American Curl Shorthair
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Update 01.01.2010 |
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Body |
The medium sized cat has a medium heavy bone structure with
moderately developed musculature. The body is elongated and
slender.
The legs are of medium length, the paws rounded.
The tail is long, broad at the base and tapers to a slightly
rounded tip. |
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Head |
The head is longer than broad and has a rounded wedge shape
without flat planes.
The profile is curved.
The chin is firm, in line with the nose tip and the upper
lips. |
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Ears |
The ears are gently curved backwards to the centre of the head,
rounded in a flexible tip. The curling has an arc of at
least 90 degrees. The arc may not exceed 180 degrees.
Starting at the base the edges of the ears have a firm
cartilage which reaches to 1/3 of the height. |
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Eyes |
The eyes are walnut shaped (the upper lid is oval, the lower
lid round), they are rather large and set at a slight slant.
All colours are permitted. The colour must be pure and
brilliant. Exception in pointed cats: the colour must be
blue. |
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Coat |
The short coat is silky, flat lying, elastic and has almost no
undercoat.
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Colour varieties |
All colours and patterns are permitted. Any amount of white is
permitted. The description of colours is listed in the
general list of colours. |
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Faults |
- stocky body
- excessive size
- oriental type
- stop
- abrupt change of direction of the ears without gentle
curve (sharp bend)
- vertical or horizontal crimp
- inner side of the ears corrugated
- dense or plush coat
- too dense undercoat
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Faults excluding the CAC |
- extremely curled ears in adults, causing the ear tips to
touch the back of the ears or the skull
- thick or calcified ears
- lack of the firm cartilage at the base of the ears
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Scale of points |
| Body |
25 points |
| Head |
25 points |
| Ears |
30 points |
| Coat texture and
colour |
15 points |
| Condition |
5 points |
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