United Pet Club

Chat pattern

Tabby classique

Broad swirls with a bullseye on each flank; also called blotched tabby.

43 Chat breeds list Tabby classique. It is in a club standard for 39 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 2 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Tabby classique

BreedCFAFIFEACFAGCCFTICACCA
American BobtailStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American CurlStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American ShorthairStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American WirehairStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Angora turcStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Aphrodite GiantNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
AsianNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Classic”)No rulingNo ruling
Asian semi-longhairNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Classic”)No rulingNo ruling
Bobtail des KourilesNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Bobtail japonaisStandard (“classic”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
British LonghairNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
British ShorthairStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
Cornish RexStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CymricStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Devon RexStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
European ShorthairNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Exotic ShorthairStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
FoldexNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Classic Tabby”)
HighlanderNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LaPermStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LykoiNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Maine CoonStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic Pattern”)Standard (“classic”)No ruling
ManxStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
NorvégienStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic Pattern”)No rulingNo ruling
OcicatAlternative (“classic tabby”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“Ocicat Classic”)Non reconnuNo ruling
Oriental à poil courtStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic Pattern”)No rulingNo ruling
Oriental à poil longStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic”)No rulingNo ruling
Oriental bicoloreStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic”)No rulingNo ruling
Persan (moderne)Standard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic Tabby Pattern”)No rulingNo ruling
PeterbaldNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
RagamuffinStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Rex allemandNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Scottish FoldStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Selkirk RexStandard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Sibérien (Sibérien des forêts, Neva Masquerade [variété colorpoint])Standard (“Classic Tabby”)Standard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Classic”)Standard (“classic”)No ruling
SokokéNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingStandard (“Modified classic tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
SphynxPeau et écaillesStandard (“Classic Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
TonkinoisNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“classic”)No rulingNo ruling
Van turcNo rulingStandard (“blotched”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Tabby classique is a fault

BreedTICA
BengalDéfaut (“circular bulls-eye pattern”)
ToygerDéfaut (“Classic alignment of mackerel stripes”)

Breeds where Tabby classique is disqualified or not accepted

BreedLOOFCCA
ChausieÉliminatoire (“classic tabby”)No ruling
Pixie-bobNo rulingÉliminatoire (“Classic tabby pattern”)
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