Egyptian Mau — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Egyptian Mau — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Egyptian Mau is described as the only naturally occurring domesticated spotted cat breed.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* It is a cat of medium size with well-developed muscles and an alert appearance.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The head is a slightly rounded wedge of medium length, not full-cheeked, with a gentle profile rise from nose to forehead.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's characteristic eye colour is gooseberry green; allowance is made for changing eye colour, with discernible green expected by eight months and full green eye colour by one and a half years of age.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours include Silver, with a pale silver ground and charcoal markings, and Bronze, with a warm bronze ground.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat pattern is randomly spotted, with spots that may be small, large, round, oblong or irregular, all of equal merit.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The tail is heavily banded and has a dark tip.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* In the TICA point scale the head is worth 20 points, the body 25, the pattern 25 and the colour 25.