Sacred birman's standard FIFe, colors of the points

Breeder of the cattery "La griffe aigue *RU" Rufina Bykova
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Faults

Pure white or coloured patches on the chest or the belly Faults precluding the certificate

white patching in the coloured areas or the reverse

incompletely pigmented nose leather

creeping up of the white on the sides or the reverse sides of the gloves of front and/or hind feet (known as "runners")

a white patch on the genitals

absence of "gauntlets" on the hind feet

lack or too many fingers

amputated claws

too much powder on the coat

dyed or shaven cats

more than 4-week pregnant cats

aggressive cats

no testicle (for males)
General standards

The cat has distinguished typical features of it’s breed and healthy general condition

The cat has excellent physical condition, with no anatomic or any other defects seen

Skull should be mildly rounded off to smaller or greater extent conforming to the breed

Ideal requirements for all breeds – even jaws and “scissors-like” bite. At the same time, upper and lower jaws must be of same size. The outer surfaces of lower cutting teeth should only touch the inner surfaces of upper cutting teeth. The fangs should also be in a “scissors-like” position (the lower fangs “inside” the upper ones). The jaws should not have any warps or other defects. The cat should have all teeth of a normal size, evenly set in the mouth and properly aligned.

Nose: As determined for the breed. Besides, the nostrils should be wide and open, providing unlimited air pass

Temper: The cat should be receptive and loyal to judicial procedure and not to be frightened or aggressive

Legs: The judge (referee) should be able to feel (sense) the size and the form of the bones’ general structure and muscles’ tone. The general structure should be evident

The cat should be well groomed for the exhibition, clean, free from powder, dandruff or parasites. The paws should be clean, with the claws cut. The white cats or the cats with white spots should be clean and should not have any shading spots. The grooming should emphasize and distinguish the cat’s and its breed’s features

The total quantity – 200 items. 100 of them are for the general physical condition estimating, determined by the exhibition vet. The other 100 are at judge’s disposal, for estimating the cat’s state for the show and conformity to the breed

Standard FIFe for the breed "Sacred Birman"

General

Size

Medium in size

Body:

Structure

Slightly long body

Head:

Shape

Strong bone

Forehead

Slightly rounded

Cheeks

Full, somewhat rounded

Nose

Of medium lenght without stop, but with a slight indentation

Chin

Firm

Ears

Shape

Rather small with rounded tips

Placement

Set slightly tipped, not too upright on the skull with good width between

Eyes

Shape

Not quite round, slightly oval

Color

Deep blue

Legs:

Shape and size

Short and strong

Gloves

The special feature of the Sacred Birman is the white feet, called "gloves", on both the front and hind feet.
These gloves must be absolutely pure white. They should stop at the articulation or at the transition of toes to metacarpals, over which they should not extend.
Slightly longer white gloves on the hind feet can be tolerated.
On the back of the hind feet the white gloves end in points. The ideal "gauntlets" end in inverted "V's" and extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up the hock. Lover or higher gauntlets are acceptable but should not go beyond the hock.
It is important that the gloves are equally long and show a symmetry of white, on either the two front or two hind feet, or even better, on all four feet.

Tail:

Shape and length

Of medium length, forming a plume

Coat:

Structure

Long to semi-long, according to the actual parts of the body: short on the face, gradually growing longer on the cheeks to a full frill, long on the back and the flanks.
Silky texture.
Little undercoat.

Colour

Shows all characteristics known from the colourpointed cats, but all 4 feet are white (gloves).
The points include the face, ears, legs, tail and genitals.
The points shall be even and in good contrast to the body colour.
The body colour and colour of the belly is a very pale eggshell: the back is golden beige in all varieties.
Only in adult cats the colour of the points and the body colour are fully developed.

Notice:

The Sacred Birman shows a special morfology, which is unique for the breed.

Possible variations of points:

Name	Description	EMS Code	Photo
Seal Point	Dark brown	SBI n
Blue Point	Glaucous	SBI a
Chocolate Point	Colour of milk chocolate	SBI b
Lilac Point	Greyish lilac	SBI c
Red Point	Warm orange	SBI d
Cream Point	Pastel cream-coloured	SBI e
Seal Tortie Point	Dark brown with orange spots	SBI f
Blue Tortie Point	Glaucous with cream spots	SBI g
Chocolate Tortie Point	Chocolate with cream spots	SBI h
Lilac Tortie Point	Lilac with cream spots	SBI j
Seal Tabby Point	Dark brown with strips	SBI n 21
Blue Tabby Point	Glaucous with strips	SBI a 21
Chocolate Tabby Point	Chokolate with strips	SBI b 21
Lilac Tabby Point	Chokolate with strips	SBI c 21
Red Tabby Point	Orange with strips	SBI d 21
Cream Tabby Point	Cream with strips	SBI e 21
Seal Tortie Tabby	Orange spots over strips	SBI f 21
Chocolate Tortie Tabby	Cream spots over strips	SBI h 21
Blue Tortie Tabby Point	Orange spots over strips	SBI g 21
Lilac Tortie Tabby Point	Cream spots over strips	SBI j 21

Scale of points (FIFe)

	100 points
Head	General shape, cheeks, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin, placement and shape of the ears, shape and colour of the eyes	20
Body	Shape, size, bone structure, legs, shape of paws	20
Tail	Length & shape	10
Coat	Body colour and points	15
Coat	Quality and texture, length	10
Gloves	On the front feet	5
	On the hind feet	5
	Gauntlets	5
	Uniformity and symmetry of gloves and gauntlets	5
Condition	General condition	5

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