| Scale of Points |
Points |
| Total |
100 |
| Head |
Shape |
8 |
| Profile |
8 |
| Ears |
6 |
| Eyes |
Color |
9 |
| Shape / Set |
8 |
| Body / Tail |
Shape / Size |
12 |
| Legs / Feet |
7 |
| Tail |
6 |
| Coat |
9 |
| Color |
Body Color / Contrast |
10 |
| Point Color |
7 |
| Nose Leather/Paw Pads |
5 |
| Condition & Balance |
5 |
| General |
The Tonkinese is a short-haired, medium sized, well balanced,
muscular cat. Its head is a modified wedge, with a moderately blunt
muzzle. The almond shaped eyes vary in color depending on the coat
pattern: Solid, Point or Mink. The overall appearance of the Tonkinese
is an alert, healthy, firm, muscular, well developed cat that is surprisingly
heavy for its size. Proper proportions and balance are more important than
exact size. |
| Head |
Shape/Size |
A modified wedge with clean, gently curved contours,
slightly longer than wide; head and ears form an equilateral triangle when viewed full front. |
| Profile |
This should be a slight convex curve from top of
head to just above eyes, dipping to gentle stop about eye
level. There is no break. The nose should be very slightly
convex. Muzzle: Is a medium length with good width across
jaw, tapering to blunt finish, neither point nor round.
There is a gentle muzzle break; no foxiness. A firm chin
is expected. It is not heavy, prominent nor weak. |
| Ears |
Are moderate in size, slightly taller than wide with broad
base and oval tips, set as much on side of head as on top. The
outer edge is a continuation of the equilateral triangle from the
chin to ear tip. Ears are pricked forward. |
| Eyes |
They are open and almond shaped, and are about an eye-width apart,
with the outer corner pointing toward lower edge of outer ear base. Eye color is dependent upon coat pattern. |
| Eye colors |
Mink Pattern |
Aqua is desired. Blue-green to green-blue is acceptable. |
| Solid Pattern |
Chartreuse is desired. Green to yellow-green is acceptable. |
| Point Pattern |
Blue is desired. Light sky blue to deep sapphire blue is acceptable. |
| All eye color should be clear, strong, with midrange colors preferred.
Eye color is best seen in natural light. Note: Tonkinese eye color is negatively
affected by indoor mercury vapor lighting as found in arenas and other large venues. |
| Body and Tail |
Torso/Neck |
These are neither stocky nor rangy. The torso is a moderate rectangle.
It is well rounded but not cobby. The abdomen is taut; well muscled and firm.
The neck is medium in length. Allowance should be made for whole mature males
who may be extremely muscular and lean looking. |
| Legs/Feet |
The hind legs are slightly longer than the front legs.
They are well muscled without bulk. They are not delicate. The feet are a medium oval shape. |
| Tail |
It is medium length, tapering only slightly from base of tail to tip. It is not whippy. |
| Coat |
This is medium short (1/2 to 1 inch), luxuriant and close lying, soft with
a lustrous sheen. Hair shafts of the coat can be lighter underneath when hairs
are parted but the point color hairshafts should be sound to the roots. |
| Coat Color and Markings |
The color designation for Tonkinese refers to the point colors.
The names of the colors (i.e. Natural, Champagne, Blue and Platinum) are what you
“see” in the points “not” the body itself. |
Accepted Colors
| Natural Solid |
Natural Mink |
Natural Point |
| Blue Solid |
Blue Mink |
Blue Point |
| Champagne Solid |
Champagne Mink |
Champagne Point |
| Platinum Solid |
Platinum Mink |
Platinum Point |
| Natural Mink, Natural Solid, Natural Point |
Points |
Rich dark chocolate to sable brown. |
| Mink Body Color |
Warm light to medium brown. Contrast to points. |
| Solid Body Color |
Just lighter than points. |
| Point Body Color |
Creamy fawn with brown shading. Very marked contrast to points. |
| Nose Leather |
Dark brown. Paw pads: Medium to dark brown (may have rosy undertone making it seem almost burgundy or purple). |
| Blue Mink, Blue Solid, Blue Point |
Points |
medium to dark slate blue. |
| Mink Body Color |
Ash blue to medium blue, often with fawn overtones. Contrast to points. |
| Solid Body Color |
Just lighter than points often with fawn overtones. |
| Point Body Color |
Silvery blue-white with blue-gray shading, often with fawn tones. Very marked contrast to points. |
| Nose leather |
Blue-gray. Paw Pads: blue-gray (may have rosy undertone). |
| Champagne Mink, Champagne Solid, Champagne Point |
Points |
light to dark chocolate. |
| Mink Body Color |
Buff/cream to pale tan. Contrast to points. |
| Solid Body Color |
Golden tan just lighter than points. |
| Point Body color |
Ecru with buff/tan shading. Very marked contrast to points. |
| Nose leather |
Cinnamon-brown. Paw pads: cinnamon-pink to cinnamon-brown. |
| Platinum Mink, Platinum Solid, Platinum Point |
Points pale dove gray to medium pinkish lavender. |
| Mink body Color |
Pale silver to light pearl gray, often with fawn overtones. Contrast to points. |
| Solid Body Color |
Warm gray or pearly gray just lighter than points. |
| Point Body Color |
Pearly white with silvery-gray shading, often with fawn overtones. Very marked contrast to points. |
| Nose leather |
Lavender-pink to lavender-gray. Paw pads: lavender-pink. |
| Markings |
No spots, rings, tabby markings, barring. Very slight
light barring on lower legs and tail allowed in kittens.
Tonkinese may take up to 18 months for coloring of mask on
face to connect and it could take up to 18 months for spots/barring
to disappear. Mature cats will darken with age, but contrast must remain
where called for. Point color will blend into body color, and mask color
must connect with ear color in adult cats. On pointed adult body color
will darken with age on haunches, back of neck and occasionally stomach
area. Ear and mask color will not continue over the head to form a hood.
The underside of cats should be lighter than upper-side body/coat color.
Intensity of point color should be equal in adult cats. Legs/feet will
be the last to darken as cats mature. |
| Penalize |
Spots, rings, tabby markings, barring in adult cats over 18 months of age.
Round eyes. Poor condition. |
| Withhold |
Locket, button[s].
Head with prominent round eyes, very short muzzle with nose break and
short upper jaw and heavy lower jaw. |
Association info
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The American Cat Fanciers Association was formed in 1955 by a group of Cat
Fanciers seeking greater flexibility in the development of cats, the activities of cat lovers and greater
freedom for growth and harmony with contemporary needs of the individual breeders and the broadening
horizons of the Cat Fancy at large. It was a group of Cat Fanciers in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
area, comprised of individuals highly qualified in business management, organization, legal
expertise and knowledge of the Cat Fancy and show procedures that provided the prime force
for this endeavor. The founders of the Association, along with many others, felt that a more
democratic organization would be able to move forward more rapidly than the organizations or associations
current at that time, due to antiquated legislative rules, had been able to do. Their dreams were not
unfounded.
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Link:
http://www.acfacats.com/
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