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Standard of Points for All Breeds Recognized by the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy April 2021 Standard of Points for all breeds recognized by The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy April 2021 Copyright © 2021 GCCF. All rights reserved. 1 STANDARD OF POINTS BY SECTIONS & GROUPS Section One Applies to Entire and Neuter sections. Group 1 Persian 1 Grand Group 2 Exotic 1 Grand 1 Imperial Section Two Group 1 Ragdoll / RagaMuffin / Birman 1 Grand Group 2 Nebelung / Norwegian FC / Somali LH & SH / 1 Grand Turkish Van & Vankedisi Group 3 Maine Coon / Siberian 1 Grand 1 Imperial Section Three Group 1 British Shorthair / Manx 1 Grand Group 2 British Longhair / Chartreux / Selkirk Rex LH & SH 1 Grand 1 Imperial Section Four Group 1 Abyssinian / Korat & Thai / Russian / Singapura / 1 Grand Snowshoe Group 2 Cornish Rex / Devon Rex / LaPerm LH & SH / Lykoi/ 1 Grand Sphynx Group 3 Bengal / Egyptian Mau / Ocicat & Aztec / Sokoke / 1 Grand Toyger 1 Imperial Section Five Group 1 Burmese 1 Grand Group 2 Australian Mist / Asian SH & LH / Suffolk / Tonkinese 1 Grand 1 Imperial Section Six Group 1 Oriental SH & LH 1 Grand Group 2 Balinese / Siamese / Foreign White 1 Grand 1 Imperial Governing Council of the Cat Fancy 5 King’s Castle Business Park, The Drove, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4AG Tel: 01278 427575 Email: [email protected] i Contents STANDARD OF POINTS BY SECTIONS & GROUPS............................... I STANDARD LIST OF WITHHOLDING FAULTS ...................................... IV SECTION I PERSIAN (PER) ........................................................................................ 1 EXOTIC SHORTHAIR (EXO) .................................................................. 24 SECTION 2 RAGDOLL (RAG) .................................................................................... 45 RAGAMUFFIN (RGM) ............................................................................. 55 BIRMAN (SBI) ......................................................................................... 58 NEBELUNG (NEB) .................................................................................. 62 NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT (NFO) ....................................................... 64 SOMALI (SOL & SOS) ............................................................................ 66 TURKISH VAN (TUV) .............................................................................. 73 TURKISH VANKEDISI (TUV W) .............................................................. 78 MAINE COON (MCO) ............................................................................. 80 SIBERIAN (SIB)...................................................................................... 87 SECTION 3 BRITISH SHORTHAIR (BSH) ................................................................. 90 MANX (MAN) ......................................................................................... 118 BRITISH LONGHAIR (BLH) ................................................................. 120 CHARTREUX (CHA) ............................................................................. 145 SELKIRK REX (SRL & SRS) ................................................................ 147 SECTION 4 ABYSSINIAN ( ABY) ............................................................................. 149 KORAT (KOR) ....................................................................................... 155 THAI (TAI) ............................................................................................. 157 RUSSIAN (RUS) ................................................................................... 160 SINGAPURA (SIN) ................................................................................ 163 ii SNOWSHOE (SNO) .............................................................................. 165 CORNISH REX (CRX) .......................................................................... 172 DEVON REX (DRX) .............................................................................. 174 LAPERM (LPL & LPS) ........................................................................... 176 LYKOI (LYK/LYL) .................................................................................. 179 SPHYNX (SPH) ..................................................................................... 182 BENGAL (BEN) ..................................................................................... 184 EGYPTIAN MAU (MAU) ........................................................................ 189 OCICAT (OCI) ....................................................................................... 192 AZTEC (AZT) ........................................................................................ 196 SOKOKE (SOK) .................................................................................... 200 TOYGER (TOY) .................................................................................... 204 SECTION 5 BURMESE (BUR).................................................................................. 207 AUSTRALIAN MIST (AUM) ................................................................... 211 ASIAN GROUP (ASH & ALH) ................................................................ 215 SUFFOLK (SUF) ................................................................................... 227 TONKINESE (TOS) ............................................................................... 229 SECTION 6 ORIENTAL SHORTHAIR (OSH) .......................................................... 238 ORIENTAL LONGHAIR (OLH) ............................................................. 256 BALINESE (BAL)................................................................................... 262 SIAMESE (SIA) ..................................................................................... 269 FOREIGN WHITE (SIA W 67) ............................................................... 277 How to navigate around this document To access a SOP, tap on the relevant breed in the list of Contents above To get back to the list of Contents, tap on the breed name at the top of the SOP, i.e. Persian (PER) iii STANDARD LIST OF WITHHOLDING FAULTS Size and Condition—Withhold certificates or first prizes in kitten open classes on any exhibit which, in the opinion of the judge, is not in excellent physical condition or is undersized for its age and breed. The following list of defects applies to ALL BREEDS Withhold certificates or first prizes in kitten open classes for any of the following defects. It is considered that these defects are undesirable in breeding stock and may be detrimental to the individual cats: Folded Ears—Where the top of the ear is folded forwards instead of being pricked. Skull—Any depressions or protrusions. (The skull should be gently rounded to a greater of lesser degree according to the breed). Entropion—Where the upper, lower or both eyelids turn inwards, allowing the lashes or hair to rub the surface of the eye. Permanent Squint* - Permanent squint or any abnormality of alignment. Severe Nystagmus—consult the Duty Vet. Reduced Nostril Aperture—Narrowing of the nostrils vertically, horizontally or both, which may cause breathing difficulties. It is often associated with flattened nasal bones and small nose leather. Exaggerated Depression of the Nasal Bridge (stop) - The nasal cavity is severely reduced, which may cause breathing difficulties. This is often accompanied by blocked tear ducts. The nose should not be excessively short. Abnormal Position of the Nose Leather—When the upper edge of the nose leather is above the lower edge of the eye. Noticeably Undershot or Overshot Jaw Abnormal Angulation of Canine Teeth—When the mouth is closed the canine teeth should be nearly vertical, the lower canines fitting closely between the upper ones so that the anterior surface of the left upper canine and the posterior surface of the lower left canine almost touch, and similarly with the right upper and lower canines. The incisor teeth should form a straight line between the canines in both upper and lower jaws. The ideal bite is where the upper and lower incisors meet in alignment. Deformity of Rib Cage Fixed Deviation of the Sternum or Xiphisternum—The chest should be rounded or oval symmetrically from spine to breast bone when seen in cross section. There should be no depressions or protrusions on spine or ribs. The sternum (breast bone) should follow a gentle convex curve with no deviation, depression or protrusion, and with no hook where the sternum ends. Luxating Patella in Adults—Where the kneecap can slip from the front of the joint towards the side. iv Abnormal Number of Toes—Anything other than four toes on each foot and one dew claw on each foreleg. Hernia—Consult the Duty Vet. Monorchid or Cryptorchid Adult Males—Both testicles must be descended and positioned in the scrotum in entire adult males. *Squints and kinks have been included in the list because they are faults in all breeds, although they are unlikely to affect the health of the cat or its progeny. No list of defects can ever be complete. If any deviation from normal is suspected a veterinary surgeon should be consulted since other abnormalities may be seen occasionally. The above defects are fully described, with illustrations, in the GCCF publication: ‘Guide to the Defects Listed in the GCCF Standard of Points’. ________________________________ Certificates should only be awarded if the cat is considered to be of sufficiently high quality, not just lacking any withholding faults. v Section 1 Group 1 PERSIAN (PER) Group 2 EXOTIC SHORTHAIR (EXO) PERSIAN (PER) Scale of Points Head Including general shape of head, forehead,
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