Chapter
23: Javanese
CFA Standard
POINT SCORE
HEAD (20)
Long flat profile ..................... 6
Wedge, fine muzzle, size .............. 5
Ears .................................. 4
Chin .................................. 3
Width between eyes ................... 2
EYES (5)
Shape, size, slant, and placement ..... 5
BODY (30)
Structure and size, including neck .... 12
Muscle tone ........................... 10
Legs and Feet ......................... 5
Tail .................................. 3
COAT (20)
Length ................................ 10
Texture ............................... 10
COLOR (25)
Body color ............................ 10
Point color (matching points of dense . 10
color, proper foot pads and nose leather)
Eye color ............................ 5
GENERAL: the ideal Javanese is a svelte cat with long tapering lines, very lithe but strong and muscular.
Excellent physical condition. Neither flabby nor bony. Not fat. Eyes clear. Because of the longer coat the
Javanese appears to have softer lines and less extreme type than other breeds of cats with similar type.
HEAD: long, tapering wedge. Medium 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 a triangle, with no break at the whiskers. No less than the
width of an eye between the eyes. When the whiskers and face hair 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 should be felt from the top of the head to the tip of the nose. No bulge
over the eyes. No dip in nose.
NOSE: long and straight. A continuation of the forehead with no break.
MUZZLE: fine, wedge-shaped.
CHIN and JAW: medium size. Tip of chin lines up with tip of nose in the same vertical plane. Neither receding
nor excessively massive.
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.
BODY: medium size. Graceful, 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.
The male may be somewhat larger than the female.
NECK: long and slender.
LEGS: bone structure 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: bone structure long, thin, tapering to a fine point. Tail hair spreads out like a plume.
COAT: medium length, fine, silky, without downy undercoat, lying close to the body, the coat may appear shorter
than it is. Hair is longest on the tail.
COLOR: Body even, with subtle shading when allowed. Allowance should be made for darker color in older
cats as Javanese 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 of the same shade. Mask covers entire face
including whisker pads and is connected to ears by tracings. Mask should not extend over top of head. No ticking
or white hairs in points.
PENALIZE: lack of pigment in the nose leather and/or paw pads in part or in total, except as allowed in the
color definitions for lynx and tortie points. Crossed eyes. Palpable and/or visible protrusion of the cartilage at the
end of the sternum. Soft or mushy body.
DISQUALIFY: any evidence of illness or poor health. Weak hind legs. Malocclusion resulting in either undershot
or overshot chin. Mouth breathing due to nasal obstruction or poor occlusion. Emaciation. Kink in tail. Eyes other
than blue. White toes and/or feet. Incorrect number of toes. Definite double coat (i.e., downy undercoat).
JAVANESE 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
CHOCOLATE-TORTIE LYNX POINT: body ivory. Body shading may take form of ghost striping 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 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 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.
CREAM LYNX POINT: body clear white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping. 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 LYNX POINT: body cream or pale fawn, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body
shading may take form of ghost striping 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.
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; a blaze is
desirable. 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; a blaze is desirable. 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; a blaze
is desirable. 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; a blaze is desirable. Nose leather and paw pads:
lavender-pink; flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
The following information is for reference purposes only, and not an official part of the CFA Show
Standard.
JAVANESE COLOR CLASS NUMBERS
Solid Color Point ............ 2078 2079
(Cream, Red)
Lynx Point ................... 2054 2055
(Blue, Blue-Cream, Chocolate,
Chocolate-Tortie, Cream, Lilac,
Lilac-Cream, Red, Seal, Seal-Tortie)
Parti-Color Point ............ - - 2047
(Blue-Cream, Chocolate-Tortie,
Lilac-Cream, Seal-Tortie)
AOV ........................... 2098 2099
* Javanese allowable outcross breeds: Balinese, Colorpoint Shorthair, or Siamese. |
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