Origin of Siamese Cats

One of the oldest breeds of domesticated cats in the world, the Siamese cat originated in Thailand around the 14th century. The old name for Thailand is Siam which is where the Siamese cat gets its name. The Siamese cats were treasured by royal families in Thailand for their beautiful but yet also distinctive and unusual appearances. The members of these families believed that they were sacred and thus the only ones who could ever owned them back then were Buddhist monks and the Thai royal families. We only came to know this magnificent feline with deep blue eyes when European dignitaries were gifted Siamese cats during visits to Thailand in the 1800s.