Persian & Colourpoint |
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| Body | The medium to large sized cat has a short and cobby body. Chest, shoulders and back are massive and muscular. |
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| Head | The head is round and massive, well proportioned, with full cheeks and a domed forehead. The nose is short and broad, with a well defined, palpable stop. The upper edge of the nose leather is not higher than the lower eye lid. Chin and jaws are broad, massive and strong. The face is open and expressive. |
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| Ears | The ears are very small and rounded, set low and wide apart on the skull. Dense furnishings inside the ears cause the slightly slanted base of the ears to appear not unduly open. | |||||||||||||
| Eyes | The eyes are large, round and open, set wide apart, brilliant and expressive. Eye colour corresponds with the coat colour. |
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| Coat | The coat is long and dense; with a fine, silky texture. It is soft, but not woolly. The full, long frill covers the shoulders and the chest. |
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| Colour varieties | All colours are recognized. The description of colours is listed in the general list of colours.
The colour variety with Siamese points is the Colourpoint.
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| Faults |
are severe faults.
are the most common faults in grooming. |
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| Disqualification |
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