WHITE:
pure glistening white. Nose leather and Paw pads: pink. Eye color:
deep blue or brilliant copper. Odd-eyed whites shall have one blue and
one copper eye with equal color depth.
BLACK:
dense coal black, sound from roots to tip of fur. Free from any tinge
of rust on tips or smoke undercoat. Nose leather: black. Paw
pads: black or brown. Eye color: brilliant copper.
BLUE:
blue, lighter shade preferred, one level tone from nose to tip of tail.
Sound to the roots. A sound darker shade is more acceptable than an unsound
lighter shade. Nose leather and Paw pads: pink. Eye Color:
brilliant copper.
RED:
deep, rich, clear, brilliant red; without shading, markings, or ticking.
Lips and chin the same color as coat. Nose leather and Paw pads: brick
red. Eye color: brilliant copper.
CREAM:
one level shade of buff cream, without markings. Sound to the roots.
Lighter shades preferred. Nose leather and Paw pads: pink. Eye
color: brilliant copper.
CHOCOLATE:
rich, warm chocolate-brown, sound from roots to tip of fur. Nose leather
and Paw pads: brown. Eye color: brilliant copper.
LILAC:
rich, warm lavender with a pinkish tone, sound and even throughout.
Nose leather and Paw pads: pink. Eye color: brilliant copper.
CHINCHILLA:
undercoat pure white. Coat on back, flanks, head, and tail sufficiently
tipped with black to give the characteristic sparkling silver appearance.
Legs may be slightly shaded with tipping. Chin, ear tufts, stomach, and
chest, pure white. Rims of eyes, lips, and nose outlined with black. Nose
leather: brick red. Paw pads: black. Eye color: green
or blue-green. Disqualify for incorrect eye color, incorrect eye color
being copper, yellow, gold, amber, or any color other than green or blue-green.
SHADED
SILVER: undercoat white with a mantle of black tipping shading down
from sides, face, and tail from dark on the ridge to white on the chin,
chest, stomach, and under the tail. Legs to be the same tone as the face.
The general effect to be much darker than a chinchilla. Rims of eyes, lips,
and nose outlined with black. Nose leather: brick red. Paw pads:
black. Eye color: green or blue-green. Disqualify for incorrect
eye color, incorrect eye color being copper, yellow, gold, amber, or any
color other than green or blue-green.
CHINCHILLA
GOLDEN: undercoat rich warm cream. Coat on back, flanks, head, and
tail sufficiently tipped with black to give golden appearance. Legs may
be slightly shaded with tipping. Chin, ear tufts, stomach, and chest, cream.
Rims of the eyes, lips, and nose outlined with black. Nose leather:
deep rose. Paw pads: black. Eye color: green or blue-green.
Disqualify for incorrect eye color, incorrect eye color being copper, yellow,
gold, amber, or any color other than green or blue-green.
SHADED
GOLDEN: undercoat rich warm cream with a mantle of black tipping shading
down from the sides, face, and tail from dark on the ridge to cream on
the chin, chest, stomach, and under the tail. Legs to be the same tone
as the face. The general effect to be much darker than a chinchilla. Rims
of eyes, lips, and nose outlined with black. Nose leather: deep
rose. Paw pads: black. Eye color: green or blue-green. Disqualify
for incorrect eye color, incorrect eye color being copper, yellow, gold,
amber, or any color other than green or blue-green.
SHELL
CAMEO (Red Chinchilla): undercoat white, the coat on the back, flanks,
head, and tail to be sufficiently tipped with red to give the characteristic
sparkling appearance. Face and legs may be slightly shaded with tipping.
Chin, ear tuffs, stomach, and chest, white. Nose leather, Rims of eyes,
and Paw pads: rose. Eye color: brilliant copper.
SHADED
CAMEO: (Red Shaded): undercoat white with a mantle of red tipping shading
down the sides, face, and tail from dark on the ridge to white on the chin,
chest, stomach, and under the tail. Legs to be the same tone as face. The
general effect to be much redder than the Shell Cameo. Nose leather,
Rims of eyes, and Paw pads: rose. Eye Color: brilliant copper. |
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SHELL
TORTOISESHELL: undercoat white. Coat on the back, flanks, head, and
tail to be delicately tipped in black with well-defined patches of red
and cream tipped hairs as in the pattern of the Tortoiseshell. Face and
legs may be slightly shaded with tipping. Chin, ear tuft, stomach, and
chest, white to very slightly tipped. Blaze of red or cream tipping on
face is desirable. Eye color: brilliant copper.
SHADED
TORTOISESHELL: undercoat white. Mantle of black tipping and clearly
defined patches of red and cream tipped hairs as in the pattern of the
Tortoiseshell. Shading down the sides, face, and tail from dark on the
ridge to slightly tipped or white on the chin, chest, stomach, legs, and
under the tail. The general effect is to be much darker than the Shell
Tortoiseshell. Blaze of red or cream tipping on the face is desirable.
Eye color: brilliant copper.
BLACK
SMOKE: white undercoat, deeply tipped with black. Cat in repose appears
black. In motion the white undercoat is clearly apparent. Points and mask
black with narrow band of white at base of hairs next to skin which may
be seen only when fur is parted. Light silver frill and ear tufts. Nose
leather and Paw pads: black. Eye color: brilliant copper.
BLUE
SMOKE: white undercoat, deeply tipped with blue. Cat in repose appears
blue. In motion the white undercoat is clearly apparent. Points and mask
blue with narrow band of white at base of hairs next to skin which may
be seen only when fur is parted. White silver frill and ear tufts. Nose
leather and Paw pads: blue. Eye color: brilliant copper.
CAMEO
SMOKE (Red Smoke): white under coat, deeply tipped with red. Cat in
repose appears red. In motion the white undercoat is clearly apparent.
Points and mask red with narrow band of white at base of hairs next to
skin which may be seen only when fur is parted. White silver frill and
ear tufts. Nose leather, Rims of eyes, and Paw pads: rose.
Eye color: brilliant copper.
SMOKE
TORTOISESHELL: white undercoat, deeply tipped with black with clearly
defined unbrindled patches of red and cream tipped hairs as in the pattern
of the Tortoiseshell. Cat in repose appears Tortoiseshell. In motion the
white undercoat is clearly apparent. Face and ears Tortoiseshell pattern
with narrow band of white at the base of the hairs next to the skin that
may be seen only when fur is parted. White ruff and ear tufts. Blaze of
red or cream tipping on the face is desirable. Eye color: brilliant
copper.
BLUE-CREAM
SMOKE: white undercoat deeply tipped with blue, with clearly defined
patches of cream as in the pattern of the Blue-Cream. Cat in repose appears
blue-cream. In motion the white undercoat is clearly apparent. Face and
ears Blue-Cream pattern with narrow band of white at the base of the hairs
next to the skin that may be seen only when fur is parted. White ruff and
ear tufts. Blaze of cream tipping on the face is desirable. Eye color:
brilliant copper.
CLASSIC
TABBY PATTERN: markings dense, clearly defined, and broad. Legs evenly
barred with bracelets coming up to meet the body markings. Tail evenly
ringed. Several unbroken necklaces on neck and upper chest, the more the
better. Frown marks on the forehead form an intricate letter "M." An
unbroken line runs back from the outer corner of the eye. Swirls on cheeks.
Vertical lines over back of head extend to shoulder markings which are
in the shape of a butterfly with both upper and lower wings distinctly
outlined and marked with dots inside outline. Back markings consist of
a vertical line down the spine from butterfly to tail with a vertical stripe
paralleling it on each side, the three stripes well separated by stripes
of the ground color. Large solid blotch on each side to be encircled by
one or more unbroken rings. Side markings should be the same on both sides.
Double vertical row of buttons on chest and stomach.
MACKEREL
TABBY PATTERN: markings dense, clearly defined, and all narrow pencillings.
Legs evenly barred with narrow bracelets coming up to meet the body markings.
Tail barred. Necklaces on the neck and chest distinct, like so many chains.
Head barred with an "M" on the forehead. Unbroken lines running
back from the eyes. Lines running down the head to meet the shoulders.
Spine lines run together to form a narrow saddle. Narrow pencillings run
around body.
PATCHED
TABBY PATTERN: a patched tabby (torbie) is an established silver,
brown, or blue tabby with patches of red and/or cream. |