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Siberian Cat Standard FIFe
| Category II |
SIB |
Siberian Cat Standard |
| General |
Size |
medium to large, females mostly smaller than males |
| Head |
Shape |
a little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive |
| Forehead |
broad, just slightly rounded |
| Cheeks |
cheekbones well developed |
| Nose |
medium length, broad, in profile shows a slight indentation, but without stop |
| Chin |
slightly slanting back, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose |
| Ears |
Shape |
medium size, well open at the base, tips are rounded with well-developed hairs inside and tufts |
| Placement |
with good width between, tilting slightly forward |
| Eyes |
Shape |
large, slightly oval shaped. A bit oblique, set widely apart |
| Colour |
Any colour is permitted. Regardless of coat colour.
Clear eye colour is desirable. |
| Body |
Structure |
well boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance |
| Legs |
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medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong |
| Paws |
large, round, well tufted between toes |
| Tail |
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of medium length, thick, rounded tip. Covered on all sides by dense hair with no hairs trailing down |
| Coat |
Structure |
semi-long, well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat, overcoat water repellent, slightly hard to touch
summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat
the winter coat shows a well-developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers |
| Colour |
all colour varieties are permitted, including all colour varieties with white; except pointed patterns and chocolate and lilac, cinnamon and fawn
any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc. |
| Faults |
General |
too small or too finely built |
| Head |
long and narrow, straight profile, too round head (Persian type) |
| Ears |
too large or too high set |
| Eyes |
round eyes |
| Legs |
too long or too thin |
| Tail |
too short tail |
| Coat |
too fine or silky, lying flat, lack of coat (except in summer) |
Siberian Cat Standard scale of points
| Scale of Points |
Points |
| Total |
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100 |
| Head |
general shape, shape of nose, cheeks and muzzle, jaw and teeth, forehead, chin |
25 |
| Ears |
size, shape, placement |
10 |
| Eyes |
shape and colour |
10 |
| Body |
shape, size, legs, shape of paws |
20 |
| Tail |
length and shape |
5 |
| Coat |
quality, texture, length |
25 |
| Condition |
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5 |
Siberian Cat Standard colour varieties
| Recognized Colour Varieties |
| Remarks |
Siberian Cat is judged in one of the following colour variety groups, i.e. in each colour variety group a certificate can be awarded. |
| Colour |
EMS Code |
| Group I |
| Black/Blue |
SIB n/a |
| Group II |
| Black/Blue with white |
SIB n/a 01/02/03/09 |
| Group III |
| Black/Blue agouti |
SIB n/a 22/23/24/25 |
| Black/Blue golden |
SIB n/a y 11/12/22/23/24/25 |
| Group IV |
| Black/Blue agouti with white |
SIB n/a 01/02/03/09 21/22/23/24/25 |
| Black/Blue golden with white |
SIB n/a y 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25 |
| Group V |
| Red/Cream/Tortie solid/agouti |
SIB d/e/f/g |
| SIB d/e/f/g 22/23/24/25 |
| Red/Cream/Tortie golden |
SIB d/e/f/g y 11/12/22/23/24/25 |
| Group VI |
| Red/Cream/Tortie solid/agouti with white |
SIB d/e/f/g 01/02/03/09 |
| SIB d/e/f/g 01/02/03/09 21/22/23/24/25 |
| Red/Cream/Tortie golden with white |
SIB d/e/f/g y 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25 |
| Group VII |
| Black/Blue/Red/Cream smoke/silver |
SIB n/a/d/e s |
| SIB n/a/d/e s 11/12/22/23/24/25 |
| Tortie smoke |
SIB f/g s |
| Tortie silver |
SIB f/g s 11/12/22/23/24/25 |
| Group VIII |
| Black/Blue/Red/Cream smoke/silver with white |
SIB n/a/d/e s 01/02/03/09 |
| SIB n/a/d/e s 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25 |
| Tortie smoke with white |
SIB f/g s 01/02/03/09 |
| Tortie silver with white |
SIB f/g s 01/02/03/09 11/12/21/22/23/24/25 |
| Group IX |
| White |
SIB w |
| with blue eyes |
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| with orange eyes |
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| odd eyed |
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| with green eyes |
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