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The White Persian standard is based on the Persian Self Standard with additional requirements for the coat colour.

General Type Standard

The Self Persian should be a solid balanced cat, with a massive head in proportion to its body, which should be short and cobby with broad chest, short sturdy legs, large paws and a short full tail. The cat should a long flowing coat.

Head and Ears: Head round and massive with great breadth of skull; well balanced. Small, round-tipped ears, set wide apart and low on the head, fitting into the rounded contour of the head with full ear furnishings but not unduly open at he base. Full cheeks; round forehead.
Short broad nose of even width with stop (break). Nose leather fully formed.
Strong chin and full muzzle with broad and powerful jaws, without a 'pinch'. Short thick neck.

Eyes: Large full round eyes; brilliant in colour and set well apart. Bold and not deep set.

Body: Large or medium in size; of cobby type; low on the legs. Broad deep chest; massive shoulders and rump; well muscled.

Legs and Paws: Short thick strong legs. Large round firm paws, preferably well tufted. Toes carried close; five in front, four behind.

Tail: Short and bushy but in proportion to body length.

Coat: :long and thick. Fine in texture; not excessively wooly. Soft and full of life. Full frill covering the shoulders and continuing into a deep frill between the front legs.
Cats should be shown in good general condition and will presented.

Coat Colour: Pure white, free of marks or shade of any kind nose leather, eye rims and paw pads pink
Note: White kittens sometimes have some coloured hairs on the head and should not be penalised for this.

BLUE-EYED WHITE (breed no. 2)
Eyes: Decidedly blue, deeper shades preferred

ORANGE-EYED WHITE (breed no. 2a)
Eyes: Copper or deep orange
ODD-EYED WHITE (breed no. 2b)
Eyes: One eye blue and one eye orange or deep copper


SCALE OF POINTS

Head: including general shape of head, forehead; set of eyes; shape and set of ears
nose length, width and stop; width of checks and muzzle, chin .....................................................
Eyes: including size, shape and colour ..........................................................................................
Body: including shape, size and bone structure, tail and length of tail,
height, thickness of legs and paws ...................................................................................................
Coat: including colour, texture and quality, evenness of colour.....................................................

Total


25
15

20
40

100


Withhold Certificates or First Prizes in Kitten Open Classes for:

  1. Tabby markings.
  2. Incorrect or pale eye colour.
  3. Flecks or traces of incorrect eye colour in either iris.
  4. Incorrect pigment in nose leather, eye rims or paw pads.
  5. Almond or oriental eye shape and/or set.
  6. The upper edge of the nose leather above the lower edge of the eye.
  7. Any defect as listed in the preface of the Standard of Points booklet.