▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁imports . ▁They ▁differ ▁only ▁in ▁" type ," ▁meaning ▁the ▁con formation ▁of ▁body ▁and ▁head . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁Th ai ▁are ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁" point ed " ▁cat ▁( blue ▁eyes , ▁dark ▁extrem ities , ▁pale ▁body ) ▁of ▁foreign ▁body ▁type ▁( more ▁el ong ated ▁than ▁the ▁average ▁Western ▁domestic ▁cat , ▁but ▁notice ably ▁less ▁so ▁than ▁the ▁modern ▁S iam ese ▁or ▁Oriental ); ▁has ▁a ▁modified ▁w edge ▁sh aped ▁head ; ▁a ▁long ▁flat ▁fore head ; ▁a ▁nose ▁with ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁slight ▁con ca ve ▁curve ▁at ▁eye ▁level ; ▁has ▁a ▁short , ▁flat - lying ▁single ▁coat ; ▁does ▁not ▁carry ▁the ▁long h air ▁gene ; ▁and ▁it ▁usually ▁has ▁a ▁registered ▁pedig ree ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁S iam ese , ▁with ▁no ▁Western ▁domestic ▁sh orth air ▁ancest ors . ▁In ▁T IC A , ▁un register ed ▁c ats ▁with ▁import ▁documentation ▁prov ing ▁origin ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁are ▁also ▁permitted ▁to ▁register ▁as ▁Th ais — and ▁Th ailand ▁imports ▁have ▁all ▁the ▁same ▁bre eding ▁and ▁show ▁privileges ▁that ▁Western ▁b red ▁Th ais ▁have . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁permit ▁British ▁Th ai ▁bre ed ers ▁( is ol ated ▁by ▁still ▁restrict ive ▁British ▁ra b ies ▁quar antine ▁laws ) ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁G CC F ▁Old - Style ▁S