Australian Mist
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Update 01.01.2010 |
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Body |
The body is of medium size and medium length. It is hard and
muscular and heavier than it appears. The chest is broad and
rounded, when viewed in profile.
The legs are of medium length and muscular, paws are oval.
The tail is long. It tapers slightly from a broad base to
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Head |
The head has the shape of a broad, blunt wedge, with good
width between the ears. The contours are slightly rounded.
In profile the nose shows a slight indentation, no break,
the nose and the forehead are equally long, the forehead is
arched. The nose is already broad at the nose leather. The
whisker pads are solid, with a firm chin. |
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Ears |
The ears are of medium to large size, broad at the base with
rounded tips. They are slightly tilted forwards. The outer
line of the ears continues the contours of the head. |
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Eyes |
The eyes are large, lustrous, set wide apart and slanted
towards the nose. The upper eye line is straight, the lower
rounded.
All shades of green are permitted. |
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Coat |
The coat is short, glossy and elastic, with undercoat.
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Colour |
Full, warm rufous toning on the nose, the cheeks and on the
ears, also in pale colours. Lighter on the underside of the
body.
Spotted or marbled pattern.
The coat colour has 3 levels:
- ground colour (lighter than the pattern)
- pattern (gently darker than the ground colour, but at
the same time clearly visable)
- misted mantle (the pattern appears under a veil of even
ticking)
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Colour varieties |
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Colour |
Nose leather |
Paw pads |
| Brown |
Ground colour:
warm, dark ivory |
brick red
Rim:
dark brown |
dark
brown |
Pattern:
dark brown |
Misted mantle:
reddish-brown rufous toning |
| Blue |
Ground colour:
warm, oatmeal
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old
rose
Rim:
blue-grey |
blue |
Pattern:
blue-grey |
Misted mantle:
rose-cream rufous toning |
| Caramel |
Ground colour:
warm, cream-fawn under a cool metallic sheen
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lavender-pink |
Blue-based:
mulberry-pink
Lilac-based: lavender-pink
Fawn-based: pink |
Pattern:
varies from a cool bluish fawn to honey-brown |
Misted mantle:
hot cream rufous toning |
| Chocolate |
Ground colour:
warm, cream-fawn |
pink-orange
Rim:
chocolate |
chocolate |
Pattern:
chocolatefarben |
Misted mantle:
glowing copper rufous toning |
| Lilac |
Ground colour:
warm, gentle champagne |
light pink
Rim:
dove-grey |
lavender-pink
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Pattern:
dove-grey |
Misted mantle:
pink-fawn rufous toning |
| Gold
(cinnamon) |
Ground colour:
warm, cream
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pink-orange
Rim:
bronze |
pink |
Pattern:
old golden |
Misted mantle:
bronze rufous toning |
| Peach (fawn) |
Ground colour:
pink-cream |
light pink
Rim:
salmon-pink |
light pink |
Pattern:
salmon-pink |
Misted mantle:
salmon-pink rufous toning.
A lilac glow is desirable. |
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Remarks |
- The full development of the colours chocolate, lilac,
caramel, gold (cinnamon) and peach (fawn) needs 2 years.
- The colours of kittens are distinctly less expressed up
to this age.
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Faults |
- fine bone structure
- little muscle tone
- pinch
- long or flat skull
- small or high set ears
- small or round eyes
- woolly or too sleek coat
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Disqualification |
- any other eye colour than green in adult cats
- lack of ticking
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Scale of points |
| Body |
20 points |
| Head and ears |
25 points |
| Eyes |
10 points |
| Coat texture |
10 points |
| Coat colour,
pattern |
30 points |
| Condition |
5 points |
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