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- Exotic Shorthairs - The Shorthaired Persian
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- This FAQ has been compiled by the following exhibitors:
-
- Patti Dailey, Daisen, Eugene Oregon, email: pdailey@oregon.uoregon.edu
-
- Claire Farmer, Revvilee Persians and Exotics, Spokane Washington
- Mary Lou Mills (Tacoma Wash)/Colleen Power [California] Caliope
- Exotics,
- email: colleen_power@macgate.csuchico.edu
-
- Copyright (c)1995 Patti Dailey, Claire Farmer and Colleen Power, All
- Rights Reserved.
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- _________________________________________________________________
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- Topics
-
- * Description
- * History
- * Show Standards
- * Exotic Shorthair Colors
- * Price Range of Exotics
- * Special Medical Concerns
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Description
-
- Exotic Shorthairs are wonderful shorthaired versions of the Persian.
- They have the flat faces of the Persian but a short plush Teddy Bear
- look, and the usual small squeaky Persian voices. Very responsive to
- humans and human emotions, this breed has inherited their very tame
- personality and gentle ways from their Persian ancestry. However,
- twenty years ago, several shorthaired breeds were used as outcrosses
- to bring in the short coated gene, and as a result, Exotics are
- generally livelier and more inquisitive than Persians.
-
- Showing the Exotic Shorthair has been called a "Persian wet tee-shirt
- contest." It is like showing a Persian in its underwear or sopping
- wet. The Exotic must meet the Persian standard with regard to nose,
- eye, ear, chin, and build. There is no long coat to be trimmed to hide
- ears that are too large, or set to high on the head. No massive ruff
- to hide a neck that is too long. No flowing coat to disguise those
- cats standing too tall or cowhocked. There are no great chops to be
- shaped to embellish a head that is too small or not round enough.
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- History
-
- Recognized by most cat associations in the late 1960s, the Exotic
- Shorthair comes in all colors. Some lines were developed using the
- Burmese to introduce the short coat. Other lines were developed using
- the British and American Shorthair, even Russian Blues were used by
- some. But today, the only acceptable outcross is to the Persian.
-
- In the early 1960s, American Shorthair breeders began using Persians
- as outcrosses in an attempt to strengthen their type. However, the
- resulting kittens were unique and had a decidedly different appearance
- than they were looking for. This caused quite a furor between American
- Shorthair and Persian breeders in CFA. Finally, because the look was
- appealing, the breeders working with the hybrid lines decided to work
- on a new breed to be called the Exotic Shorthair. American Shorthair
- breeders were given a choice of registering the kittens as Americans
- or Exotics, but once registered as Exotics they could not return to
- American. In the mid-1960s, the core breeders expanded the program to
- include other shorthair breeds such as Burmese and British Shorthairs.
- In 1967 CFA gave formal recognition to the Exotic Shorthair as a
- breed. Among the early pioneers was Lion House Cattery, where top
- silvers and silver tabbies were produced from American Shorthair
- outcrosses. Another early pioneer was New Dawn Cattery, owned by ACFA
- judge Carolyn Bussey, who used Burmese as her shorthair outcross.
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Show Standards
-
- "The ideal Exotic should present an impression of a heavily boned,
- well balanced cat with a sweet expression and soft, round lines...
-
- The large, round eyes set wide apart in a large round head contribute
- to the overall look and expression...
-
- The thick plush coat softens the lines of the cat and accentuates the
- roundness...."
-
- TICA Standard
-
- (100 point total)
-
- Head 30 points
- Body 25 points
- Head Type 10 points
- Boning 7.5 points
- Chin 5 points
- Shape/Size 7.5 points
- Nose Type 5 points
- Musculature 5 points
- Cheeks/Jowls 5 points
- Legs/Feet 5 points
- Ears 5 points
- Tail 5 points
- Eyes 10 points
- Coat/Color 20 points
- Shape/Size 5 points
- Coat 10 points
- Color 5 points
- Color 10 points
- Condition/Balance 10 points
-
- Point Counts in CFA:
-
- Head (including size and shape of eyes; ear shape and set) .......30
- Type(including shape, size, bone and length of tail)..............20
- Coat..............................................................10
- Balance............................................................5
- Refinement.........................................................5
- Color.............................................................20
- Eye Color.........................................................10
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-
- Exotic Shorthair Colors
-
- The only colors recognized were traditional Persian or American
- Shorthair colors until 1980 when TICA was formed and recognized the
- Exotic Shorthair in pointed colors. Today ACFA and CFA recognize
- pointed Exotics as well. TICA again expanded the acceptable Exotic
- colors in 1989 when it accepted cats in the intermediate color
- categories (sepia and mink).
-
- Below is a short list of the many colors you can find in exotic
- shorthairs:
-
- Black and White Bicolor
- Cameo Tabby
- Solid Black
- Solid Blue
- Solid White
- Brown Patched Tabby
- Blue Cream
- Tortoiseshell
- Red Tabby
- Mink
- Smoke Sepia
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-
- Price Range of Exotics
-
- One of the unfortunate aspects of outcrossing to Persians means that
- fifty percent of the kittens may be longhaired, and indistinguishable
- in appearance from Persian kittens! Most associations recognize these
- longhaired versions as Persians, and many have granded as Persians in
- these associations. These kittens generally are priced the same as
- Persian kittens in your area ($250-$600).
-
- Exotic Shorthaired Kittens range in price from ($350-$1000) for an
- altered kitten. Breeding or Show kittens range in price from
- $800-$3500, depending upon the bloodlines and show expectations.
-
- If you are interested in contacting a breeder, here is a list of
- Exotic Shorthair breeders who are on-line.
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Special Medical Concerns
-
- The Exotic Shorthair is subject to the same medical concerns as the
- Persian. At the top of the list are problems associated with an
- asymetrical jaw. These problems can affect the cat's ability to bite
- and eat properly, and can also lead to dental problems. Other problems
- that can manifest themselves in Exotic Shorthairs are: Sinus problems,
- tear duct problems, eye problems such as Keratosis Sequestrium (which
- is prevalent in both Persian-types and Siamese, and is not
- genetic-based, but rather a consequence of having an extreme amount of
- exposed eye surface). Most of the other problems are caused by
- careless breeding, excessive inbreeding, or overbreeding for the
- extreme.
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- With much thanks to Marie Lamb for her help in establishing this FAQ.
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Exotic Shorthair FAQ
- Patti Dailey, pdailey@oregon.uoregon.edu
- updated 29 August 1995
-