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Cat pattern
Pointed
A pale body with darker face, ears, feet and tail: Siamese and colourpoint cats, Himalayan and Californian rabbits, Siamese rats, and the schimmel gerbil, a creamy white body with apricot to orange points that grows paler with age.
61 Cat breeds list Pointed. It is in a club standard for 41 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 9 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Pointed
| Breed | TICA | CFA | FIFE | WCF | ACFA | GCCF | CCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bobtail | Standard (“pointed”) | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Curl | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Point”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Balinese | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Point”) | Standard (“pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Point”) | No ruling |
| Bengal | Standard (“Seal Lynx Point”) | Standard (“Lynx Point”) | Standard (“Snow”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Snow”) | No ruling |
| Birman | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“color pointed”) | Standard (“pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Solid Point”) | No ruling |
| British Longhair | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpointed”) | No ruling |
| British Shorthair | Standard (“Pointed”) | Disqualifying (“Himalayan pattern”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | Standard (“pointed colours with Siamese points”) | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpointed”) | No ruling |
| Colorpoint Shorthair | No ruling | Standard (“Point”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cornish Rex | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cymric | Standard (“Pointed”) | Disqualifying (“pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon Rex | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Donskoy | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DonskoySkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic Shorthair | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Himalayan (Point) Pattern”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpointed”) | No ruling |
| Foldex | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Point”) |
| German Rex | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | Not recognised (“pointed pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Highlander | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Himalayan | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Himalayan (Point) Pattern”) | Standard (“pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpoint”) | No ruling |
| Japanese Bobtail | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Colorpoint”) | Not recognised (“pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Javanese | No ruling | Standard (“Point”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaPerm | No ruling | Standard (“Point”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lykoi | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mekong Bobtail | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese points”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Napoleon | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“pointed colours with Siamese points”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Bicolor | Not recognised | Standard (“Pointed and White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Self Point & White”) | No ruling |
| Oriental Longhair | Not recognised | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Shorthair | Not recognised | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (modern) | Standard (“HI: Pointed”) | Standard (“Himalayan”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | Standard (“Colourpoint”) | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpoint”) | No ruling |
| Peterbald | Standard (“pointed”) | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PeterbaldSkin and scales | Standard (“pointed”) | No ruling | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | Standard (“Colourpoint”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragdoll | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Colorpoint”) | Standard (“colourpoint”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpointed”) | No ruling |
| Scottish Fold | No ruling | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk Rex | No ruling | Standard (“Colorpoint”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siamese (modern) | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Point”) | Standard (“pointed”) | Standard (“pointed”) | No ruling | Standard (“Point”) | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety]) | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Siberian”) | Standard (“colourpoint”) | Standard (“pointed patterns”) | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpointed”) | No ruling |
| Snowshoe | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | Standard (“pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“pointing”) | No ruling |
| Sokoke | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Snow”) | No ruling |
| SphynxSkin and scales | No ruling | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Siamese pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Thai | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | Standard (“pointed”) | Standard (“Colourpoint”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Thai Lilac | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Thai Blue Point / Thai Lilac Point”) | No ruling |
| Tonkinese | Standard (“Pointed”) | Standard (“Pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Colourpointed Pattern”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Pointed is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | TICA | CFA | FIFE | WCF | ACFA | GCCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Shorthair | No ruling | Disqualifying (“point-restricted”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Wirehair | No ruling | Disqualifying (“the Himalayan pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine Coon | Disqualifying (“Pointed”) | Disqualifying (“Himalayan pattern”) | Not recognised (“pointed patterns”) | Not recognised (“pointed pattern”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“pointed / Siamese Points”) |
| Manx | No ruling | Disqualifying (“pointed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“colour-pointed”) |
| Norwegian Forest Cat | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“point-restricted”) | Not recognised (“pointed patterns”) | Not recognised (“pointed pattern”) | No ruling | Not recognised (“Siamese pattern”) |
| Ragamuffin ( Liebling) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“pointed colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“Siamese Colourpointed Patten”) |
| Turkish Angora | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“point pattern”) | Not recognised (“pointed patterns”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Aphrodite Giant | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“pointed colours”) | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Brazilian Shorthair | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“pointed colours”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chartreux | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“colourpoint”) |
| European Shorthair | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“pointed pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kurilian Bobtail | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“colourpoints”) | Not recognised (“pointed pattern”) | No ruling | Not recognised (“colourpoints”) |
| Ocicat | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“Himalayan Colour Restriction”) |
| Russian Blue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“colourpoint”) |
| Russian White, Russian Black, Russian Tabby | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“colourpoint”) |
| Somali | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“Siamese restriction”) |
| Turkish Van | Not recognised | Not recognised (“Himalayan pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| California Spangled | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Minskin | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ojos Azules | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Pointed can appear or change over an animal's life.
Whitechanges toPointed
Coat · With age · from 1 to 52 weeks