DEVON   REX

The Devon Rex is a well-muscled and alert, medium-sized cat. Apart from its soft, rippling, wavy coat, its most distincive feature is its head, which has exaggeratedly full cheeks, large lustrous eyes and oversized, flared ears. Males are generally larger than females.

HEAD - has a short,gently-rounded wedge, with broad, very full cheeks, a short muzzle, whisker break and strong chin. In profile the tip of the nose and the chin are in a straight line, there is a very marked stop , flowing up over a curved forehead to a flat skull.

EARS - oversized for the head. They are large, flared and set very low, very wide at the base, with rounded tops and tufts, well covered with fine fur.  Ear muffs are highly desirable.

EYES   - large and oval or almost round in shape and slanted slightly down towards the nose. They are set wide apart in harmony with the broad cheek bones .

NOSE  - short and broad, with a very marked stop.

CHEEKS - very broad, with prominent cheek bones, giving a full-faced expression.

JAWS  - strong and well-defined, with a short, broad muzzle and whisker break.

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

NECK - slender and in proportion to the head and body.

BODY - slender, hard and muscular, of medium length, with a broad chest. The back-line straight and rising slightly towards the hind quarters.

TAIL   - fine, long and tapering, in proportion to the body, with wavy hair.

LEGS  - long and slim, well-muscled and in proportion to the body.  Hind legs slightly longer than the front.

PAWS  - small and oval.

SCALE  OF  POINTS              

                                    Head and neck                        15

                                    Ears                                         10

                                    Eye shape and set                     5        30

                                    Body                                        15

                                    Legs and paws                          5

                                    Tail                                            5        25

                                    Coat wave, texture,

                                                coverage and length   35        

                                    Crinkly whiskers

                                                and eyebrows                5        40

                                    Condition                                  5          5

                                    Total                                                    100

REFER  TO  GENERAL  LIST  OF FAULTS  FOR  ALL  BREEDS,  PLUS:

FAULTS         - shaggy, coarse, too long a coat or too little coverage.

                        - not waved, bare or bushy tail.

                        - lack of muscle tone.

                        - small, close or high-set ears.

                        - incorrect eye shape.

                        - lack of defined stop in profile.

                        - lack of ear muffs

                        - bare patches in kittens only.

WITHHOLD  - baldness, bare patches or straight coat.

                        - body which is too fine or too short and thickset.

COAT TEXTURE AND LENGTH - waved or rippled and is very short, fine and soft. A small number of guard hairs may be present. The whiskers and eye brows are crinkled, rather coarse. All colours and patterns are accepted. There are no points for coat colour.

NOTES:

Many Devon Rex have down on the underparts.  This should not be misinterpreted as bareness.

Pointed is not a variety; simply meaning a Rex cat showing the himalayan coat pattern.

CONDITION - well-muscled, lively and alert, with a soft coat in excellent condition.

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