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POINT SCORE
HEAD (20)
6.. Long, flat profile
5 .. Wedge, fine muzzle, size
4 .. Ears
3 .. Chin
2 .. Width between eyes
EYES (10)
10 .. Shape, size, slant, and placement
BODY (30)
12 .. Structure and size, including neck
10 .. Muscle tone
5 .. Legs and feet
3 .. Tail
COAT .. 10
COLOR (30)
10 .. Body color
10 .. Point color (matching points of dense color,
proper foot pads and nose leather)
10 .. Eye color
GENERAL:the ideal Siamese is a medium sized, svelte, refined cat with longtapering lines, very lithe but muscular. Males may be proportionatelylarger.
HEAD: long tapering wedge. Medium in size in goodproportion to body. The total wedge starts at the nose and flares outin straight lines to the tips of the ears forming a triangle, with nobreak at the whiskers. No less than the width of an eye between theeyes. When the whiskers are smoothed back, the underlying bonestructure is apparent. Allowance must be made for jowls in the studcat.
SKULL: flat. In profile, a long straight line is seenfrom the top of the head to the tip of the nose. No bulge over eyes. Nodip in nose.
EARS: strikingly large, pointed, wide at base; continuing the lines of the wedge.
EYES:almond shaped. Medium size. Neither protruding nor recessed. Slantedtowards the nose in harmony with lines of wedge and ears. Uncrossed.
NOSE: long and straight. A continuation of the forehead with no break.
MUZZLE: fine, wedge-shaped.
CHINand JAW: medium size. Tip of chin lines up with tip of nose in the samevertical plane. Neither receding nor excessively massive.
BODY:medium size. Graceful, long, and svelte. A distinctive combination offine bones and firm muscles. Shoulders and hips continue same sleeklines of tubular body. Hips never wider than shoulders. Abdomen tight.
NECK: long and slender.
LEGS: long and slim. Hind legs higher than front. In good proportion to body.
PAWS: dainty, small, and oval. Toes: five in front and four behind.
TAIL: long, thin, tapering to a fine point.
COAT: short, fine textured, glossy. Lying close to body.
CONDITION: excellent physical condition. Eyes clear. Muscular, strong, and lithe. Neither flabby nor boney. Not fat.
COLOR:Body: even, with subtle shading when allowed. Allowance should be madefor darker color in older cats as Siamese generally darken with age,but there must be definite contrast between body color and points.Points: mask, ears, legs, feet, tail dense and clearly defined. All ofthe same shade. Mask covers entire face including whisker pads and isconnected to ears by tracings. Mask should not extend over the top ofthe head. No ticking or white hairs in points.
PENALIZE:improper (i.e., off-color or spotted) nose leather or paw pads. Soft ormushy body. Visible protrusion of the cartilage at the end of thesternum under normal handling.
DISQUALIFY: any evidence ofillness or poor health. Weak hind legs. Mouth breathing due to nasalobstruction or poor occlusion. Emaciation. Visible kink. Eyes otherthan blue. White toes and/or feet. Incorrect number of toes.Malocclusion resulting in either undershot or overshot chin. Longhair.
SIAMESE COLORS
SEALPOINT: body even pale fawn to cream, warm in tone, shading graduallyinto lighter color on the stomach and chest. Points deep seal brown.Nose leather and paw pads: same color as points. Eye color: deep vividblue.
CHOCOLATE POINT: body ivory with no shading. Pointsmilk-chocolate color, warm in tone. Nose leather and paw pads:cinnamon-pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
BLUE POINT: bodybluish white, cold in tone, shading gradually to white on stomach andchest. Points deep blue. Nose leather and paw pads: slate colored. Eyecolor: deep vivid blue.
LILAC POINT: body glacial white withno shading. Points frosty grey with pinkish tone. Nose leather and pawpads: lavender-pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
The following information is for reference purposes only and not an official part of the CFA Show Standard.
Siamese Color Class Numbers
Chocolate Point 0270 0271
Seal Point 0272 0273
Lilac Point 0274 0275
Blue Point 0276 0277
AOV 0280 0281
Siamese allowable outcross breeds: none. |
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