Chapter
42: Singapura
CFA Standard
POINT SCORE
HEAD (25)
Ears ................. 10
Head shape ........... 4
Width at eye ......... 4
Muzzle shape ......... 4
Profile .............. 3
EYES (10)
Size and placement ... 6
Shape ................ 3
Color ................ 1
BODY, LEGS and TAIL (20)
Neck ................. 3
Proportion ........... 10
Legs and feet ........ 5
Tail ................. 2
COAT ...................... 15
COLOR & MARKINGS (30)
Color ................ 10
Ticking .............. 9
Facial Markings ...... 6
Leg Markings ......... 5
GENERAL: the appearance of an alert healthy small to medium sized muscular bodied cat with noticeably
large eyes and ears. Cat to have the illusion of refined delicate coloring.
HEAD: skull rounded with rounded width at the outer eye narrowing to a definite whisker break and a
medium-short, broad muzzle with a blunt nose. In profile, a rounded skull with a very slight stop well below
eye level. Straight line nose to chin. Chin well developed.
EARS: large, slightly pointed, wide open at the base, and possessing a deep cup. Medium set. Outer lines
of the ear to extend upward at an angle slightly wide of parallel. Small ears a serious fault.
EYES: large, almond shaped, held wide open but showing slant. Neither protruding nor recessed. Eyes set
not less than an eye width apart. Color hazel, green or yellow with no other color permitted. Brilliance
preferred. Small eyes a serious fault.
BODY: small to medium overall size cat. Moderately stocky and muscular body, legs and floor to form a
square. Mid-section not tucked but firm.
NECK: short and thick.
LEGS and FEET: legs heavy and muscled at the body tapering to small short oval feet.
TAIL: length to be short of the shoulder when laid along the torso. Tending towards slender but not
whippy. Blunt tip.
COAT: fine, very short, lying very close to the body. Allowance for longer coat in kittens. Springy coat a
fault.
PENALIZE: coldness or gray tones in the coat, gray undercoat next to the skin, barring on outer front
legs, necklaces, non-visible tail faults.
DISQUALIFY: white spotting, barring on tail, top of the head unticked, unbroken necklaces or leg
bracelets. Very small eyes or ears. Visible tail faults. Blue eyes. Any color other than sepia agouti (dark
brown ticking on an old ivory undercoat).
SINGAPURA COLOR
Sepia agouti only, color to be dark brown ticking on a warm old ivory ground color. Each hair to have at
least two bands of dark ticking separated by light bands. Light next to the skin and a dark tip. Dark tail tip
with color extending back toward the body on upper side. Spine line NOT a fault. Muzzle, chin, chest and
underside to be the color of unbleached muslin. Cat to show some barring on inner front legs and back
knee only. Allowance to be made for undeveloped ticking in kittens. Hair between toes to be dark brown.
Facial markings: dark lines extending from brows and outside corner of eyes, dark lines extending
downward alongside nose bridge from inner corner of eyes (cheetah lines), and cheekbone shading are all
desirable. Eyeliner, lips, whisker apertures, nose liner to be dark brown. Nose leather: pale to dark
salmon. Paw Pads: rosy brown. Salmon tones to the ears and nose bridge NOT a fault.
The following information is for reference purposes only, and not an official part of the CFA
Show Standard.
SINGAPURA COLOR CLASS NUMBERS
Sepia ......................... 2700 2701
AOV ........................... None None
* Singapura allowable outcross breeds: none. |
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