LaPerm Breed Standard TICA

LAPERM BREED GROUP (LP/LS)

The LaPerm (LP) is a medium-sized, curly-coated cat, with a semi-foreign type

body. The LaPerm Shorthair (LS) differs only in hair length.

HEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points

Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Muzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Nose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 points

Torso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Boning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Musculature . . . . . . . . . . . 5

COAT/COLOR/PATTERN . . 27 points

Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points

Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Temperament . . . . . . . . . 3

CATEGORY: All.

DIVISION: All.

COLORS: All.

PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES:

Domestic longhair/shorthair, not a

member of a recognized breed..

HEAD:

Shape: A modified wedge, slightly

rounded, gentle contours. Whisker pads

should appear full and rounded.

Eyes: 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 color has no

relation to coat color.

Muzzle: Slightly broad in proportion

to the wedge. Allowances should be

made for jowls on mature males.

Profile: 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:

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: Carried erect. Is medium long

in proportion to body length.

Chin: Strong and firm. Is in a

perpendicular line with tip of nose.

Nose:

Broad and straight with

moderate length.

BODY:

Legs: Medium long to match the

body. Forelegs may be slightly shorter

than hind legs. Boning is medium .

Feet: Rounded.

Tail: Is in proportion to body. The

LP will have a full plume tail and the LS

will have "bottle brush" tail. The tail will

be thicker at the base and taper toward

the tip.

Boning: Medium.

Musculature: Well-muscled.

COAT/COLOR/PATTERN:

Length:

(LP)

Medium-long to long; both

males and females may have ruff on

neck at maturity. The tail is plumed with

some curling.

(LS) Short to approximately medium

long. There is no ruff. The tail is not

plumed but hair may be wavy.

Revised 05/01/04

LaPerm Breed Group Standard, 05/01/2004

Texture:

(LP) Curly or wavy, curl is preferred.

The feel to the touch is unique among

Rex breeds. It has a springy, textured

feel. IT IS NOT WIRY. The feel to the

touch in degree of softness may vary

among individual cats. The coat should

be loose and bouncy and should stand

away from the body. A coat you can run

your fingers through to the skin. The

coat is light and airy enough to part with

a breath. The coat will have an almost

unkempt appearance (the"Gypsy Shag"

look). Longest and tightest curls are in

the ruff and base of ear, The coat may

vary in length and fullness according to

the season and maturity of the cat.

(LS) Curly or wavy. The feel to the

touch is unique among Rex breeds. It is

a textured feel. IT IS NOT WIRY. The

feel to the touch in degree of softness

may vary among individual cats. A

springy coat texture standing away from

the body with waves over most of the

cat. Does not have a ruff or ringlets and

the tail will be like a bottle-brush. At

times this coat will part naturally down the

middle of the back.

Pattern: All.

Colors: All.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The LaPerm

is a naturally occurring mutation

producing both long and shorthaired cats.

It is medium-sized and curly-coated, with

a semi-foreign type body. All colors 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.

ALLOWANCES:

Lockets; a frizzy-type

appearance. Lack of ear furnishings

and/or lack of, or short, whiskers in

kittens.

PENALIZE:

Lack of ear furnishings

(LP). Lack of, or short whiskers.

WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS (WW):

Cobby body, short legs, straight coat.

Temperament must be unchallenging; any

sign of definite challenge shall disqualify. The

cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally

complain aloud but may not threaten to harm.

In accordance with Show Rules, ARTICLE

SIXTEEN,thefollowing shall be considered

mandatory disqualifications: a cat that bites

(216.9), a cat showing evidence of intent to

deceive (216.10), adult whole male cats not

having two descended testicles (216.11), cats

with all or part of the tail missing , except as

authorized by a Board approved standard

(216.12.1), cats with more than five toes on

each front foot and four toes on each back

foot, unless proved the result of an injury or as

authorized by a Board approved standard

(216.12.2), visible or invisible tail faults if

Board approved standard requires

disqualification (216.12.4), crossed eyes if

Board approved standard requires

disqualification (216.12.5), total blindness

(216.12.6), markedly smaller size, not in

keeping with the breed (216.12.9), and

depression of the sternum or unusually small

diameter of the rib cage itself (216.12.11.1).

See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for

more comprehensive rules governing

penalties and disqualifications.


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