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Seawind Silkamy © John Atkinson
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Head - All head contours should be gently rounded especially from the brow
to top of head. Wide between the ears, forming a moderate wedge,
which tapers from the outer edge of the ear base to a slightly rounded
muzzle. A slight indentation forms the muzzle. Allowance
should be made for fuller cheeks in adult males. A slight nose break
is essential; a bump on the nose is undesirable. The line from the
nose tip to the very firm chin should be straight. An elegant neck
should arch in an unbroken line from top of head to shoulders.
Ears - Set wide apart, large, well cupped, pricked and furry on their inner
edges. Ear tufts are desirable. From the front view the line
of the ears should follow the head wedge.
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Eyes - Set well apart, large, expressive and a rounded almond shape in an
oriental setting. Colour to be a clear deep shade of amber, green
or hazel.
Body - Lithe, muscular body of medium build and size. Back
straight from shoulder to rump and rub cage rounded.
Legs and Feet - Legs slender and elegant, in proportion to body;
small oval feet.
Tail - Thick at base, tapering and long enough to reach the
cat's shoulders.
Coat - Short, fine but not
soft, dense in texture and lying close. Distinctly
ticked, resulting in at least four bands of colour. The roots must
be the colour of the base hair and the final band must be the ticking
colour.
Markings - Pigmentation lines of the ticking colour must extend from the inner edge of the
eye to the top of the head; and also from the outer edge of the eye to the edge of the ear.
The hair around the eyes is pale and the eyelid edge darker. The back of the ears
should be darker at the tips, preferably with clear brighter colour at the base. Chin lips and
nostrils should be the colour of the base hair or cream; white here is undesirable. White
markings, such as a locket, anywhere else are not permitted. A line of the ticking colour
should extend from the back of the head along the spine and tail, ending in a solid tail tip of that
colour, the same colour to extend well up the hock. There should be no heavy necklet or
bars or any other marks, although a faint well broken necklet or slight leg barring is acceptable.
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SCALE OF POINTS
Type
Head .......................................... 15
Ears ............................................ 10
Eyes ............................................. 5
Body .......................................... 15
Legs and Feet ............................. 10
Tail ............................................... 5
Coat
Colour ......................................... 20
Markings, ticking and texture......... 20
Total ...........................................100
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Withhold all Awards for:
- White markings, such as a locket (see Withhold Certificates (1) below)
- Cobby, coarse, small or Oriental type
- Aggressive temperament
Withhold Certificates or First prizes in Kitten open Classes for:
- White extending down the neck
- Unbroken necklets
- Absence of required pigmentation marks on head and around eyes in adults
- Absence of darker tail tip
- Rings on tail
- Lack of overall silver effect owing to excessive yellow pigmentation in silver exhibits
- Ill-defined or incorrect ticking
- Fewer than four bands of colour in adults
- Absence of firm chin
- Lack of slight nose break
- Whip tail
- Two or more faults as listed in the Faults section below
- Any defect as listed in the preface to the SOP booklet
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Faults:
- Pinched muzzle or lack of muzzle indentation
- Pale or muddy eye colour
- Eyes not in oriental setting
- Heavy, broken necklets
- Absence of spinal shading in adults
- Absence of darker markings on hind legs
- Substantial barring on legs
- Dark roots on a major part of the body
- Fluffy, soft, over-long or rough coat
- Yellow pigmentation anywhere on a silver cat
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