Siamese/Balinese SIA/BAL

Oriental/Javanese ORI/JAV

General

Siamese, Oriental, Balinese and Javanese have the same standard.
Appearance
The ideal cat is svelte, elegant, with long tapering lines, supple and well muscled.

Head

Size
Medium.
Shape
Medium size, in proportion to the body, well balanced; wedge shaped with straight lines. The wedge starts at the nose and gradually increases in width in straight lines on each side to the ears. There should be no whisker break in these two lines. The skull viewed in profile is slightly convex.
Nose
Long and straight contiuing the line from the forehead without any break.
Muzzle
Narrow.
Chin/Jaw
Of medium size. The tip of the chin forms a vertical line with the tip of the nose.

Ears

Shape
Large and pointed, wide at the base.
Placement
To continue the lines of the wedge.

Eyes

Shape
Medium in size, neither protuding nor recessed. Almond in shape and set slightly slanted towards the nose to be in harmony with the lines of the wedge.
Colour
Siamese/Balinese: Pure and limpid, bright intense blue. Foreign White must have vivid blue eyes.
Oriental/Javanese: Vivid, luminous green.

Neck

Long and slender.

Body

Structure
Long and svelte, well muscled but still dainty and elegant. The shoulders are not wider than the hips.

Legs

Tail

Very long; thin, also at the base; tapers to a fine point.

Coat

Structure
Siamese/Oriental: Very short, fine, glossy, silky and lying close to the body.
Balinese/Javanese: Fine and silky; of medium length on the body, slightly longer at the frill and shoulders and on the tail, which forms a plume. No wolly undercoat.
Colour
Siamese/Balinese:
Points: Mask in the face, points on ears, legs and tail. The colour on all points should be as even as possible. The mask must not extend over the entire head but is connected to the ears by tracings of colour.
Body colour: Even, slight shading on the flanks permissible but there must be a clear contrast between the points and the body colour. For colour varieties refer to table below.
Oriental/Javanese:
Even in colour, without tabby markings or shading in non-agouti varieties. Whiskers and eye brows in harmony with the body colour. For colour varieties refer to table below.

Remarks

Siamese/Balinese: Slight shading on the body harmonizing with the points' colour permissible. A deeper body colour is allowed in older cats.

Faults

Oriental/Javanese; Tabby Bars in non-agouti varieties.

Faults precluding the certificate

Coat
Siamese/Balinese; Insufficient contrast between points and body colour.
Eyes
Oriental/Javanese: Eye colour which is more yellow than green.

Disqualification

Scale of points

Head	25
General shape, nose and profile, jaws and teeth, forehead. Placement and shape of the ears.
Size, shape and placement of the eyes.
Eye colour	15
Body	25
Shape, size, bone structure. Height of the legs and shape of the paws. Length and shape of the tail.
Coat	30
Siamese/Balinese: Body colour 10, Points 10, Quality and texture 10
Oriental/Javanese: Body colour 20, Quality and texture 10
Condition	5
Total points	100

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