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General: : Large, heavy boned, alert, affectionate and intelligent, eyes bright, impression of graceful, flowing movement and subdued power. Females are appreciably smaller, overall, than males. |
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Head: Shape/Size: The head is a medium sized, broad modified wedge, with the appearance of a flat plane between the ears. Muzzle is round, medium in length, with well-developed chin. Nose is to have a gentle break between the eyes. Neck is short, heavy and strong. Ears: Medium size, rounded tip, tilted forward. Eyes: Blue, large and oval. Outer aperture to fall in line with base of ear. Not oriental.
Body and Tail: Body: Long with full chest, equally massive across shoulders and hindquarters, muscular and heavier in hindquarters, tendency for ‘fatty pad’ on lower abdomen [greater omentum]. Legs: Medium long, heavy, back legs higher than front. Fur on front legs thick, short to medium in length. Fur on hind legs medium to long, thick and feather-like. Feet: Large, round, feather tufted. Tail: Long in proportion to body length. Medium at base with slight taper, carried at angle higher than back.
Coat: Medium long, to long, plush and silky. Coat lies with body and breaks as cat moves. Longest around neck and outer edges of the face; appearance of a bib; short on face, increases in length from top of head down through shoulder blades and back.
Color: Definite contrast between body color and points. Allowance to be made for darkening in older cats as long as it is even.
Color/Pattern DescriptionsColor Point: Mask, ears, legs, feet and tail, dense and clearly defined. Body color lighter than point color. Chest, bib and chin may be somewhat lighter in color. Soft shadings of color are allowed on body. Withhold Wins: Any white on points. Mitted: Points [except feet] to be well defined. Chin white. A broken or evenly matched white blaze of even dimension on nose and/or between eyes to be acceptable. White mittens on front legs to be evenly matched. Back legs should be entirely white, extending no higher than mid-thigh. White must go around hock entirely. White stripe varying in width extends from bib and runs down underside between forelegs to under base of tail. Body is a shade lighter than point color. Objections: Any dark spotting on white mittens, lack of white stripe running down underside to base of tail. Withhold Wins: Lack of white chin. And White: The points [ears, mask, tail] to be well defined. Mask to have a white inverted “V”. Stomach and all four legs, feet and ruff to be white, body color a shade lighter than points. May have various markings of white and color patches. Nose and pad leather pink. Objections: Color patches on stomach or area designated white. Withhold Wins: White on ears or tail. Dark markings on white area of mask.
Accepted Colors:
Color DescriptionsPoint Pattern: Body: Clear color is preferred with subtle shading allowed. Allowance should be made for darker color in older cats but there must be a definite contrast between body color and point color. The points, consisting of ears, legs, feet, tail, and mask show the basic color of the cat. Chocolate Color Point: Body ivory. Points milk-chocolate color, warm in tone. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink. Seal Color Point: Body even, pale fawn to cream, warm in tone, shading gradually into lighter color on the stomach and chest. Points deep seal brown. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown. Lilac Color Point: Body glacial white. Points frosty gray with pinkish tone. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink. Blue Color Point: Body bluish white, cold in tone, shading gradually to white on stomach and chest. Points blue. Nose leather and paw pads: slate blue. Red Color Point: Body creamy white. Points deep orange flame to deep red. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Cream Color Point: Body creamy white. Points buff cream with no apricot. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Chocolate Tortie Point: Body ivory. Points chocolate with unbrindled patches of red and/or cream. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink and/or coral pink. Seal Tortie Point: Body creamy white or pale fawn. Points seal with unbrindled patches of red and/or cream. Now leather and paw pads: seal brown and/or coral pink. Blue Tortie Point: Body bluish white or creamy white, shading gradually to white on the stomach and chest. Points blue with patches of cream. Nose leather and paw pads: slate blue and/or pink. Lilac Tortie Point: Body glacial white. Points lilac with patches of cream. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink and/or pink.
LYNX POINT PATTERN: Mask must be clearly lined with dark stripes, vertical and forming the classic “M” on the forehead; horizontal on the cheeks. The mask contains light rings around the eyes and dark spots on light whisker pads, clearly outlined in dark color edges. Inner ear light with ticking on outer ear. Markings dense, clearly defined and broad. Legs evenly barred with bracelets. Tail barred with lighter underside. No striping or mottling on body. Chocolate Lynx Point: Points milk-chocolate ticked with darker chocolate tabby markings. Body color ivory. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink or coral pink. Seal Lynx Point: Points beige-brown ticked with darker brown tabby markings. Body color pale cream to fawn, warm in tone. Nose leather: seal brown or brick red. Paw pads: seal brown. Lilac Lynx Point: Points pale frosty gray with pinkish tone ticked with darker lilac tabby markings. Body color glacial white. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink. Blue Lynx Point: Points light, slivery blue, ticked with darker blue tabby markings. Body color bluish white, cold in tone. Nose leather: blue or old rose. Paw pads: blue. Red Lynx Point: Points deep orange flame ticked with deep red tabby markings. Body color creamy white. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Cream Lynx Point: Points pale cream ticked with dark cream tabby markings. Body color creamy white, significantly lighter in tone than the points. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Seal Tortie Lynx Point: Points beige-brown with dark brown tabby markings and patches of red. Body color creamy white or pale fawn. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown, brick red and/or coral pink. Chocolate Tortie Lynx Point: Points milk chocolate ticked with darker chocolate tabby markings and patches of red. Body color ivory. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink and/or coral pink. Blue Tortie Lynx Point: Points blue with darker blue tabby markings and patches of cream. Body color bluish white, cold in tone. Nose leather and paw pads: blue, old rose and/or pink. Lilac Tortie Lynx Point: Points pale frosty gray with pinkish tone ticked with darker lilac tabby markings and patches of cream. Body color glacial white. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink and/or coral pink.
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