Breed Standards

BALINESE STANDARD

GENERAL

The ideal Balinese is a svelte, dainty cat with long tapering lines, very lithe and muscular, in excellent physical condition. The coat is medium long and silky, slightly longer around the neck and long on the tail to form a brush or plume. Body, points, and eye colour conform in all respects to the comparable Siamese varieties; the only difference is in hair length.

TAIL

Bone structure long, thin and tapering to a point. Hair long and spreading out to form a plume.

COAT

Medium long over the body, longer around the neck, and on the tail to form a plume. Fine and silky texture, without any undercoat.

JAVANESE STANDARD

GENERAL

The oriental Longhair conforms in all respects to the comparable Oriental Shorthairs for type, coat colour and eye colour. Length and texture of coat are the same as for the Balinese.

TAIL

Bone structure long, thin and tapering to a point. Hair long and spreading out to form a plume.

COAT

Medium long over the body, longer around the neck, and on the tail to form a plume. Fine and silky texture, without any undercoat.

ORIENTAL AND SIAMESE STANDARD

The standard for the Orientals is the same as the Javanese only they have a short hair coat.

The standard for the Siamese is the same as the Balinese only they have a short hair coat.