AUSTRALIAN MIST
Standard of Excellence
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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The Australian Mist is a well-balanced, gently contoured cat of moderate foreign type, with no tendency to extremes in any characteristic. Both males and females have an open, generous expression. The males may be slightly larger than the females with facial characteristics and musculature more developed. Muscle development, coat and eye colour achieve adult expression by two years of age.
| Head
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Of generous proportions, comparatively broad, and gently rounded from the front and in profile.
| | Ears
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Moderately large, wide at the base, rounded tips. Set low on the head and tilted slightly forward.
| | Eyes
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Large and lustrous, upper lid straight, lower curved; wide apart, slanting towards the nose.
| | Eye Colour
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Clear, delicate shadings of green, from chartreuse to aquamarine, the same for all coat colours.
| | Nose
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Broad, moderately short and of even width. In profile, the nose break is concave below and convex above the line of the eyes; the two parts of the curve being of equal length. A roman nose is a fault.
| | Cheeks
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Well rounded, with good width.
| | Jaw
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Firm, wide at the hinge and with whisker pads.
| | Chin
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Firm. In profile of good depth. The chin, well-developed whisker pads and tip
of nose leather are in the same vertical plane.
| | Neck
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Of medium length, and in proportion to the body.
| | Body
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Medium in length, hard and muscular, heavier than it appears; chest broad
and round.
| | Tail
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Long, thick, minimal taper, well furred.
| | Legs & Paws
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Proportionately strong, hind legs slightly higher than forelegs. Paws neat and oval.
| | Coat - Texture & Colour
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Short, glossy, dense and resilient.
Markings are delicate, though distinct from the paler ground, which provides a
misted background. Overall colour should be rich and warm, paler on the
underbody, with rufous tonings on nose, cheeks and ears, present in even the
palest colours. Chocolate, lilac, gold and peach kittens are very much paler
than adults, with the rufous toning dominating the body markings. Full colour
is not obtained until two years of age.
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