Canadian sphynx – 4th category in FIFe, 5th in WCF

Wzorzec opis FIFe

kod EMS: SPH

• Origin: Canada, USA, Netherlands
• Character: friendly, sociable, hyperactive
• Size: medium, males visibly larger than females
• Weight: females 3-4 kg, males 4-6 kg
• General appearance: muscular, should not be delicate
• Head: Skull slightly rounded contours, slightly longer than wide. Profile slight to moderate stop at bridge of a straight nose. Very prominent cheekbones. Muzzle strong rounded, firm chin. Whiskers whole or broken, coarse.
• Ears: Shape: large, broad at base and open, slightly rounded tips. Interior is totally hairless. Slight amount pf hair allowed on lower outside edges and on the back of the ear. Placed upright, set at a slight angle on the head, not flaring.
• Nose: delikatny stop w profilu; czubek podkreślony delikatnym zakrzywieniem w dół
• Eyes: Lemon shaped, large, slanting to outer edge of ear. Slightly more than an eye width between eyes. Color ideally to conform to skin colour.
• Body: Medium long, hard and muscular, not delicate. Full rounded abdomen, but not fat. Broad rounded chest.
• Legs: Length in proportion with body, medium long. Hind legs slightly longer than front. Front legs widely set. Medium boning, firm muscular. Paws oval with long, slender, prominent toes. Pads thicker than in other breeds, giving the cat the appearance of walking on air cushions".
• Tail: Slender, broader at the base and tapering to the tip. Length in proportion to body. Lion tail (puff of hair on top) acceptable.
• Coat: Texture appears hairless, may be covered with short, fine down. Chamois-like, a feeling of resistance may be felt when stroking the skin of some cats. Wrinkled skin desirable especially around the muzzle, between the ears and around the shoulders, although wrinkling should not be so pronounced that it affects the cat's normal functions. Short, soft, fine hair is allowed on the feet, across the bridge of the nose and cheekbones, at the back of the ears, the scrotum and the tip of the tail.
• Colour: All colors varieties and patterns are permitted, including those with white. Any amount of white is permitted.
• Activity: very active, especially at kittens age
• Susceptibility to diseases: it does not tolerate drafts and cold. The breed is exposed to HCM.
• Length of life: 14-16 years average

based on FIFe standards http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/SPH.pdf and koty.pl