Chapter
14: Colorpoint Shorthair
CFA Standard
POINT SCORE
HEAD (20)
Long flat profile .................. 6
Wedge, fine muzzle, size ........... 5
Ears ............................... 4
Chin ............................... 3
Width between eyes ................. 2
EYES (10)
Shape, size, slant, and placement .. 10
BODY (30)
Structure and size, including Neck . 12
Muscle tone ........................ 10
Legs and Feet ...................... 5
Tail ............................... 3
COAT ................................... 10
COLOR (30)
Body color ........................ 10
Point color
.... 10
(matching points of dense color, proper foot pads and nose leather)
Eye color .......................... 10
GENERAL: the Colorpoint Shorthair is a medium sized, svelte, refined cat with long tapering lines,
very lithe, but muscular. Males may be proportionately larger. Excellent physical condition, neither flabby
nor bony. Eyes clear. Not fat. The ideal is a cat with type identical to the Siamese, but with its own distinct
and unique colors. While the color differences set it apart as a unique breed, the purpose of the
hybridization was to establish cats identical in type to the Siamese but with separate colors. The Colorpoint
Shorthair standard reflects this objective and preserves it's unique colors.
HEAD: long tapering wedge. Medium in size in good proportion to body. The total wedge starts at the
nose and flares out in straight lines to the tips of the ears forming an approximate equilateral triangle, with no
break at the whiskers. No less than the width of an eye between the eyes. When the whiskers are
smoothed back, the underlying bone structure is apparent. Allowance must be made for jowls in the stud
cat.
SKULL: flat. In profile, a long straight line is seen from the top of the head to the tip of the nose. No bulge
over eyes. No dip in nose.
NECK: long and slender.
NOSE: long and straight. A continuation of the forehead with no break.
MUZZLE: fine, wedge shaped.
EARS: strikingly large, pointed, wide at base, continuing the lines of the wedge.
EYES: almond shaped. Medium size. Neither protruding nor recessed. Slanted towards the nose in
harmony with lines of wedge and ears. Uncrossed.
CHIN and JAW: medium in size. Tip of chin lines with tip of nose in the same vertical plane. Neither
receding nor excessively massive.
BODY: medium size, long, and svelte. A distinctive combination of fine bones and firm muscles. Shoulders
and hips continue same sleek lines of tubular body. Hips never wider than shoulders. Abdomen tight.
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.
COLOR: Body: subtle shading is permissible, but clear color is preferable. Allowance should be made for
darker color in older cats as Colorpoint Shorthairs generally darken with age, but there must be definite
contrast between body color and points. Points: mask, ears, feet, legs, and tail dense and clearly defined.
All of the same shade. Mask covers entire face including whisker pads and is connected to ears by
tracings. Mask should not extend over the top of the head. No white hairs in points.
PENALIZE: pigmentation of nose leather and/or paw pads which is not consistent with the cats
particular color description. Palpable and/or visible protrusion of the cartilage at the end of the sternum.
DISQUALIFY: any evidence of illness or poor health. Weak hind legs. Mouth breathing due to nasal
obstruction or poor occlusion. Emaciation. Visible kink. Eyes other than blue. White toes and/or feet.
Incorrect number of toes. Malocclusion resulting in either undershot or overshot chin.
COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR COLORS
RED POINT: body clear white with any shading in the same tone as points. Points: bright apricot to
deep red, deeper shades preferred, with lack of barring desirable. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh or
coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
CREAM POINT: body clear white with any shading in the same tone as points. Points: pale buff cream
to light pinkish cream, lack of barring desirable. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Eye
color: deep vivid blue.
SEAL LYNX POINT: body cream or pale fawn, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body
shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking. Points: seal brown bars, distinct and separated by
lighter background color; ears seal brown with paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather: seal brown
permitted, pink edged in seal brown preferred. Paw pads: seal brown. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
CHOCOLATE LYNX POINT: body ivory. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking.
Points: warm milk-chocolate bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears warm
milk-chocolate with paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather: cinnamon permitted, pink edged in
cinnamon preferred. Paw pads: cinnamon. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
BLUE LYNX POINT: body bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, shading to lighter color on
stomach and chest. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking. Points: deep blue-grey bars,
distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears deep blue-grey with paler thumbprint in center.
Nose leather: slate-colored permitted, pink edged in slate preferred. Paw pads: slate-colored. Eye
color: deep vivid blue.
LILAC LYNX POINT: body glacial white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking.
Points: frosty grey with pinkish tone bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears frosty
grey with pinkish tone, paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather: lavender-pink permitted, pink edged in
lavender-pink preferred. Paw pads: lavender-pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
RED LYNX POINT: body white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking. Points: deep
red bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears deep red, paler thumbprint in center.
Nose leather and paw pads: flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
CREAM LYNX POINT: body clear white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking.
Points: bars of pale buff cream to light pinkish cream, distinct and separated by lighter background color;
ears pale buff cream to light pinkish cream, paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh
to coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
SEAL-TORTIE POINT: body pale fawn to cream, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body
color may be mottled with cream in older cats. Points: seal brown, uniformly mottled with red and/or
cream. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown; flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep
vivid blue.
CHOCOLATE-TORTIE POINT: body ivory, may be mottled in older cats. Points: warm
milk-chocolate uniformly mottled with red and/or cream. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon; flesh or
coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
BLUE-CREAM POINT: body bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, shading to lighter color on
stomach and chest. Body color may be mottled in older cats. Points: deep blue-grey uniformly mottled
with cream. Nose leather and paw pads: slate-colored; flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color:
deep vivid blue.
LILAC-CREAM POINT: body glacial white; mottling, if any, in the shade of the points. Points: frosty
grey with pinkish tone, uniformly mottled with pale cream. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender-pink;
flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
SEAL-TORTIE LYNX POINT: body cream or pale fawn, shading to lighter color on stomach and
chest. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking and/or cream mottling. Points: seal brown
bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears seal brown with paler thumbprint in center.
Uniform mottling of red and/or cream overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather: seal brown
permitted, pink edged in seal brown preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw pads: seal
brown, or seal brown mottled with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these cats
resemble lynx points more than tortie points.
CHOCOLATE-TORTIE LYNX POINT: body ivory. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or
ticking and/or cream mottling. Points: warm milk-chocolate bars, distinct and separated by lighter
background color; ears warm milk-chocolate with paler thumbprint in center. Uniform mottling of red
and/or cream overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather: cinnamon permitted, pink edged in
cinnamon preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw pads: cinnamon, or cinnamon
mottled with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these cats resemble lynx points more
than tortie points.
BLUE-CREAM LYNX POINT: body bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, shading to lighter color
on stomach and chest. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or ticking and/or cream mottling.
Points: deep blue-grey bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears deep blue-grey with
paler thumbprint in center. Uniform mottling of cream overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather:
slate-colored permitted, pink edged in slate preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw
pads: slate-colored, or slate mottled with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these
cats resemble lynx points more than tortie points.
LILAC-CREAM LYNX POINT: body glacial white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping or
ticking and/or cream mottling. Points: frosty grey with pinkish tone bars, distinct and separated by lighter
background color; ears frosty grey with pinkish tone, paler thumbprint in center. Uniform mottling of cream
overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather: lavender-pink permitted, pink edged in lavender-pink
preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw pads: lavender-pink, or lavender-pink mottled
with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these cats resemble lynx points more than
tortie points.
The following information is for reference purposes only, and not an official part of the CFA
Show Standard.
COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR COLOR CLASS NUMBERS
*Solid Color Point ........... 2278 2279
(Cream, Red)
*Lynx Point .................. 2254 2255
(Blue, Blue-Cream, Chocolate,
Chocolate-Tortie, Cream, Lilac,
Lilac-Cream, Red, Seal, Seal-Tortie)
*Parti-Color Point ........... - - 2247
(Blue-Cream, Chocolate-Tortie,
Lilac-Cream, Seal-Tortie)
AOV .......................... 2298 2299
*Orientals-Shorthair Division are eligible to
compete in this Colorpoint Shorthair class. For the purposes of
competition, these cats are considered Colorpoint Shorthairs.
IMPORTANT: Oriental-Shorthair Division cats with any
longhair ancestry (parents, grand-parents, great grand-parents,
etc.) are NOT eligible to compete in Colorpoint Shorthair color
classes. These cats, referred to as Oriental variants, are
normally, but not always, identified by a prefix number of
"41xx."
IMPORTANT NOTE: Effective May 1, 1999, Orientals,
regardless of color, coat length or ancestry, will not be
eligible to compete in the Colorpoint Shorthair classes.
NOTE: The current CFA Show Rules, 1998-99 edition, contain
incorrect information relative to the date when Orientals can no longer
compete in the Colorpoint Shorthair classes at CFA shows. The correct
effective date is May 1, 1999.
* Colorpoint Shorthair allowable outcross breeds: Siamese. |
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