Scale of points
| Type |
60 points |
| Head and Ears |
20 |
| Eye Shape and Setting |
5 |
| Body |
15 |
| Legs and Paws |
10 |
| Tail |
10 |
| Colour and Coat |
40 points |
| Eye Colour |
15 |
| Body Colour |
15 |
| Coat Texture and Length |
10 |
| Total |
100 points |
General Type Standard
The Foreign White should be a beautifully balanced animal with head, ears and neck carried on a long
svelte body, supported on fine legs and feet, with a tail in proportion. The
head and profile should be wedge-shaped, neither round nor pointed. The eyes a
clear brilliant blue. Expression alert and intelligent.
Head
- Long and well proportioned, carried upon an elegant neck, with width between the ears,
narrowing in straight lines to a fine muzzle, with straight profile, strong chin and level bite.
Ears
- Large and pricked, set so as to follow the lines of the wedge.
Eyes
- Oriental in shape and slanting; clear brilliant blue, the deeper the better.
Body
- Long and slender, the rump carried higher than the shoulders. Well muscled and elegant.
Legs and Paws
- Legs long and proportionately slender, paws neat and oval.
Tail
- Long and tapering, whip-like, without kink.
Coat
- Pure white, short and close-lying.
Nose Leather, Eye Rims and Paw Pads
- Pink.
- Note : 'Freckles' may appear on nose, pads, lips and eye rims. Slight freckling in a
mature cat should not be penalised.
Withhold Certificates or First Prizes in Kitten Open classes for:
- Coloured hairs (except in kittens)
- Undershot or overshot jaw and/or uneven bite
- A cast in one or both eyes
- Any other defect as listed in the preface to this SOP booklet.