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Breed Standards
FIFe Standard
Fédération Internationale Féline
General:
The Cornish Rex is distinguished by its slender and graceful appearance. It is surprisingly heavy due to its strong muscle tone. It is covered in characteristic wavy, soft coat and gives an overall appearance of being high on legs. Size: medium.
Head:
Shape: viewed from above, egg shaped, slightly longer than wide, of equal width from cheekbones to the end of skull.
Viewed in profile, flat skull, straight nose, strong chin.
Whiskers/Eyebrows: crinkled or curved.
Neck:
Elegant, slender, in proportion to body.
Ears:
Shape: large, wide at the base and tapering to rounded tips, well covered with fine hair. Placement: set high on the head, held alert.
Eyes:
Shape: oval shaped slanting slightly upward, medium in size. Colour: bright, clear and pure.
Body:
Structure: of medium length, elegant, hard and muscular – especially hips and thighs. Delicate bone structure. Body weight heavier than the cat’s appearance indicates.
Legs:
Long, straight and slender, giving an overall appearance of being high on legs.
Paws: small and oval, dainty.
Tail:
Long, fine and tapering;
well covered with wavy hair, preferably without bare patches or being bushy.
Coat:
Structure: short, not shaggy, but slightly plush and dense, close lying to the body, without guard hairs.
Wavy, particularly on the back and sides.
Colour: all colour varieties and patterns are recognized, including those with white
any amount of white is permitted.
Faults:
Head: too broad head, too long head. Ears: small ears. Eyes: slanted almond shaped eyes. Body: cobby body, lack of firm muscles. Tail: short tail, bare or bushy tail. Coat: shaggy or too little waves in coat, bare patches – a fault in kittens, in adults a serious fault.
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