Concaveation - Spayed female cat that produces milk in response to a suckling kitten.
Conditional-lethal mutation - A mutation that is lethal under particular conditions and not lethal under other conditions.
Concaveation: Spayed female cat produces milk in response to the suckling of a kitten.
Condition: Well being of a cat, including muscle toning, grooming andt good health.
Conformation: Structure of a cat's body, legs and tail.
A gentle concave curve where forehead meets nose.
Nose leather
Hairless skin around nostrils.
Slight concave curve in profile. High, prominent cheek bones. Angular muzzle. Broad nose, sometimes slightly domed at the tip. Firm chin. Powerful, fairly long jaws.
Eyes: Large, well-spaced, slightly oval but appearing round when wide open.
In profile slightly concave curve between nose and brow with good length between brow & ears. Widening of the head and stud jowls apparent in adult males.
NOSE: Slightly concave with no break.
CHEEKS: Cheek bones are high.
CHIN: Firm and in line with nose and upper lip.
BODY: Medium to large in size, muscular and broad chested.
Profile should have a concave curve, with no break. The face is medium shaped with eyes set wide apart. Muzzle should present squarish aspect from all angles, but should not be foreshortened as in the Persian.
The shallow concave curve from the upper eye to the tip of the nose appears almost straight and creates a distinctive angle level with the upper eye. In profile there must be no stop, break, nose bump or straight line from top of head to nose tip.
The profile has a gentle concave rise from the bridge of the nose to the forehead, not to be dishy or arrow straight. The slightly flared ears are medium to large, alert, moderately pointed and broad at the base.
Broad modified wedge with rounded contours; muzzle full and broad with large, prominent whisker pads and high, pronounced cheekbones; nose large and wide, slightly puffed nose leather; nose has a very slight concave curve.
Slight concave curvature to nose profile. Top of head is flat; forehead is domed. Medium in width with high cheek bones. Squareness in muzzle; medium length nose. Triangular shape which should be as long as broad. Medium to long wedge-shaped nose.
Do not blow dry, but do brush the coat with the concave or short side of a small rubber brush to remove loose hair and make the coat lie smooth. The coat can be "finished" by smoothing the coat with a chamois cloth.
Normally, red blood cells (RBCs) in cats are of a biconcave discoid shape, but in metabolic anemia, this particular shape is lost and various abnormal projections come out of the surface of RBCs.
Brush the coat with the concave side of a small rubber grooming brush to make the hair lie smoothly lustrous again. A weekly bath is not required, but regular nail-clipping should be routine.
Head-Broad wedge without flat planes; size proportionate to body; concave curve from nose to brow, or rise to prominent brow; broad unpinched muzzle; prominent whisker pads; gently sloped wide nose; full strong jaws.[10] ...
Do brush the coat with the concave or short side of a small rubber brush to remove loose hair and make the coat lie smooth
Coat can be “finished' by smoothing the coat with a chamois cloth
Trim nails regularly ...
Nose in profile to have a gentle concave curve with a straight last segment. Muzzle is round, medium in length, with well developed chin in line with the nose and upper lip. Neck is short, heavy and strong.
Medium width and length; square muzzle and high cheekbones; chin firm; nose medium long, slightly concave in profile.
Large; well tufted; wide at base, tapering to appear pointed; set high and well apart.
STOP - A change in direction, the short incline between the forepart of the skull and the muzzle. Concave curve occurring in the nose at eye or just below eye level; may be very slight or pronounced.
Another characteristic that the American Shorthair cats have are large heads that are longer than they are wide. They have slightly concave noses and their ears are round-tipped. These cats have legs that are muscular and of medium length.
Prominent whisker pads and large oval, almost round eyes in a fairly small head, enhance the wild appearance and expressive nocturnal look. The very slight concave profile and relatively short ears with wide base and rounded tips, ...
 See also: Wedge, Taper, Tufts, Ruff, Modified Wedge
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