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General: The Balinese is a Siamese cat with a longer, flowing coat. The Balinese is a graceful, svelte, muscular and fine-boned cat. The coat should be medium length, close lying and feathery, giving the cat a refined, elegant look. The cat should be in excellent physical condition, nicely proportioned and balanced, and amenable to handling, with bright, clear blue eyes.
Head:
Shape: The head should be a long tapering wedge, medium in size, in good proportion to the body. The total wedge starts at the nose and flares out in straight lines to the tips of the ears forming a triangle with no break at the whiskers. No less than the width of an eye between the eyes. When the whiskers and facial hair are smoothed back, the underlying bone is apparent. Allowance must be made for jowls in the stud male. There will be no probing for a whisker pinch. Skull: The skull will be flat in profile. A long straight line is seen from the top of the head to the tip of the nose. No bulge over the eyes or dip in the nose. Allowance should be made for growth line in young cats. Nose: The nose will be long and straight in profile, a continuation of the forehead with no stop, break or bump. Muzzle: Fine, moderately long, wedge shaped. Chin: Chin and jaw, medium size. Tip of chin lines up with the tip of the nose in the same vertical plane as is included in the profile picture. The chin should be strong and full, not receding or diminutive. Ears: Large, alert, pointed, wide at the base, pricked slightly forward as if listening. Ears should complete the narrow triangle of the head, the apex being at the muzzle, the base, the imaginary line from ear tip to ear tip. Ear tufts are desirable. Eyes: The eye aperture should be almond shaped and of medium size. The eyes should be neither protruding nor recessed. Slanted towards the nose in harmony with the lines of the wedge and ears.
Body and Tail:
Body: Medium in size, refined, long, slender and svelte. Shoulders and hips continue the same sleek lines of the tubular body. Hips never wider than shoulders. Abdomen tight. Males, in general, can be slightly larger than females but never giving the appearance of a big cat. The cat should be hard and muscular with no indication of fat or emaciation. The sensation of solid weight without excessive bulk should be felt when handling the cat. Neck: Long and slender, in proportion to body and head length, and carried to display length. Legs: Long and slim, hind legs higher than front; proportioned to carry body length and weight gracefully. Feet: Dainty, small and oval in shape. Five toes in front and four behind. Tail: Bone structure should be narrow at the base, long, tapering to a fine point. Tail is to be in balance with the size of the cat. When cat is stretched, the tail should reach the end of the feet.
Coat:
Closeness/Texture: The hair should be fine textured and silky. The coat should lie close to the body and be feathery on the britches and under carriage. Length: Short on the head, medium length at shoulders getting progressively longer towards the tail. Fur on britches and under carriage to be long but close lying. Plume: Tail hair spreads and drapes like a plume. [Allowance can be made for lack of coat in a young cat.]
Coat Color:
Clarity: The body color should be even with subtle shading where allowed. Allowance for body shading to be made for older cats, but the clearer the better. Pattern/Evenness: The mask, ears, legs, feet and tail should be clearly defined in darker shade, but merge gently into body on legs [except in kittens, the mask and ears should be connected by tracings]. Paw Pads/Nose Leather: Paw pads and nose leather to be included in point color as described in color standard.
Condition/Balance:
The cat should be well balanced physically and temperamentally. The cat should present a healthy picture of clear shining coat and alertness. The cat should be amenable to handling. Each part should be in proportion to the other parts and fit to present an animal with long, flowing lines.
Accepted Colors:
| Frost Point Blue Point Chocolate Point Seal Point Cream Point Red Point | Frost Lynx Point Blue Lynx Point Chocolate Lynx Point Seal Lynx Point Cream Lynx Point Red Lynx Point | Frost Tortie Point Blue Tortie Point Chocolate Tortie Point Seal Tortie Point | Frost Tortie Lynx Point Blue Tortie Lynx Point Chocolate Tortie Lynx Point Seal Tortie Lynx Point |
Pattern/Color Descriptions
Frost Point: The body color should be an even milk white color, shading if any, in the color of the points. The points should be a frost gray of pinkish tone. The dilute pigment permitting the flesh tone to show through, resulting in a delicate peach blossom tone of the inner surface of the ears, while the paw pads have a coral pink color, and the nose leather presents a translucent old lilac hue at the tip. The eyes should be brilliant blue, the deeper tones preferred. Objections: Exhibits with dark intensity of paw pads and tip of nose leather, as seen in Blue Point Balinese.
Blue Point: The body should be an even bluish white, shading if any, in the color of the points. Points should be a deeper grayish tone, all points being as nearly the same shade as possible. Flesh tones of the nose and leather and paw pads to be a dark blue gray. Eyes should be a brilliant blue, the deeper tones preferred. Objections: Fawn or cream shadings. Paw pads or nose leather in any light shade including flesh pink or lilac, as see in Frost Point Balinese.
Chocolate Point: The body color should be an Ivory color all over, shading, if any, to be in the color of the points. The points should be a warm milk chocolate color, the ears, mask, legs, paws and tail to be as even in color as possible. Allowance should be made for incomplete mask, etc., in kittens and younger cats. The ears should not be darker than the other points. As a result of diluted pigmentation of the points, the flesh tones show through at the tip of the nose leather, resulting in a burnt rose tone while the paw pads have a salmon pink color. Eyes should be a brilliant blue, the deeper tones preferred. Objections: Exhibits with dark intensity of tone or paw pads and the tip of nose leather as seen in the Seal Point Balinese.
Seal Point: The body color should be an even pale fawn or cream, shading gradually into a lighter color on the belly and chest. Points should be dense, deep seal brown, all points being the same shade. Flesh tones of nose leather and paw pads to be dark brown, the deeper tones preferred. Objections: Black or gray shadings. Paw pads or nose leather in any light shade including flesh, salmon pink or burnt rose, as seen in the Chocolate Point Balinese.
Cream Point: The body is to be an even white all over, shading, if any, to be the same color as points. Points may be any shade of cream from a deep cream to a pale cream, the overall impression to be a dull color with a dull bluish overtone. On paler specimens, the impression will be a very pale cream tone with a frosted overtone. Deeper point color and absence of barring desirable. Objections: Hot point color. Specimens showing hot red point color to be transferred to Red Point Class.
Red Point: The body should be a warm, even, creamy white, shading if at all, to be a diluted orange red, the deeper the better. Since red or orange is slow developing, rather reduced color pigment, two years should be allowed for full point color intensity to develop. Kittens should be white on body color with hot cream points. Paw pads and nose leather to be hot pink. Eyes should be a brilliant blue, deeper tones preferred. Objections: Black or blue flecks in nose leather or paw pads, black or cream patches on body or point color, showing even a slight tortie pattern. Any pale tone; impression of overall color to be "hot".
Lynx Points: Description, point color the same as the Frost Point, Blue Point, Chocolate Point, Seal Point, Cream Point, or Red Point. The point color is less distinct on to tail stripes. Because of the plume tail, the point color is in evidence on the upper side of the tail while the paler "striping" color shows on the underside. Front side of the leg is pale, the back side darker with the bars showing on the inside of the leg. Hair should be smoothed to better discern the stripes. Paw pads to correspond with point colors.
Body Color: Same as described under Frost, Blue, Seal, Chocolate, Cream or Red Point.
Mask: Definite vertical stripes on the forehead, horizontal striped on each side of the face, extending from the corners of the eye over the cheeks. Dark spots on whisker pads at the base of the whiskers.
Nose Leather: Pink or black, with outer edges lined in point color. The front part of the nose bridge is fawn or gray (except in the Red Lynx).
Ears: Solid fawn or gray (except in Red, Cream or Tortie Lynx Points) with paler thumb marks, the outer edges lined on lighter point color, Seal, Chocolate, etc., warm in tone.
Legs: Fawn, gray or cream on the front of the legs, with distinct point color, Seal, Chocolate, etc., on the back of the leg and the webbing of the paws. When leg hair is smoothed, definite bars may be seen on the legs to the hip and shoulder where bars fade into shading. Paw pads to correspond with point color.
Tail: Because of the plume tail, bars are indistinct, upper side is point color, Seal, Chocolate, etc., underside is fawn, gray or cream.
Eyes: Brilliant blue with point color lining.
General Objections: Hood over head. Bars on body. Poorly marked cats of the other point patterns are not to be transferred into this class unless one or both parents is registered Lynx Point.
Tortie Points:
Frost Tortie Point: The body should be milk white, mottling, if any, in the shade of the points. Cream and/or red mottling should show faintly on the ears and tail, mask and legs. A blaze is desirable. The paw pads, basically coral pink, should show lighter pink spots. The nose leather old lilac in hue, will show pink spot if blaze is present. The Frost Tortie Point is slow to develop color and the overall appearance, even when mature, will be pale. Eyes should be a brilliant blue, deeper tones preferred. Objections: Absence of any mottling on ears or tail. White toes (see Seal Tortie Point) or white patches as in calico.
Blue Tortie Point: The body should be even bluish white. Mottling in older cats allowed. Points should be deep blue-gray mottled with red and/or cream. The mask should also have a red and/or cream mottling and a blaze is desirable. Ears and tail should show definite red and/or cream mottling in the blue-gray color, if a blaze is present. Paw pads to be a dark blue-gray with light pink mottling. Eyes to be a dark brilliant blue, the deeper tones preferred. Objections: White toes (see Seal Tortie Point) or definite white patches as in calico.
Chocolate Tortie Point: The body color should be an Ivory color all over, mottling allowed in older cats. The points should be a warm milk chocolate with cream and/or red mottling. Ears and tail should show definite red and/or cream mottling. The mask should also show some mottling and a blaze is desirable. Paw pads should be salmon pink in color showing lighter spots where the mottling has extended into the pads. Nose leather should be burnt rose in tone except where the blaze extends into it. Eyes should be a dark, brilliant blue, deeper tones preferred. Objections: Exhibits with dark intensity of tone on paw pads or nose leather as seen in Seal Point, White toes (see Seal Tortie Point) or definite pates of white as in calico.
Seal Tortie Point: The body color should be a pale fawn or cream color, shading gradually into a lighter color on the belly and chest (mottling allowed in older cats). Points should be a uniformly seal brown with red and/or cream mottling. Ears and tail should show red and/or cream and seal-brown mottling. Allowance should be made for lace of red in kittens or young cats as the color is very slow to develop. The mask should show some mottling and a blaze is desirable. The nose leather should be dark seal-brown, except where blaze extends into leather. Paw pads should also show dark brown with pink patches where mottling extends into the paw pads. Eyes should be a dark, brilliant blue, deeper tones preferred. Objections: White toes (meaning a half moon over all four toes, not an individual white toe) or definite white patches as in calico.
Tortie Lynx Points: As above with the following exceptions: Nose and pad leather mottled. Tail as above, but mottling usually present. Points, patched with red and/or cream over tabby pattern. Objections: Hood over head: bars on body. Improper pad colors, gray tones on seals and chocolates; brown tones on blues and frosts; patching on reds; pale eye color; white toes (see Seal Tortie Point) or definite white patches as in calico.
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