LA PERM Shorthair & Longhair
Standard of Excellence
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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The La Perm is a naturally occurring mutation producing both longhaired and shorthaired cats. It is medium-sized and curly-coated, with a semi-foreign type body. All colours are acceptable. All parts of the body are in harmony with the size of the cat. There is evidence of surprising weight for size. The cat is alert and seems to be walking high on his legs. Coat texture will be distinctly different than that of any other Rex mutation and will vary within the breed. Whiskers will be very long and curly; ear furnishings and eyebrow hairs may also curl and may grow long enough to curl into eye. The perfect cat will have a moderately soft, but textured coat that will be loose and bouncy, standing away from the body, resembling a “Gypsy Shag”. A coat you can run your fingers through to the skin but will appear very curly. The cat will have ringlet type curls at the base of the ears and on the underside of the neck running into the ruff on the longhaired version.
The coat should be free of matting, so it should not be too thick and heavy.
| Head Shape
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A modified wedge, slightly rounded, gentle contours. Whisker pads should appear full and rounded.
| | Eyes
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Medium large and expressive. Almond shaped at rest and rounder when alert. Set moderately far apart and slightly slanted to the bottom of the outside ear base. Eye colour has no relation to coat colour.
| | Muzzle
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Slightly broad in proportion to the wedge. Allowances should be made for jowls on mature males.
| | Profile
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Straight nose with gentle convex curve rising from the base of the eye to the top of the eye. Forehead should be a flat plane to the top of head, then smooth gentle curve back over top of head flowing down into neck. The brow, cheeks and profile should show gentle contours, with each flowing smoothly into the next.
| | Ears
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Placed to continue the modified wedge of the head; slightly flared and cupped; medium to large with furnishings and earmuffs. Lynx tipping is desired.
| | Neck
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Carried erect. Medium long in proportion to body length.
| | Chin
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Strong and firm. Is in a perpendicular line with tip of nose.
| | Nose
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Broad and straight with moderate length.
| | Body
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Medium long.
| | Legs & Feet
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Medium long to match the body. Forelegs may be slightly shorter than hind legs. Boning is medium. Feet are rounded.
| | Tail
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In proportion to body. The Longhair will have a full plume tail and the Shorthair will have a “bottle brush” tail. The tail will be thicker at the base and taper toward the tip.
| | Boning
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Medium.
| | Musculature
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Well-muscled.
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