HEAD:
Shape: A
modified
wedge,
slightly
rounded,
gentle
contours.
Whisker
padsshould
appear full
and rounded.
Eyes:
Medium large
and
expressive.
Almond
shaped at
rest and
rounder when
alert. Set
moderately
far apart
and slightly
slanted to
the bottom
of the
outside ear
base. Eye
color has no
relation to
coat color.
Muzzle:
Slightly
broad in
proportion
to the wedge.
Allowances
should be
made for
jowls on
mature
males.
Profile:
Straight
nose with
gentle
convex curve
rising from
the base of
the eye to
the top of
the eye,
Forehead
should be a
flat plane
to the top
of head,
then smooth
gentle curve
back over
top of head
flowing down
into neck.
The brow,
cheeks and
profile
should show
gentle
contours,
with each
flowing
smoothly
into the
next.
Ears:
Placed to
continue the
modified
wedge of the
head;
slightly
flared and
cupped;
medium to
large with
furnishings
and earmuffs.
Lynx tipping
is desired.
Neck:
Carried
erect. Is
medium long
in
proportion
to body
length.
Chin:
Strong and
firm. Is in
a
perpendicular
line with
tip of nose.
Nose:
Broad and
straight
with
moderate
length.
BODY:
Legs: Medium
long to
match the
body.
Forelegs may
be slightly
shorter than
hind legs.
Boning is
medium .
Feet:
Rounded.
Tail: Is
in
proportion
to body. The
LP will have
a full plume
tail and the
LS will have
"bottle
brush" tail.
The tail
will be
thicker at
the base and
taper toward
the tip.
Boning:
Medium.
Musculature:
Well-muscled.
COAT/COLOR/PATTERN:
Length:
(LP)
Medium-long
to long;
both males
and females
may have
ruff on neck
at maturity.
The tail is
plumed with
some
curling.
(LS) Short
to
approximately
medium long.
There is no
ruff. The
tail is not
plumed but
hair may be
wavy.
Texture:
(LP) Curly
or wavy,
curl is
preferred.
The feel to
the touch is
unique among
Rex breeds.
It has a
springy,
textured
feel. IT IS
NOT WIRY.
The feel to
the touch in
degree of
softness may
vary among
individual
cats. The
coat should
be loose and
bouncy and
should stand
away from
the body. A
coat you can
run your
fingers
through to
the skin.
The coat is
light and
airy enough
to part with
a breath.
The coat
will have an
almost
unkempt
appearance
(the"Gypsy
Shag" look).
Longest and
tightest
curls are in
the ruff and
base of ear,
The coat may
vary in
length and
fullness
according to
the season
and maturity
of the cat.
(LS) Curly
or wavy. The
feel to the
touch is
unique among
Rex breeds.
It is a
textured
feel. IT IS
NOT WIRY.
The feel to
the touch in
degree of
softness may
vary among
individual
cats. A
springy coat
texture
standing
away from
the body
with waves
over most of
the cat.
Does not
have a ruff
or ringlets
and the tail
will be like
a
bottle-brush.
At times
this coat
will part
naturally
down the
middle of
the back.
Pattern:
All.
Colors:
All.
