Tapering to a rounded tip.
Springy, tight, medium in length; overall appearance of wiring and coarseness and resilience of the coat is more important than the crimping of each hair; very dense, resilient, crimped, and coarse coat is most desirable; ...
Tapers slightly to rounded tip; length medium.
Coat
Coat length: two lengths - short and long. The differences in coat length are most obviously seen on the tail and ruff.
HEAD - a tapering wedge that is medium in size and in proportion to the body.
Long and tapering, well covered with short wavy hair.
COAT
Short and fine; soft and wavy, with or without guard hairs.
Note: Many Devons have only down on the underparts and this should not be interpreted as bareness.
Head: long, tapered wedge, medium size
Ears: large, pointed, wide at base
Eyes: almond shaped, medium size
Body: medium size, long
Legs: long, slim, hind legs longer than the forelegs
Paws: small, oval, Toes: five in front and four behind ...
Long, fine and tapering, well-covered with short hair.
Head
Short wedge with prominent cheek bones, full cheeks. Short muzzle with strong chin and whisker break. Nose has strongly marked stop. Forehead curving back to a flat skull.
Wedge: The head and ears will present a long, tapering wedge, when viewed from the front, in good proportion to the body.
Head: Small to medium in size, tapering toward the chin. Moderately flat skull. Allowance for jowls in mature males. Barely rounded, fairly long muzzle. No whisker break. Nose is straight, medium in length, and without break.
It should be nicely proportioned and well balanced, with long tapering lines. The cat should be in excellent physical condition with clear, bright eyes.
Head: ...
The head is pointed and narrow (in comparison to the round head of the British cats; the ears large, but round; tail long, full near the body, but very tapering.
The medium-sized head is long, tapering wedge, with a flat skull, and is carried on a long and slender neck. The muzzle is fine, wedge-shaped and the CHIN and the JAW medium-sized, neither receding nor too massive. The nose is long and straight.
The softly contoured forehead tapers to a narrowed, long muzzle, but not pointed, the cheeks are full, well develop and the chin is wide this structure giving the animal a soft, smiling expression.
Due to the contoured structure of the Chartreux's head, which tapers softly to a slender muzzle, it often appears to be 'smiling,' which gives it a remarkably sweet expression.
The Russian's head is a smooth, medium wedge, neither long and tapering nor short and massive. The muzzle is blunt without an exaggerated whisker break.
The tail should be medium at the base and have a slight taper as it extends outward. The back legs are higher than the front legs, but the Egyptian Mau should walk evenly regardless.
The head is like a tapering wedge starting at the nose out to the top of the ears forming a triangle. The ears are large. pointed and wide at the base. The nose is like the Siamese. straight and long.
The Bombay cat has a rounded and wide head, and a wide jaw which tapers to a short muzzle and nose. Their chin is firm, even determined, and it has beautiful, large wide-set eyes which are generally copper or golden in colour.
The British are medium to large, compact, powerfully built cats with a broad, full chest, short strong legs and a short, thick tail tapering slightly to a rounded tip.
It is a medium-sized cat, with a gently rounded head, wider at eyebrow level and tapering to a short, blunt wedge. The ears are medium to large with slightly rounded tips.
The heads of British Bombay cats are rounded and wide with a medium short, blunt tapered muzzle, with no flat planes or sharp angles.
They taper to rounded or pointed tips and stand erect in almost all breeds. A cat has keen hearing and can detect many sounds that humans cannot hear. A cat usually turns its head, not only its eyes, in the direction of a sound.
The legs are medium in length and the tail is medium or long in length and tapering. The head is round and wide and sits on a short neck. The eyes are large, round, and wide open. The nose is short and softly curved.
These domestic house cats have a long, thin, tapering tail, and the head is shaped like a medium wedge, with protruding cheek bones and a rounded forehead. The Devon Rex has a very short nose and the whiskers and brows are stiff and curly.
The head should be shaped in a long, tapering wedge. Medium size in good proportion to the body. The total wedge starts at the nose & flares out in straight lines to the tips of the whiskers. No less than the width of an eye between the eyes.
It has a long, pointed, tapered, thin tail. The paws are dainty, oval and small. The head is triangular in shape. The ears are very large in size with a pointed, wide based shape. The eyes are medium in size blue, almond shaped eye.
The ideal Balinese / Javanese is a svelte cat with long tapering lines, very lithe but strong and muscular. Excellent physical condition. Neither flabby nor bony. Not fat. Eyes clear.
This is a graceful medium-sized cat built along long tapering lines with a muscular body. Its hair, which comes in a variety of colors including red, cream, torti, and seal, is easy to maintain and does not tangle easily.
A slender, finely boned cat, the tail is long and tapering. It has a distinctly ticked, double coat, which can come in several colors: ruddy, red, blue, and fawn.
The Manx is a solid cat with a fairly round head, tapering muzzle, broad based ears and full, round eyes. The perfect Manx cat has a distinct double coat with a soft under coat and a coarser glossy top coat.
Distinguishing features are wide cheek bones tapering to a short blunt wedge at the nose which has a slight break, ears set well apart and eyes of varying shades of yellow. The coat is short, close-lying and very glossy, of satin-like texture.
Their head forms a long, tapering wedge with a long, straight profile. Ears are large and continue the wedge. Eyes are blue and almond shaped.
The ideal cat is svelte, elegant, with long tapering lines, supple and well muscled. The expression should be one of alertness and intelligence. The body, legs, feet, head and tail are all in proportion, giving the whole a well-balanced appearance.
The Oriental Shorthair is a lithe, svelte cat with long tapering lines. Hard and muscular, it has an appearance of health and vitality. its coat is short, fine-textured, glossy, and lies close to the body.
Physical Attributes: Medium sized; sinuous, muscular body; long, tapering head with almond-shaped eyes; long, tapered tail; very short coat.
The cat may need to be on a high dose at first, and then it can be tapered down. Additional treatment for allergies can include antihistamines, fatty acid supplements as described below, and baths or sprays.
The Balinese is a svelte cat with long, sleek tapering lines, a glorious long flowing coat and a lithe but strong body structure.
dosage is initiated daily for 7 day trial; if effective, then dosage is tapered to least effective amount given every other day every one to two weeks
relapses may be expected when drug is discontinued ...
The eyes should be almond shaped, large, brilliant and expressive. The Aby has small feet and slender legs. The long tail tapers from the base to the end.
Its tail, long and tapered, curves back to the days of Solomon and Sheba. So legendary an animal must know things that we cannot fathom. There is an African expression: "What you don't know is wiser than you." ...
Manx have short stocky bodies, wide chests and strong bones. Their eyes are round, and the ears are broad at the base tapering to a rounded tip. Like the British shorthair, with whom cats probably share ancestry, the breed has rounded cheeks.
Tail should be long and tapering. Head is slightly longer than the width. Ears are large and wide at the base, and held quite high. A slight stop to the nose and lemon shaped eyes. Sphynx have a very distinctive muzzle.
Appearance: A graceful, sinuous cat with long tapering lines, the Oriental's body is a hard, muscular tube the same size at the hips and shoulders. Slim legs and tail must be long to balance the body length.
The soft awn hairs make up the Cornish coat and form a tight, uniform wave that lies close to the body. The awn wave extends from the top of the head, down across the back, sides, and hips, and continues to the tip of the long, tapering tail.
Whip A long, thin tapering tail. Seen in the Siamese, for example. Updated on July 20, 2000.
Sources: A Standard Guide to Cat Breeds, Richard H. Gebhardt, ed., McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1979, pp. 32-33.
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 See also: Wedge, Behavior, Champion, CFA, Tufts
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