Canadian Cat Association(CCA)

Scale of Points Points
Total 100
Body/Conformation Body 15
Legs 4
Feet 3
Tail 3
Head Type Head - Front View 15
Ears 5
Eyes 5
Coat Texture/Length   10
Colour Colour 15
Facial Markings 5
Ticking 15
Eye Colour 5

General   The ideal Abyssinian is medium in size and shows firm muscular development. It is regal in appearance display­ing a lively interest in all surroundings. Although an active cat, it is gentle and amenable to handle.
Body/Comformation Body The conformation projects a balance between American and Oriental types. The rib cage is rounded. The back is slightly arched when standing. The belly appears level without tuck-up.
Legs The length of the legs is in proportion with the body length.
Feet Neat, compact, oval and in proportion with the overall size of the cat.
Tail When measured over the back, the tail reaches the shoulder blades. It is wide at the base tapering towards the tip.
Head Type Head (Front View) The head is a modified wedge with rounded contours. The skull is round. The muzzle is not sharply pointed and there is no evidence of a whisker pinch. PROFILE - The transition between forehead, brow and muzzle is a gentle curve. The nose has no evidence of a sharp break. The chin is strong.
Ears Large, moderately pointed, IDEALLY WIT TUFTS at the tip, broad and cupped at the base, arched forward set as though listening. The hair on the ears is short and close lying. Hair is longer and lighter in colour on the inside of the ear.
Eyes Almond shaped, large, brilliant and expres ­sive.
Coat Texture/Length   The coat is soft, but dense and resilient to the touch with a lustrous sheen. It is medium in length and long enough to accommodate four or six alternating light and dark coloured bands. The ideal coat is to spring back into place when brushed backwards. The coat is longest at the spine, gradually shortening over the saddle, flank, legs and head.
Colour Allowance (up to eght months) for light leg bar, light necklaces, shoulfer marking and dark roots. Colour The base coat is clear, even colour without grey or black rooting (Ruddy) or ashiness (Sorrel).Colour of ears, nose leather, paw pads and underside as outlined in the Colour Description.
Facial Marking Symmetrical and projecting a feral look. The eyes are accentuated by darker lid skins, encircled by a light coloured area. An "M" or darker colour appears vertically on the forehead. There is a short dark stro ke at the outer corner of each eye. The upper throat, lips, nostrils and chin are cream or off-white.
Ticing Even, with four or six bands of alternating light and dark colour. The extreme outer tip is the darkest with the lighter band next to the skin. At the stomach, the coat is unticked and softer than on the sides and back. On the extremities, covered by shorter hair, are two bands of colour. There is no patching or irregularity in ticking evident on the coat except a dark ticked line running form the skull to the base of the tail.
Eye Colour Rich shade of gold, green, hazel or copper. The more richness and depth of colour, the better.
Condition & Balance   Although no points are allotted for condition and balance, the breed is to display firm muscular development.

Objections Deduct
Receding chin line. 1-3
Heavy legs bars. 1-5
Heavy broken necklace. 1-5
Incorrect nose leather. 1-3
Off-white or cream extending down into lower throat 1-3
Pale brown paw pads on a Ruddy. 1-4
Dark roots on a mature cat. 1-5
Coarse, thin, woolly or long coat. 1-3

Withholds
Complete necklace
White patches of hair other than under the chin or mouth.
Incorrect paw pad colour.
Black hairs on a Sorrel.
Reverse ticking.
Rings on tail.
All grounds for withholding awards listed in the General Preface.

Recognized Colours
Breed Origin Natural.
Registration Requirements No Foundation Allowed.
Showing Requirement No Foundation Allowed.
Allowed Ancestry Abyssinian.
Allowed Matings Abyssinian.

Association info
In 1960, a small group of Canadians gathered to explore the possibility of forming a Canadian registry for purebred felines. Before this event, all registrations had to be filed in the United States or Europe and all cat shows held in Canada were held under the rules of American associations.

The intent of the founding members is expressed in the Letters Patent of the Association: To promote the welfare of all the cats in Canada, to further the improvement of all breeds of cats in Canada and to maintain a registry of purebred cats.

By the following year enough support was gathered from members of the Canadian cat fancy to go into business and registrations were entered in a Canadian stud book for the first time. Soon after, clubs were formed which affiliated with CCA and with the publication of Show Rules, championship shows followed.

Since that time CCA has maintained a registry of purebred cats of such quality that our records are accepted by all associations throughout the world, and while we may not be the largest association , our service is second to none.

To date our Canadian Cat Association has over 190,000 individual cats registered. Since 1960, the Canadian Cat Association had grown and evolved into a registry of great merit, with affiliated clubs across Canada. CCA will continue to look to the future while we carry on the dreams of our founders; to provide the Canadian cat fancy with an association that is governed by its members and dedicated to the well being of all cats.
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