Standards of Points - Colourpointed Exotic
In addition to the General Type standard:
GENERAL
There should be a good contrast between the points and body colour. Light body shading, if present, to be confined to the shoulders and flanks, and should tone with the points.
The points (mask, legs, feet and tail) should be as evenly coloured as possible.
Note: The rate at which points colour develops in all Colourpointed Exotic is variable, the dilute colours taking the longest.
The mask should cover the entire face, including the chin and whisker pads; it should not extend over the head, although the mask of a mature male is more extensive than a mature female.
The points should be free of white hairs and any areas of non-pigmented fur.
Eye colour to be pure and decidedly blue.
SOLID POINTED COLOURS
The colour on all points should be evenly matched in tone and free from any sign of patchiness. Nose leather, eye rims and paw pads to tone with points colour.
Seal Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b1) –
Points seal brown with toning creamy-white body colour.
Blue Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b2) –
Points blue with glacial white body colour.
Chocolate Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b3) –
Points chocolate in colour and warm in tone, with ivory-white body colour.
Lilac Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b4)
Points lilac in colour and warm in tone, with magnolia-white body colour.
Red Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b5)
Points rich red with apricot-white body colour.
Cream Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b7)
Points cream with toning creamy-white body colour.
Additional Withholding Faults - as for all Colourpointed Exotic (see below).
TORTIE POINTED COLOURS
The colour on the points should be the base seal, blue, chocolate or lilac, broken with shades of red or cream. Ideally, all points should show some red or cream. A blaze is permissible. Nose leather, eye rims and paw pads to tone with the points colour.
Seal Tortie Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b6)
Points seal broken with shades of red; toning creamy body colour.
Blue-Cream Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b8)
Points blue and shades of cream; glacial to creamy-white body colour.
Chocolate Tortie Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b9)
Points chocolate and shades of red; ivory to apricot-white body colour.
Lilac-Cream Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b10)
Points lilac and shades of cream; magnolia to creamy-white body colour.
Additional Withholding Faults - as for all Colourpointed Exotic (see below).
TABBY COLOURPOINTED EXOTIC
There should be a clearly defined 'M' marking on the forehead, 'spectacle' markings round the eyes and spotted whisker pads. The front legs have broken rings from the toes upwards; barring on the hind legs is confined to the front of the upper leg and thigh, the back of the leg from toe to hock being solid points colour. Ears solid but showing clear 'thumb marks' which are less apparent in dilute colours and mottled in the Tortie Tabby Points. Hair inside the ears lighter, giving the appearance of a pale rim; tail rings. Nose leather pinkish outlined in pigment, or to tone with the points. Eye rims and paw pads to tone with the points.
Additional Withholding Faults - as for all Colourpointed Exotic (see below).
NON TORTIE TABBY COLOURPOINTED –
These colours show distinct tabby markings, although they are much more subtle in dilute colours.
Seal Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b11)
Seal brown markings on a pale brown agouti background; body colour a toning creamy-white. Nose fur may be ginger towards the leather.
Blue Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b12)
Blue markings on a light beige agouti background; body colour glacial white. Nose fur may be fawn towards the leather.
Chocolate Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b13)
Chocolate markings on a light bronze agouti background; body colour ivory-white. Nose fur may be bronze towards the leather.
Lilac Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b14)
Lilac markings on a pale beige agouti background; body colour magnolia-white.
Red Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b15)
Rich red markings on a light apricot agouti background; body colour apricot-white.
Cream Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b16)
Cream markings on a paler cream agouti background; body colour a toning creamy-white.
Additional Withholding Faults - as for all Colourpointed Exotic (see below).
TORTIE TABBY COLOURPOINTED –
These colours show the normal tabby pattern overlaid with shades of red or cream. The extent and distribution of the tortie areas is not important providing that both elements, tortie and tabby, are clearly visible.
Seal Tortie Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b16)
Seal brown markings on a pale brown agouti background; overlaid and patched with shades of red; toning creamy body colour.
Blue-Cream Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b18)
Blue markings on a light beige agouti background; overlaid and patched with shades of cream; body colour glacial to creamy-white.
Chocolate Tortie Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b19)
Chocolate markings on a light bronze agouti background; overlaid and patched with shades of red; body colour ivory to apricot-white.
Lilac-Cream Tabby Colourpointed Exotic (70 13b20)
Lilac markings on a pale beige agouti background; overlaid with shades of cream; body colour magnolia to creamy-white.
Additional Withholding Faults for all Colourpointed Exotic:
1. Any white lockets or buttons, or white toes
2. Incorrect pigment in nose leather, eye rims and paw pads
3. Incorrect eye colour or trace of any colour other than blue*
4. Lack of contrast between body colour and points*.
* Judges to exercise their discretion in respect of (3) and (4), having due regard to the normal development of eye and points colour in colourpointed kittens.
