BREED STANDARD: SIAMESE GROUP (SI/BA/OS/OL)

DESCRIPTION OF THE BREEDS

• Siamese (SI): Shorthaired, medium-sized cat, pointed coloring, oriental type.
• Balinese (BA): Semi-longhaired, medium-sized cat, pointed coloring, oriental type.
• Oriental Shorthair (OS): Shorthaired, medium-sized cat, not pointed, oriental type.
• Oriental Longhair (OL): Semi-longhaired, medium-sized cat, not pointed, oriental type.

POINT SCORE

HEAD: 35 points

• Shape ........................................ 5
• Ears .......................................... 7
• Eyes ............................................. 12
• Chin ........................................... 3
• Profile ............................................. 5
• Neck ......................................... 3

BODY: 35 points

• Torso .......................................... 10
• Legs ........................................... 5
• Feet ................................................ 4
• Tail ............................................ 6
• Musculature ................................... 10

COAT / COLOR / PATTERN: 30 points

• Texture .......................................... 10
• Length ................................ 10
• Color ................................................. 5
• Pattern ............................................ 5

CLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY:

• SI/BA: Pointed
• OS/OL: Traditional

DIVISIONS: All

COLORS:

• SI/BA: All pointed colors
• OS/OL: All traditional colors

ALLOWABLE OUTCROSSES: None

HEAD

Shape

Wedge shape, formed by straight lines running from the nose to the tips of the ears, forming a triangle.

• Fine muzzle, with no whisker break
• Flat forehead

Profile

A long, straight line from the forehead to the nose, or a slight change of angle at eye level (two-plane profile).

Ears

• Broad at the base
• Strikingly large
• Set to continue the line of the wedge
• Neither set too high nor excessively flared

Eyes

• Almond-shaped
• Medium to large
• Oriental setting, slanting toward the nose
• Line from the inner to the outer corner in line with the center of the ear base
• Minimum distance: one eye-width apart

Eye color:

• SI/BA: Blue
• OS/OL: Green (preferred), gold acceptable
• In whites and particolors: green, blue or odd eyes

Points for the eyes are divided equally among:

• Color
• Size
• Shape
• Setting

Chin

Tip of the nose in line with the tip of the chin.

Neck

Long and slender.

Note

Development of jowls is allowed in males.

BODY

Torso

• Long and tubular
• Same width at the shoulders and hips
• Medium size
• Fine boning

Musculature

Very firm, lithe and well developed.

Legs

• Long
• Hind legs higher than the front legs
• Fine boning, in proportion
• Firm musculature

Feet

Small and oval.

Tail

Long, in proportion to the body.

• SI/OS: Narrow at the base, tapering to a fine, whip-like tip
• BA/OL: Plumed, long and light

Note

Males may be proportionally larger.

COAT / COLOR / PATTERN

Coat

SI/OS

• Very short
• Close-lying
• Fine texture

BA/OL

• Semi-long
• Close to the body
• Light undercoat
• Fine, silky texture
• Shorter coat allowed on the shoulders

Color and Pattern

There is natural variation within each color group.

Emphasis should be placed on:

• Clarity
• Purity
• Evenness

and not on the exact shade.

SI/BA

• Even body color
• Shading only in the point color
• Definite contrast between body and extremities
• Darkening with age is allowed

“Any color with white” cats:

• Color and white markings distributed over the body
• Spots are not considered a fault

Desirable:

• No barring on the legs and tail (except lynx)
• No body barring

OS/OL

• Even solid color in solids
• Well-defined pattern
• Clear contrast between ground color and markings

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ideal cat of this group is:

• Elegant
• Refined
• Graceful
• Medium size
• Long, tapering lines

It is in excellent physical condition, being:

• Strong
• Lithe
• Muscular

It feels solid without excess bulk.

Balance and proportion are more important than size.

If one feature is extreme, all should be, to keep harmony.

ALLOWANCES

• Slight dip above the eyes in kittens up to 12 months
• Ghost barring up to 12 months
• SI/BA: Incomplete point coloring in young cats up to 12 months

PENALIZE

• Receding or excessively large chin
• Roman profile
• Roman nose
• Miniature size
• Poor body condition
• SI/BA: Spots on the abdomen or flanks
• Tabby markings on the body of lynx points

WITHHOLD AWARDS (WW)

• Illness
• Emaciation
• White lockets
• White toes/feet outside the standard
• Improper white spots on the points

DISQUALIFICATION (DQ)

• Visible tail defect
• Strabismus
• Protruding xiphoid process

And according to Article 16:

• Biting
• Fraud
• Cryptorchidism
• Polydactyly outside the standard
• Blindness
• Incompatible size
• Chest anomalies