Donskoy — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Donskoy — breed standard (TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Donskoy is a hairless cat breed that arose from a spontaneous mutation first seen in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in 1987.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The mutation is dominant and produced what is described as the first truly hairless cat.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The head is a medium-sized modified wedge with a flat forehead, roughly one-third longer than it is wide.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The skin is elastic with pronounced wrinkles on the cheeks, jowls and under the chin, and more wrinkles are preferred.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted coat types include Born Bald, Flocked (chamois texture), Velour and Brush, with full hairlessness preferred.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* All colours are permitted.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A disqualifying fault is a malocclusion greater than 2 mm, and any cat showing definite challenge in temperament is disqualified.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Depilating, plucking, shaving or clipping the coat, or any sign of Devon Rex or Cornish Rex-type wavy hair, is disqualifying.