tail is slightly shorter than the body. The coat is short and sleek lying very close to body.

Singapuras are pesky people pleasers. At home in any situation, they love to be the centre of attention and they do not seem to understand the word “stranger”. They want to be there with you to welcome your guests. They are curious, people-oriented, and remain playful well into adulthood. Their voices are quiet and bland and they trust their humans implicitly. Singapuras are curious and active cats. Singapuras enjoy watching the world from a high vantage point, and will seek out spots like the tops of wardrobes. When you are watching television they will want to be on your lap, or even your shoulder. They are excellent lap cats.

Coat colour

Singapuras coat colour is described as ‘Sepia Agouti’, which is dark bronze and cream ticking on a warm old ivory base colour. This effect is produced by each hair having at least two bands of dark colour separated by light colour.

Temperament

These friendly cat breeds are very much a ‘people cat’ who loves attention. They dislike the cold and wet and love living indoors in the warm. Singapuras are ‘eternal kittens’, prone to mischief and always willing to play. They are affectionate, almost too intelligent, and seem very much in tune with their favourite human’s moods.

Lifespan

The average life expectancy of Singapura breeds is about fourteen years.

Pet grooming

These cat breeds enjoy being groomed. But, their short, dense and glossy coat does not require a lot of grooming.

Country of origin

Singapore: As the name suggests this breed of cat originates from Singapore where its ancestors were reputed to be the ‘drain cats’, which inhabited the open drains. Cats like the Singapura are believed to have existed for about three hundred years and are descended from cats from all over the world that arrived in Singapore on ships and bred with the local feral cats. The modern Singapura reputedly stems from four cats brought back to America from Singapore in 1975 by Tommy Meadow, though some people suspect that the breed may have originated from a cross between Burmese and Abyssinians — both of which Mrs Meadow had owned. The first Singapura was imported into Britain in 1989 and they are now rapidly increasing in popularity as show cats and pets.