ese , ▁the ▁traditional ▁Th ai ▁bre ed ▁( and ▁native ▁ ▁spec im ens ) ▁have ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁moder ate ▁appearance . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁C ats ▁that ▁were ▁imported ▁from ▁S iam ▁( today , ▁Th ailand ) ▁to ▁Western ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁were ▁more ▁moder ate ▁in ▁con formation ▁than ▁the ▁modern ▁Western ▁S iam ese . ▁While ▁the ▁Th ai ▁has ▁common ▁ancest ry ▁with ▁the ▁Western ▁S iam ese , ▁separate ▁bre eding , ▁beginning ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁two ▁distinct ▁bre eds , ▁with ▁more ▁extreme ▁features ▁domin ating ▁the ▁cat ▁show ▁circuit ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁dominant ▁variety ▁of ▁S iam ese ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁various ▁bre ed ▁clubs ▁in ▁both ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe ▁appeared ▁that ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁pres erving ▁the ▁type ▁that ▁represents ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁S iam ese ▁and ▁still ▁found ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁The ▁World ▁Cat ▁Federation ▁( W CF ) ▁recognized ▁the ▁original ▁style ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁bre ed , ▁Th ai , ▁with ▁full ▁championship ▁compet itive ▁status , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁c ats ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁registered ▁as ▁S iam ese . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁independent ▁club ▁P RE