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

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

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Ocicat is a large, well-spotted domestic cat with a wild appearance, occurring only in a spotted (tabby) pattern in eumelanistic colours.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The TICA divisions are Tabby and Silver/Smoke; only the spotted pattern is accepted.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is short, smooth and satiny in texture, with several bands of colour on each hair and distinct dark spots.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A tabby M marks the forehead, with broken necklaces on the throat and well-scattered spots down the legs and belly.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The CFA disqualifies white lockets or spotting, and white anywhere other than around the eyes, nostrils, chin and upper throat.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed is described as alert, active and friendly, with a dog-like devotion.