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Body and Tail:
Body: Medium in size, long, lithe and svelte [not exceedingly
large or small]; the sensation of solid weight without excessive bulk.
Males, in general, to be proportionally larger than females. Overall
body structure to be fine boned. Body firm and muscular Neck: The
neck should be long and slender and carried to display length, not
telescoped between the shoulders. Legs: Long and proportionately
slim, hind legs longer than front; proportioned to carry body length and
weight gracefully. Feet: Proportionately small and oval in shape.
Tail: The tail should be narrow at the base, long, tapering and
whippy, giving the effect of slenderness and length [tail when brought
down along hind leg should reach the tip of the foot, or tail when
brought along side of body should reach shoulder]; without visible kink
or visible abnormality or any joint. Tail to be in balance with size of
cat.
Coat:
The coat should be very short, fine in texture, glossy and close lying.
The close lying coat should give the impression of "being painted
on".
Body Color:
The body color should be even with slightly darker shadings across the
shoulders, back and top of hips shading gradually into lighter color on
the chest and belly. Allowance will be made for darker color in older
cats, as Siamese darken with age.
Point Color:
The mask, ears, legs, feet and tail should be clearly defined in darker
shades, but merge gently into body on legs [except Red, Cream, Red Lynx
and Cream Lynx Points. See those colors for allowances]. The mask covers
the entire face and is connected to the ears by tracings. Allow for
color development in kittens and young adults in the dilute and red
genes. Paw pads and nose leather to be included in the point colors, as
described in the color standard.
Condition:
Hard and muscular with no indication of fat or emaciation. An appearance
of good health and vitality.
Balance:
Well balanced physically and temperamentally. Gentle and amenable to
handling. The overall appearance should be that of a well balanced
Siamese cat. The cat should "fit together", if extreme in one
part, all parts should be extreme or it is out of balance. Balance is
the overall picture of the cat physically, not emphasizing any one
particular quality.
Accepted Colors:
Lilac Point Blue Point Chocolate Point Seal Point Cream Point Red Point
Lilac Lynx Point Blue Lynx Point Chocolate Lynx Point Seal Lynx Point
Cream Lynx Point Red Lynx Point Lilac Tortie Point Blue Tortie Point
Chocolate Tortie Point Seal Tortie Point Lilac Tortie Lynx Point Blue
Tortie Lynx Point Chocolate Tortie Lynx Point Seal Tortie Lynx Point
Solid Points
Lilac Point: Body color glacial white, shading, if any, in
the same shade as the points. Points: frosty gray with a pinkish tone,
the dilute pigment permitting the flesh tone to show through, resulting
in a delicate peach blossom tone of the inner ears. Nose leather and paw
pads: lavender pink. Lilac is a dilute color and may be pale, even when
mature at 2 years.
Disqualify: Exhibits with dark intense tone of paw pads and nose
leather.
Blue Point: Body color should be an even platinum gray of
bluish tones, shading gradually into a lighter color on the belly and
chest. Points should be a deeper grayish-blue tone, all points being as
nearly the same shade a possible. Flesh tones of nose leather and paw
pads to be a dark blue-gray.
Objections: Fawn or cream shadings.
Chocolate Point: 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, paw 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 top of the nose leather,
resulting in a burnt rose tone while the paw pads have a salmon pink
color.
Objections: Exhibits with dark intensity of tone or paw pads and
the top of nose leather, as seen in the Seal Point Siamese, shall be disqualified
for competition in the Chocolate Point class. Commonly referred to as a
spoiled Seal Point.
Seal Point: 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 of the same
shade. Flesh tone of nose leather and paw pads to be seal brown.
Objections: Black or gray shadings.
Red Point: Body color should be clear white, shading, if
any, should be same tone as the points. Points should be a bright
apricot to a deep rich orange-red "hot" color, the deeper the
better. The red gene is a slow developing color. Two years shall be
allowed for point color (mask, ears, tail) to intensify. Feet and legs
will not have the same color development as the other points. They will
appear as a cream white to a light apricot. Check near front paw pads
and up the back of the hock for color. Kittens should be white in body
with hot creamy points (mask, ears and tail). Nose leather and paw pads
to be a "hot pink". Absence of barring preferred. Dark flecks
on the nose leather and lips of older cats will be allowed.
Objections: Any pale or bluish tone to the points.
Disqualify: Black, blue or cream patches on body and/or point
color (not to include dark flecks on nose leather), showing even slight
tortie pattern.
Cream Point: Body color is to be an even white all over,
shading, if any to be the same color as the points. Points may be any
shade of cream from a deep cream to a pale cream. The overall impression
to be a dull color as opposed to the hot tone of the Red Point. On
deeper specimens, the impression will be a deep cream color with a dull
bluish overtone. On paler specimens, the impression will be a very pale
cream tone with a frosted overtone. Check near front paw pads and up the
back of the hock for color. Deeper point color and absence of barring
preferred. The red gene is a slow developing color, 2 years shall be
allowed for point color (mask, ears and tail) to intensify. Feet and
legs will not have the same color development as the other points. Nose
leather and paw pads to be pale coral pink. Dark flecks on the nose
leather and lips of older cats will be allowed.
Objections: Hot point color. Specimens showing hot red point
color to be transferred to Red Point Class.
Lynx Points
Body Color: Same as solid color, without visible stripes
preferred. Shading, if any, same tone as the point color.
Points: Color same as the solid colors. Dilute and Red gene
colors allow 2 years.
Mask: Point color shading on face. Definite vertical stripes on
the forehead, horizontal strips from corner of the eye over the cheeks.
Dark spots on whisker pads at base of whiskers. Dark spot on either side
of nose. Light at inner corner below eye is normal. Chin pale.
Nose: Leather; pink or conforming to the recognized solid color
standard, outer edges lined in point color. Some pink in nose leather
preferred, but an outstanding specimen should not be penalized for lack
of pink color. Front part of nose bridge fawn on Seals and Chocolates,
silver gray on Blues and Lilacs, orange red on Reds and cream blue buff
on Creams.
Ears: Solid, in one point color, with paler thumbprint, the
thumbprint may be less distinct on Blues and Lilacs.
Tail: Definite stripes of point color on light background tipped
with point color.
Eye Color: Clear deep vivid blue color. Deeper colors preferred.
Dilute colors may have a slightly lighter eye color, this is allowed.
Eyes: Lined in point color.
Lilac Lynx Point: body should be glacial white, body
shading, if any, may take the form of ghost striping. Points should be a
frosty gray with pinkish tone bars, distinct and separated by lighter
background color, ears; frost gray with pinkish tone, paler thumbprint
in center. Lilac is a dilute color and 2 years is needed to develop full
color on points. The overall appearance will be pale even when mature.
Paw pads; lavender pink, nose leather; lavender pink permitted, pink
nose edged in lavender preferred.
Disqualify: Any exhibit that shows dark intense paw pads and/or
nose leather. Spotted pads, as seen in the Tortie Point pattern lacking
pigment.
Blue Lynx Point: body should be a bluish white to a
platinum gray, cold in tone, shading to lighter color on stomach and
chest. body shading may take form of ghost striping. Points: deep
blue-gray bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color.
Ears; a deep blue-gray with paler thumbprint in center. paw pads; slate
color, nose leather; slat-color permitted, pink nose edged in blue
preferred.
Disqualify: Spotted pads as seen in Tortie Point pattern or
lacking pigment.
Chocolate Lynx Point: Body should be ivory. Body shading,
if any, may take the form of ghost striping. Points; warm milk chocolate
bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color. Ears; warm
milk chocolate with paler thumbprint in center. Chocolate is a dilute
color. 2 years to be allowed for point color development. Paw pads;
salmon pink, nose leather, burnt rose permitted, pink edged in burnt
rose preferred.
Disqualify: Dark intense paw pads, spotted pads as seen in Tortie
Point pattern or lacking pigment.
Seal Lynx Point: Body should be cream or pale fawn,
shading to a lighter color on chest and stomach. Body shading may take
the form of ghost striping. Points; should be dark seal brown bars,
distinct and separated by lighter ground color, ears; dark seal brown
with paler thumbprint in center. Paw pads; dark seal brown, nose
leather; dark seal brown permitted, pink edged in dark seal brown
preferred.
Red Lynx Point: body should be white. Body shading may
take form of ghost striping. Points; deep red bars, distinct and
separated by lighter background color, ears; deep orange red with paler
thumbprint. The red gene is a slow developing color, 2 years shall be
allowed for point color development. As with the solid Red Point, check
near front paw pads and up the back of the hock for color. Paw pads,
nose leather and lips coral to hot pink. Dark flecks on lips and nose
allowed in older cats.
Objections: Any pale or bluish tone to the points.
Cream Lynx Point: body should be even white. body shading
may take form of ghost striping. Points, bars of bale buff cream to
light pinkish cream, distinct and separated by lighter background color,
ears; pale buff cream to light pinkish cream, paler thumbprint in
center. As with Red Lynx Point, check near front paw pads and up the
back of the hock for color. Paw pads, nose leather and lips, flesh to
pale coral pink. Dark flecks in older cats allowed.
Disqualifying: Any exhibit showing a hot point color. Showing
even slight Tortie pattern in Red Lynx and Cream Lynx (excludes the dark
flecks on nose leather and lips).
Tortie Point
Body Color: Same as solid color, clear, shading, if any to be
same tone as points. It must be noted that body shading on the Tortie
may be mottled. Allowance to be made for dilute and red gene color
development in kittens and young adults.
Ears, Mask, Tail and Legs: Should show definite red and/or cream
mottling. A blaze is preferred, but an outstanding specimen should not
be penalized for a lack of a blaze.
Nose and Paw Pads: Leather to conform to the solid color, except
where the red or cream extends into the nose leather for a blaze and
into the paw pads giving a spotted effect.
Eye Color: Clear deep vivid blue color. Deeper color preferred.
Dilute colors may have a slightly lighter eye color. This is allowed.
Objections: Absence of any mottling in ears or tail.
Disqualify: White toes or definite patches of white as in calico.
This must not be confused with light cream.
Lilac Tortie Point: Body glacial white, mottling, if any,
same tone as the points. Points; frosty gray with a pinkish tone,
uniformly mottled (is desired) with pale cream and/or pale red. A blaze
is desirable, but an outstanding specimen should not be penalized for
lace of a blaze. Nose Leather; lavender pink, however, flesh or coral
color may show if blaze is present. Paw pads; lavender pink with flesh
or coral, if mottling extends into the paw pads. Lilac is a dilute color
and the overall appearance, even when mature at 2 years will be pale.
Objections: See Tortie Point description.
Disqualify: See general description of Tortie Points.
Blue Tortie Point: Body should be a mottled platinum gray
of bluish tones and cream shading to a lighter tone on the chest and
belly. Mottling may be absent in young cats and kittens in the body
coat. Points should be a deeper glue-gray mottled with red and/or cream.
The mask should also have red or cream mottling and the blaze is
desired. Ears and tail should show definite red and cream mottling in
the blue-gray color. Nose leather may show a pink spot on the normally
dark blue-gray if a blaze is present. paw pads to be dark blue-gray with
light pink mottling. eyes to be a dark brilliant blue, almost violet.
Objections: See Tortie Point description.
Disqualify: See general description of Tortie Points.
Chocolate Tortie Point: Body should be an ivory color all
over, mottled in older cats. The points should be a warm milk chocolate
with cream and/or red mottling. Ears and tail should show definite red
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, even approaching violet.
Objections: See Tortie Point description.
Disqualify: See general description of Tortie Points.
Seal Tortie Point: Body should be pale fawn to cream
shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body may be mottled in
older cats. Points should be a dark seal brown, mottled with red and/or
cream. Allowance will be made for lack of red and/or cream in kittens
and young adults, as the red gene is slow to develop. Nose leather
should be a dark seal brown, except where blaze extends into the nose
leather. paw pads; dark seal brown except where the mottling extends
into paw pads.
Objections: See Tortie Point description.
Disqualify: See general description of Tortie Points.
Tortie Lynx Point
The Tortie Lynx Point is a pleasing mixture of the Lynx Point and Tortie
Point patterns. The first impression is to see the Lynx Pattern, with
the mottling overlaying the Tabby Pattern.
Lilac Tortie Lynx Point: Body should be glacial white.
Body shading may take form of ghost striping and/or red/cream mottling.
Points; frosty gray with pinkish tone bars, distinct and separated by
lighter background color; ears; frosty gray with pinkish tone, paler
thumbprint in center. Uniform mottling of red/cream overlaying the
markings of the points preferred. Dilute color will be pale even at 2
years. paw pads; lavender pink or lavender pink mottled with flesh or
coral pink. Nose leather; lavender pink permitted, pink edged in
lavender pink preferred.
Disqualify: See Tortie Point description
Blue Tortie Lynx Point: Body bluish white to platinum
gray, cold in tone, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body
shading may take form of ghost striping and/or red/cream mottling.
Points; deep blue-gray bars, distinct and separated by lighter
background color, ears; deep blue-gray with paler thumbprint in center.
Uniform mottling of cream or red overlaying the markings of the point
preferred. paw pads; slate or slate colored mottling with flesh or coral
pink. Nose leather; slate color permitted, pink edged in slate
preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present.
Disqualify: See Tortie Point description
Chocolate Tortie Lynx Point: Body Ivory. Body shading may
take form of ghost striping and/or red or cream mottling. Points; warm
milk chocolate bars, distinct and separated by lighter ground color,
ears; warm milk chocolate with paler thumbprint in center. Uniform
mottling of red and/or cream overlaying the markings of the points
preferred. paw pads; salmon or salmon with flesh or coral mottling may
be present. Nose leather; burnt rose permitted, pink edged burnt rose
preferred, flesh or coral mottling may be present. Allow 2 years
development.
Disqualify: See Tortie Point Description.
Seal Tortie Lynx Point: Body cream or pale fawn, shading
to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body shading may take form of
ghost striping and/or red/cream mottling. Points; seal brown bars,
distinct and separated by lighter background color, ears; seal brown
with paler thumbprint in center. Uniform mottling of red and/or cream
overlaying the markings of the points preferred. paw pads seal brown, or
seal brown mottled with flesh or coral pink. Nose leather; seal brown
permitted, pink edged with seal brown preferred, flesh or coral pink
mottling may be present.
Disqualify: See Tortie Point description.
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Roman nose, round or broad head, bulging forehead,
short or broad muzzle, receding chin. Small or short
ears putting head out of balance. Eyes round, small,
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Cobby, short, thick or flabby body or belly pouch.
Short or thick neck. Short legs, heavy leg bones, large
or round feet. Short or thick tail. |
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Uneven body color or shading, dark spots on belly, hip
spots, tabby or ticked markings. Allowance made for
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Complete hood, light hairs in the points, bars or
tabby markings [Lynx and Tortie Lynx excluded]. A
sprinkling of white hairs in the points or lighter
whisker pads probably due to a past illness should not
be confused with definite patches or spots. Lilac
Point - Fawn or cream shadings.
Chocolate Point – Exhibits with dark
intensity of tone or paw pads and the top of nose
leather, as seen in the Seal Point, shall be disqualified
for competition in the Chocolate Point class.
Commonly referred to as a spoiled Seal Point.
Seal Point - Black or gray shadings.
Red/Red Lynx Point – Any pale or bluish
tones to the points.
Cream Point - Hot point color. Specimens
showing hot red point color to be transferred to Red
Point class.
Tortie Point - Absence of any mottling on
ears or tail.
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Mouth breathing due to nasal obstruction
or poor occlusion, malocclusion resulting in either
under or over shot chin. Crossed eyes. Point Color:
Spotted or complete off color tone to pads or nose
leather not covered in the Tortie Point Color Standard
or as in Albinos. White toes or definite patches in the
points. Exhibits with dark intense tone of paw pads
and/or nose leather.
Red Point – Black, blue or cream patches on
body and/or point color [not to include dark flecks on
nose leather], showing even slight tortie pattern.
Lynx Point – Spotted pads, as seen in the
Tortie Point pattern, or lacking pigment.
Seal Lynx – Any exhibit showing lighter pinkish tone
to pads, spotted pads or lacking pigment in Seal Lynx
Point.
Cream Lynx – hot point color, showing even
slight Tortie pattern in Red Lynx and Cream Lynx
[excludes the dark flecks on nose leather and lips].
Tortie Point – White toes or definite patches
of white as in calico. This must not be confused with
light cream.
Tortie Lynx Point – White toes as seen in Seal
Tortie [not to be confused with light cream]. Exhibits
showing a cold tone.
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Visible kink or visible abnormality of
tail. |
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