Cat Federation of South Africa(CFSA)

Scale of Points Points
Total 100
Head and ears 15
Body, legs and tail 15
Coat texture, colour and ticking 45
Eye shape and colour 10
Overall balance 10
Condition 5

General The Abyssinain is a colourful cat with a distinctly ticked short coat. Medium in size, lithe, hard and muscular. Rounded facial outline. Ears set so to appear pricked. Lively and alert with a regal attitude and friendly nature.
Head A modified slightly rounded wedge, without flat planes, of medium proportions. Gently rounded brow.A shallow indentation forming the muzzle is desirable. Firm and well developed chin.
Nose Medium long with very slight nose break.
Ears Medium to large, broad at base. Widely spaced, well cupped and pricked. Thumbprint and ear tufts at tip of ears are not essential.
Eyes Large, almond in shape, set well apart, bright and expressive.Colour: Amber, green or yellow.
Neck Elegantly arched.
Body Medium in size and build. Lithe and muscular without coarseness.
Legs Medium length, slender and elegant in proportion to body.
Paws Small and oval with a tiptoe stance.
Tail Fairly long and tapering, broad at base.
Coat Short, fine and close lying. Resilient to the touch with a lustrous sheen.Ticked with 2 or 3 bands of dark colour.Underside of body, chest and inside of legs without ticking.
Markings Facial markings acceptable.Dark outlines to eyes encircled by a lighter coloured fur.Spotted whisker pads.A dark spine line (eal line) is acceptable.Necklaces if present must be broken.Pads set in dark fur, which extends up back of hind legs.Tail ends in a solid tip of dark colour.White fur only on chin and around nostrils acceptable.
Faults Bars on legs, body and tail. Grey undercoat. Cobby appearance.Oriental type. Faults precluding an award: White locket, or white extending beyond necklaces or above nostrils. Unbroken necklaces. Bars on all four legs. Reversed ticking in major portion of coat. Lack of ticking on parts of coat where desired. Grey undercoat extending throughout a major portion of the body.


Association info
The Cat Federation of Southern Africa was initiated by a group of dedicated, enthusiastic experts in the field who together amassed more than 150 years of experience.

The South African Cat Fancy began to grow into a unified existence some 50 years ago when the Siamese Cat Society (later to become the Transvaal Cat Society) held its first show on a tennis court in Johannesburg, the owners sitting on chairs and holding their cats in their arms. The Natal Cat Club and The Western Province Cat Club came into being soon thereafter and the interest in cats and the improvement of the standard of pedigreed cats grew steadily through the years.

A pedigreed Cat Register was started around 1956 based first of all in Johannesburg and after short spells in Cape Town and Durban returned to Johannesburg where it is still in operation today. The administration of the Fancy was controlled by a Council formed by the many combined Cat Clubs throughout the country.

1996, which saw extensive rearrangement of the administration system, was a year of change and resulted in the birth of the Cat Federation of Southern Africa (CFSA) in 1997. The need for diversification, the freedom of choice and the expression of innovative ideas by Southern African Cat Lovers was recognised by Abe Wagner, Artur de Freitas and Julius Eichbaum and these three can be said, through their hard work and expertise, to be the original founders of the Federation.

The Cat Federation of Southern Africa is a voluntary federation in existence for the purpose of co-ordinating all aspects relating to the Cat Fancy in Southern Africa. It has been formed on the basis of the highest moral and ethical principles as a service to answer the needs of Southern African cat breeders and fanciers.

The principle of the Federation is to work within the objectives of the Cat Fancy and not to upset the rights of others to achieve their objectives.
Link: http://www.cfsa.co.za/