{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_tonkinese_cat","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_tonkinese_cat\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Tonkinese — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"CFA/TICA breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/tonkinese_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_tonkinese_cat/01_companion_breed_standard_tonkinese_cat.md\nsource_document: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)\"\n  title: \"Tonkinese — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.cfa.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA/TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (CFA/TICA breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Tonkinese — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Tonkinese is a medium-sized, semi-foreign cat that is well muscled and feels surprisingly heavy for its size; the overall type is intermediate, neither cobby nor svelte, and the impression is of an alert, active and sociable animal.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The head is a modified, slightly rounded wedge a little longer than it is wide, with high gently planed cheekbones, a blunt muzzle of equal length and width, a slight whisker break and a slight stop at eye level; ears are medium with broad bases and oval tips, set on the sides and top of the head.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The body is a medium-length rectangle with well-developed muscle and a taut abdomen; legs are fairly slim, hind slightly longer than front, with oval feet (five toes front, four behind), and a tapering tail in proportion to the body.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is medium short, close lying, fine, soft and silky with a lustrous sheen; TICA groups the breed as Sepia, Mink and Pointed, in solid and tortoiseshell divisions, with all colours accepted.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Colour comes in mink (aqua eyes), pointed (blue eyes) and solid (green to yellow-green) forms; the body is a rich even shade without spots or barring, while the points (mask, ears, feet, tail) are dense and clearly marked but merge gently into the body in minks.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications include rapid eye oscillation, a depressed or protruding sternum, miniaturisation (mature males under 7 lb, females under 5 lb), any visible malformation, crossed eyes, tail faults, extra toes, white lockets/buttons and a challenging temperament, while fear or fleeing is permitted but threatening is not.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Tonkinese — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Tonkinese — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.cfa.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/tonkinese_combined.txt"},"source_document":"CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/tonkinese_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":651,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}