Ruff - The fine hairs around the neck of a longhaired cat, forming a frame for the face. Also called a "Frill".
Rumpy - A completely tail-less Manx cat. A true Manx cat has a well-rounded rump and no detectable tail structure.
Ruff: Thick, longer hair growing around the neck and chest.
Russian Blue Cat: A medium-sized cat with a short, plush blue coat.
Sable: A term referring to the color black, the darkest coat color in Burmese.
Ruff
A collar of projecting fur completely encircling neck in longhaired cats.
Rufous ...
Ruff: A band of fur around the neck.
Care and Feeding The Maine Coon cat has no specific dietary needs and this breed requires no special feeding accommodations.
Ruff - long hair round the neck
Provisional Recognition
Provisional Recognition - stage in the recognition of a breed where specimens may compete in shows, but not in championship classes ...
Full ruff, double coat and water repellent.
Body
Long rectangular and substantial. Legs medium long ...
Long around the ruff which continues down the chest
to form a shirtfront, and on the hindquarters to form breeches.
Ears well-furnished with moderate ear tufts.
Faults ...
^ Wilson, Don E; Ruff, Sue (Sep 1999). The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. Smithsonian Institution Press, 234-5. ISBN 1-56098-845-2.
^ a b c Deletion of bobcat (Lynx rufus) from Appendix II (PDF).
Mature adults will have a ruff and full breeches but this will not be evident in kittens. As in the Abyssinian ticking is most important.
The differences in coat length are most obviously seen on the tail and ruff. On the shorthairs the tail hair is the same length as the coat (approximately 1"-2") and tail curls are plush and lie compactly around the tail.
White ruff and ear tufts. Nose leather and paw pads blue - desirable. Eyes shades of green, gold or copper.
Black Smoke: White undercoat deeply tipped with black. Cat in repose appears black. In motion, the white undercoat is apparent.
Tapering to slightly longer hair on ruff, britches, belly and tail; ruff-slight, mutton chops desirable; texture-non-matting, resilient; density-double coat.
Longhairs may benefit from an occasional brushing to keep the ruff and leg britches looking good when in full coat.
Best Home: Active and unafraid of chaos and noise, the Japanese Bobtail makes an ideal cat for a family with busy children.
The longhair is generally blessed with a curly plumed tail and often exhibits a full, curly ruff. The coat is moderately soft in texture, yet each cat's coat is distinctly unique.
The Somali is a breathtaking cat that resembles a red fox, with its large tufted ears, masked face, large neck ruff and dramatically bushy tail.
The coat of an Aegean Cat is semi-longhaired, without down hair, with a moderate ruff and a rich tail. The Aegean Cat's coat provides good protection during the harsh winter weather and sheds out short for the summer.
A heavy ruff surrounds the head, the coat flows over the body reaching to the floor in top examples of the breed and the tail is a thick flowing plume.
In the winter, the hair is thick and long, with a full ruff at the chest and even full tufts of fur between its toes. In the summer, the hair sheds to leave a short light coat.
Breed Council, calls them the "Chocoholic's Delight" It has a glorious plumed tail, a neck ruff and ear furnishings that accent its striking, medium sized body. In maturity hair in the hind legs forms "petticoats".
Three or more generations removed from their wild ancestors, Desert Lynx cats are bred to resemble their wild cousins as closely as possible, with ear tufts, ruff, coat pattern and size very much like the wild bobcat.
With its fluffy tail and fluffy ruff around the neck, long clawed and large footed, she can climb rocks and trees - being one of the only cats who can come down a tree head first.
During the cooler months, the ruff is full and the dense woolly undercoat thickens to protect the cat from the cold. In the summer, the coat will be shorter although it will still have a water repellent texture. The tail is long, full and flowing.
An immense ruff continues in a deep frill between the cat's front legs. Proper maintenance of the coat requires a daily run-through with a metal comb to eliminate the potential drawbacks of tangles and hairballs.
Ideally it should have a ruff and breeches to match the full brush tail. Ticking is not so apparent in the longer hair and is slow to develop.
The Norwegian Forest Cat is a large, powerfully built cat with long hair, a full ruff, tufted ears and a bushy tail. The front legs are slightly shorter than the hind legs. It is a giant among cats, similar in size to the Maine Coon.
There should be an abundant ruff around the neck setting off the large impressive head. There is a tight undercoat, which becomes thicker in colder weather. The coat gives the impression of lacquer and oil when ungroomed.
Bears an uncanny resemblance to a little fox, with its large ears, masked face, full ruff and bushy tail
The Somali has an agouti, or ticked, coat with four to 20 bands of color on each hair
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Cymric: The double coat is medium length, soft, silky, glossy, dense, and well padded over the main body, lengthening from shoulders to rump; breeches, abdomen, and neck ruff are usually longer than coat on main body; cheek coat thick and full; ...
Mitted - Point coloured mask, ears, tail and legs, with white mittens on the front feet and short white boots on the back feet. White on chin, ruff and stomach.
Bi-Colour - White inverted "V" in the mask, white legs, feet, ruff and stomach.
This breed has a thick triple coat with a full ruff that gets thicker in the winter months.The coat is a bit oily and very water-resistent, possibly an evolutionary trait that helped it deal with harsh Russian winters.
The ruff should be very full about the neck and continue down in a frill between the legs. The ear tufts should be long and curved and the toe tufts long and full. The tail when brushed out should be especially full.
The Smoke Persian has a long flowing coat and a profuse ruff. "Smokes" are magnificent looking. Colors include (smoked) black, blue, cameo (red), tortoiseshell and blue-cream. The eyes are a brilliant copper.
Its rich colour and full, silky semi-long coat, plumed tail, contrasting neck ruff and ear streamers make it distinctive and showy.
Their coat, though a single coat, is thick and silky, with a thick neck ruff. In the warmer months the breed typically has a short coat, while in the winter months the coat becomes long and silken.
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The most unique trait of these cats is their thick, soft coat of fur with a ruff around the neck, and a tail that hangs quite low. These cats are a very expensive breed of cat and come in different types.
The differences in coat length are most apparent on the tail and ruff. The shorthair's coat texture is soft, plushy, full and obviously curly. The coat stands out from the body and should not appear flat or close-lying.
It has an allweather coat with a frontal ruff, long shaggy britches and belly fur and slight but definite undercoat, and a long flowing tail.
As befits a cat that has survived the harsh climate of Siberia, the Siberian possesses a long, thick coat with a full ruff and a tight undercoat that becomes thicker in cold weather.
Its beautiful medium length coat is non-matting and it has a soft texture similar to rabbit fur. It has a thick, bushy tail, a ruff around its neck and longer hair (britches) on the hindquarters.
They have semi-long hair over most of their bodies, with longer hair at the "ruff", britches and tail. Their hair is fairly oily which always makes them feel silky. This also makes for less matting of the hair.
- lack of Siamese type.
- lack of plumed tail.
- definite double or woolly coat or ruff.
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Mitted Ragdolls have dark points and a lighter body shade, but also have white gloves (or mittens) on their forepaws, and white gauntlets (or laces) worn on their hind paws, a white chin, white ruff, and a white strip on the stomach.
Many will 'groom' their owner's hair in return! The coat takes around 2 years to develop completely, and often features a prominent ruff, and 'breeches '. The tail on a Somali is a real feature - it is big, bushy and resembles a fox brush.
the Siamese type body formation (ideally in its extreme form) and combine it with a silky single longhair (no undercoat) coat that is silky and flows to follow the contours of the body. The long tail is luxuriously plumed, and there is no ruff round ...
Longhairs have a ringletted ruff and plumed tail, while shorthairs have fuzzy waves all over and tails like bottle brushes. The coat is low-maintenance and low-shedding, requiring little grooming.
There should be an obvious ruff or collar of hair around the neck, especially in the males. The tail is also bushy and the body is robust with shorter solid legs and a medium sized tail.
Some longhairs have shortish fur on the body, but all longhairs have long fur on the tail, forming a "plume" or "brush," and most have long fur around the neck forming a "ruff."
mixed breed: A cat of unknown or mixed parentage.
 See also: Tufts, Champion, Wedge, Taper, CFA
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