Cornish Rex Standard

  The Cornish Rex is an elegant, well-muscled, alert, medium-sized cat of foreign type. Its most distinctive features are its short, soft, plush, rippling or wavy coat, its longish head, large ears  and characteristic tuck up of the stomach. Males are generally larger than females. 

  HEAD - of good length, about one third longer than its maximum width. From the front, it is of medium widt across the skull, narrowing to a medium wedge and a strong chin.  The Cornish Rex, has a "Roman Profile" rather than a "Roman Nose".  A curve extends from the top of the skull over the forehead to the end of the nose.  There should be no dips, bumps or plateau.  A strong muzzle break is essential for the proper head type.  High cheek bones are also very important. 

  EARS - large and angled slightly outwards, set rather high on the head, neither low nor  flared. They are wide at the base and tapering to rounded tips, well covered in fine fur. 

  EYES - medium-sized and oval in shape, angled slightly down to the nose. 

  CHEEKS – chiselled, marginally broader than the line of the wedge. 

  JAWS - strong, of medium width and not blunt or pointed. 

  CHIN - firm. In profile, of good depth and in a vertical line with the tip of the nose. 

  NECK - elegant, of medium fineness and flowing smoothly into the body. 

  BODY - slender, hard and muscular. It is medium long, with a slight tuck up of the stomach, which creates a very slight arch in the back rather than a straight spine line. 

  TAIL - long, fine and tapering, in proportion to the body and is well covered with wavy fur. 

  LEGS - long, slender, straight and in proportion to the body, with the hind legs being slightly longer than the front, giving the appearance of being on tiptoes. 

  PAWS - small and oval. 
 

  SCALE  OF  POINTS 

     Head and neck   15 
     Ears    10 
     Eye shape and set    5           30 

     Body    15 
     Tail      5 
     Legs and paws     5                25 

     Coat coverage, wave, 
     texture  and length 35 
     Crinkly whiskers 
     and eyebrows    5                  40 
     Condition     5                         5 

     Total     100 
 

  FAULTS 
  REFER  TO  GENERAL  LIST  COVERING  ALL  BREEDS,  PLUS: 

  FAULTS - guard hairs, shaggy, coarse or too short a coat, too little coverage. 
    - not waved, bare or bushy tail. 
    - straight coat along spine line. 
    - lack of muscle tone. 
    - small ears. 
    - incorrect eye shape. 
    - dip in profile. 
    - whisker break or muzzle pinch. 
    - lack of  stomach tuck. 
    - marked arch in back. 

  WITHHOLD - baldness, bare patches or straight coat. 
  - body which is too fine or too short and thickset. 
 

  COAT  AND  COLOUR 

  COAT TEXTURE AND LENGTH - short, soft and plushy, without guard hairs and should wave, ripple or curl.  The whiskers and eye brows are crinkled, rather coarse and of medium length. All colours and patterns are accepted. There are no points for coat colour.  Bare patches are a fault in kittens and a serious fault in adults. 

  CONDITION - well-muscled, lively and alert. 

  EYE COLOUR - any colour acceptable, clear and bright, in harmony with coat colour. It MUST be blue in pointed Rex. Odd-eyed Whites are permissible.