| Point Score |
Points |
| Total |
100 |
| Head |
Profile |
8 |
| Muzzle and chin |
6 |
| Ears |
6 |
| Eye shape and set |
5 |
| Body |
Torso |
15 |
| Legs and feet |
5 |
| Tail |
5 |
| Muscle tone |
5 |
| Coat |
10 |
| Color |
Body Color |
25 |
| Eye Color |
10 |
| General |
the ideal Tonkinese is intermediate in type, neither cobby nor svelte. The Tonkinese should give the overall impression of an alert, active cat with good muscular development. The cat should be surprisingly heavy. While the breed is considered medium in size, balance and proportion
are of greater importance. |
| Head And Muzzle |
the head is a modified slightly rounded wedge somewhat longer than
it is wide, with high gently planed cheekbones. The muzzle is blunt, as
long as it is wide. There is a slight whisker break, gently curved,
following the lines of the wedge. There is a slight stop at eye level. In
profile the tip of the chin lines with the tip of the nose in the same
vertical plane. There is a gentle rise from the tip of the nose to the stop.
There is a gentle contour with a slight rise from the nose stop to the
forehead. There is a slight convex curve to the forehead. |
| Ears |
alert, medium in size. Oval tips, broad at the base. Ears set
as much on the sides of the head as on the top. Hair on the ears very
short and close-lying. Leather may show through. |
| Eyes |
open almond shape. Slanted along the cheekbones toward
the outer edge of the ear. Eyes are proportionate in size to the face. |
| Eye Color |
depth, clarity, and brilliance of color preferred. Best seen in natural
light. |
| Body |
torso medium in length, demonstrating well-developed muscular
strength without coarseness. The Tonkinese conformation strikes a midpoint
between the extremes of long, svelte body types and cobby, compact body types.
Balance and proportion are more important than size alone. The abdomen should
be taut, well-muscled, and firm. |
| Legs And Feet |
fairly slim, proportionate in length and bone to the body. Hind
legs slightly longer than front. Paws more oval than round. Trim. Toes:
five in front and four behind. |
| Tail |
proportionate in length to body. Tapering. |
| Coat |
medium short in length, close-lying, fine, soft and silky,
with a lustrous sheen. |
| Body Color |
allowance to be made for lighter body color in young cats,
and for less contrast in older cats. With the dilute colors in particular,
development of full body color may take up to 16 months. Cats do darken with
age. |
| Point Color |
mask, ears, feet, and tail all densely marked, but merging gently into
body color. Except in kittens, mask and ears should be connected by tracings.
Nose leather color should correspond to the intensity of the point color. |
| Penalize |
extreme ranginess or cobbiness. Definite nose break. Round eyes. |
| Disqualify |
yellow eyes in mink colors. White locket or button.
Crossed eyes. Tail faults. |
| Tonkinese Colors |
| General Description - Mink colors |
body color in the mink colors should be a rich, even, unmarked color,
shading almost imperceptibly to a slightly lighter hue on the underparts.
There must be a distinct contrast between body color and points. Eye color:
aqua, a definitive characteristic of the mink color pattern. |
| Natural Mink |
Body: medium brown. Ruddy highlights acceptable.
Points: dark brown.
Nose leather: dark brown.
Paw pads: medium to dark brown (may have a rosy
undertone). |
| Champagne Mink |
Body: buff-cream to beige. Reddish highlights acceptable.
Points: medium brown.
Nose leather: cinnamon-brown.
Paw pads: cinnamon-pink to cinnamon-brown. |
| Blue Mink |
soft, blue-gray with warm overtones.
Points: slate blue.
Nose leather: blue-gray.
Paw pads: blue-gray (may have a rosy undertone). |
| Platinum Mink |
pale, silvery gray with warm overtones. Not white or cream.
Points: frosty gray.
Nose leather: lavender-pink to lavender-gray.
Paw pads: lavender-pink. |
| General description - Solid colors |
body color in the solid colors may be a slightly lighter shade
of the point color, with very little contrast with points. There will
be more contrast between points and body color for the champagne solid
and platinum solid than for the natural solid and blue solid.
Eye color: green to yellow/green. |
| Natural Solid |
Body: sable brown.
Points: dark brown.
Nose leather: dark brown.
Paw pads: medium to dark brown (may have a rosy undertone). |
| Champagne Solid |
Body: golden tan to light coffeebrown.
Points: medium brown.
Nose leather: cinnamon brown.
Paw pads: cinnamon-pink to cinnamon-brown. |
| Blue Solid |
Body: slate blue with warm overtones.
Points: slate blue.
Nose leather: blue-gray.
Paw pads: blue-gray (may have a rosy undertone). |
| Platinum Solid |
Body: dove gray.
Points: frosty gray.
Nose leather: lavender-pink to lavender-gray.
Paw pads: lavender-pink. |
| General Description - Pointed Colors |
body color in the pointed colors should be off-white,
any shading relative to the point color; o
verall body color should be in marked contrast to the points.
Eye color: blue. |
| Natural Point |
Body: fawn to cream.
Points: dark brown.
Nose leather: dark brown.
Paw pads: medium to dark brown (may have a rosy undertone). |
| Champagne Point |
Body: ivory with buff-tan shading.
Points: medium brown.
Nose leather: cinnamon-brown.
Paw pads: cinnamon-pink to cinnamon-brown. |
| Blue Point |
Body: off-white with warm gray shading.
Points: slate blue.
Nose leather: blue-gray.
Paw pads: blue-gray (may have a rosy undertone). |
| Platinum Point |
Body: pearly white.
Points: frosty-gray.
Nose leather: lavender-pink to lavender-gray.
Paw pads: lavender-pink. |
| Tonkinese Color Class Numbers |
| Blue Mink |
2600 |
2601 |
| Champagne Mink |
2602 |
2603 |
| Natural Mink |
2606 |
2607 |
| Platinmum Mink |
2608 |
2609 |
| Pointed Class
(Natural, Blue, Champagne, Platinum) |
2636 |
2637 |
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Solid Class
(Natural, Blue, Champagne, Platinum) |
2626 |
2627 |
| AOV |
2698 |
2699 |
Ragdoll allowable outcross breeds: none.
Association info
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The Cat Fanciers' Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1906. The first cat shows licensed by CFA were held during 1906 - one in Buffalo and one in Detroit. The first Annual Meeting was held in 1907 at Madison Square Garden. In 1909, CFA published the first Stud Book and Register in the Cat Journal magazine. Also in 1909, Volume I of the Stud Book was published in book form. On September 18, 1919, articles of incorporation were drawn up under the laws of the State of New York. CFA then entered a new and successful era, and the Association has grown steadily over the years. Total receipts have grown from $155.25 in 1907 to over $2,300,000 during fiscal year 2002-2003.
CFA has grown in all areas from a humble beginning, and approximately 400 shows will be held this season worldwide. CFA shows are judged by individuals who meet high qualification criteria and have completed a rigorous training program that well qualifies them to evaluate the show cat using CFA Breed standards.
The CFA Central Office, located in Manasquan, New Jersey, has grown from a "one person" operation to a modern computerized office that occupies over 10,000 square feet.
During 2003, the CFA Central Office staff of twenty-one efficiently handled litter registrations and cat registrations, in addition to transfers of ownership, additions of cattery name suffixes, cattery name registrations, duplicated or corrected registration certificates, certified pedigrees, cattery offspring reports, reverse pedigree reports, championship and premiership confirmations.
The CFA Foundation is charged with preserving this constantly evolving history of the Association.
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