Ceylon
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Update 01.01.2010 |
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Body |
The body is small to medium sized with broad shoulders and
hips and well developed chest.
The legs are slender and of medium length, the paws are
rounded.
The tail is short and solid. It tapers to a rounded tip. |
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Head |
The head is rounded, short and broad, with prominent cheek
bones. The forehead is slightly flattened.
The profile is slightly curved.
The chin and lower jaw are solid. |
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Ears |
The ears are large. They are broad at the base with slightly
rounded tips and high and narrow set. |
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Eyes |
The eyes are large and set wide apart. The upper edge of the
eyes is almond-shaped, the lower round.
The eyes are bright yellow to green. |
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Coat |
The coat is very short, fine and of silky texture. It is close
lying to the body and has little undercoat.
The back and the flanks are evenly ticked without stripes or
spots. On the back, the legs and the tail is a clear pattern
with stripes. The stripes may be open on the neck. On the
belly there are two rows of spots. The tail tip is evenly
coloured with the colour of the ticking. |
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Colour varieties |
The ground colour is evenly coloured in all colour varieties.
The colour tone varies from sandy to golden depending on the
colour of the ticking.
The following colours of the ticking are recognized:
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black |
blue |
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red |
cream |
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tortie |
blue-cream |
The description of colours is listed in the general list of
colours. |
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Faults |
- Missing tabby markings on the legs, the tail and the
belly
- White, which extends beyond the chin and neck, is a
severe fault.
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Scale of points |
| Body |
25 points |
| Head |
15 points |
| Eyes |
10 points |
| Ears |
10 points |
| Coat texture |
10 points |
| Coat colour,
pattern |
25 points |
| Condition |
5 points |
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