CFA
BREED STANDARD
Breed
Standard: Javanese
Updated: April 6, 2004
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SCORE
BODY (30)
EYES (5)
COAT (20)
COLOR (25)
HEAD: long, tapering wedge. Medium size in good proportion to body. The total wedge starts at the nose and flares out in straight lines to the tips of the ears forming a triangle, with no break at the whiskers. No less than the width of an eye between the eyes. When the whiskers and face hair are smoothed back, the underlying bone structure is apparent. Allowance must be made for jowls in the stud cat. SKULL: flat. In profile, a long straight line should be felt from the top of the head to the tip of the nose. No bulge over the eyes. No dip in nose. EARS: strikingly large, pointed, wide at base, continuing the lines of the wedge. EYES: almond shaped. Medium size. Neither protruding nor recessed. Slanted towards the nose in harmony with lines of wedge and ears. Uncrossed. NOSE: long and straight. A continuation of the forehead with no break. MUZZLE: fine, wedge-shaped. CHIN and JAW: medium size. Tip of chin lines up with tip of nose in the same vertical plane. Neither receding nor excessively massive. BODY: medium size. Graceful, long, and svelte. A distinctive combination of fine bones and firm muscles. Shoulders and hips continue same sleek lines of tubular body. Hips never wider than shoulders. Abdomen tight. The male may be somewhat larger than the female. NECK: long and slender. LEGS: bone structure long and slim. Hind legs higher than front. In good proportion to body. PAWS: dainty, small, and oval. Toes: five in front and four behind. TAIL: bone structure long, thin, tapering to a fine point. Tail hair spreads out like a plume. COAT: medium length, fine, silky, without downy undercoat, lying close to the body, the coat may appear shorter than it is. Hair is longest on the tail. COLOR: Body even, with subtle shading when allowed. Allowance should be made for darker color in older cats as Javanese generally darken with age, but there must be definite contrast between body color and points. Points: mask, ears, legs, feet, tail dense and clearly defined. All of the same shade. Mask covers entire face including whisker pads and is connected to ears by tracings. Mask should not extend over top of head. No ticking or white hairs in points. PENALIZE: lack of pigment in the nose leather and/or paw pads in part or in total, except as allowed in the color definitions for lynx and tortie points. Crossed eyes. Visible protrusion of the cartilage at the end of the sternum under normal handling. Soft or mushy body. DISQUALIFY: any evidence of illness or poor health. Weak hind legs. Malocclusion resulting in either undershot or overshot chin. Mouth breathing due to nasal obstruction or poor occlusion. Emaciation. Visible kink in tail. Eyes other than blue. White toes and/or feet. Incorrect number of toes. Definite double coat (i.e., downy undercoat). JAVANESE
COLORS CREAM POINT (including smoke & silver): body clear white with any shading in the same tone as points. Points: pale buff cream to light pinkish cream, lack of barring desirable. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. Lynx Point Colors SEAL LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body cream or pale fawn, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body shading may take form of ghost striping. Points: seal brown bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears seal brown with paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather: seal brown permitted, pink edged in seal brown preferred. Paw pads: seal brown. Eye color: deep vivid blue. CHOCOLATE LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body ivory. Body shading may take form of ghost striping. Points: warm milk-chocolate bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears warm milk-chocolate with paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather: cinnamon permitted, pink edged in cinnamon preferred. Paw pads: cinnamon. Eye color: deep vivid blue. BLUE LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body shading may take form of ghost striping. Points: deep blue-grey bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears deep blue-grey with paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather: slate-colored permitted, pink edged in slate preferred. Paw pads: slate-colored. Eye color: deep vivid blue. LILAC LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body glacial white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping. Points: frosty grey with pinkish tone bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears frosty grey with pinkish tone, paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather: lavender-pink permitted, pink edged in lavender-pink preferred. Paw pads: lavender-pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. RED LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping. Points: deep red bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears deep red, paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. CREAM LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body clear white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping. Points: bars of pale buff cream to light pinkish cream, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears pale buff cream to light pinkish cream, paler thumbprint in center. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. SEAL-TORTIE LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body cream or pale fawn, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body shading may take form of ghost striping and/or cream mottling. Points: seal brown bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears seal brown with paler thumbprint in center. Random mottling of red and/or cream overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather: seal brown permitted, pink edged in seal brown preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw pads: seal brown, or seal brown mottled with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these cats resemble lynx points more than tortie points. CHOCOLATE-TORTIE LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body ivory. Body shading may take form of ghost striping and/or cream mottling. Points: warm milk-chocolate bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears warm milk-chocolate with paler thumbprint in center. Random mottling of red and/or cream overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather: cinnamon permitted, pink edged in cinnamon preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw pads: cinnamon, or cinnamon mottled with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these cats resemble lynx points more than tortie points. BLUE-CREAM LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body shading may take form of ghost striping and/or cream mottling. Points: deep blue-grey bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears deep blue-grey with paler thumbprint in center. Random mottling of cream overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather: slate-colored permitted, pink edged in slate preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw pads: slate-colored, or slate mottled with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these cats resemble lynx points more than tortie points. LILAC-CREAM LYNX POINT (including smoke & silver): body glacial white. Body shading may take form of ghost striping and/or cream mottling. Points: frosty grey with pinkish tone bars, distinct and separated by lighter background color; ears frosty grey with pinkish tone, paler thumbprint in center. Random mottling of cream overlays the markings of the points. Nose leather: lavender-pink permitted, pink edged in lavender-pink preferred, flesh or coral pink mottling may be present. Paw pads: lavender-pink, or lavender-pink mottled with flesh or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue. NOTE: these cats resemble lynx points more than tortie points. Parti-Color Point Colors SEAL-TORTIE POINT (including smoke & silver): body pale fawn to cream, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body color may be mottled with cream in older cats. Points: seal brown, randomly mottled with red and/or cream; a blaze is desirable. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown; flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep vivid blue. CHOCOLATE-TORTIE POINT (including smoke & silver): body ivory, may be mottled in older cats. Points: warm milk-chocolate randomly mottled with red and/or cream; a blaze is desirable. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon; flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep vivid blue. BLUE-CREAM POINT (including smoke & silver): body bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. Body color may be mottled in older cats. Points: deep blue-grey randomly mottled with cream; a blaze is desirable. Nose leather and paw pads: slate-colored; flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep vivid blue. LILAC-CREAM
POINT (including smoke & silver): body glacial white; mottling, if any, in
the shade of the points. Points: frosty grey with pinkish tone, randomly mottled
with pale cream; a blaze is desirable. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender-pink;
flesh or coral pink mottling desirable. Eye color: deep vivid blue.
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