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LONG-HAIRED RED TABBY

The Red Tabby has a great fascination for some breeders, and in a few specimens the lovely rich copper-red colour has been perfected. This breed must not be confused with the ‘Ginger’ tabby pet cats. The colour of these is usually quite sandy in comparison with the vivid rich red colouring of the pedigree breed. As with all coloured tabbies, the markings are most important, and must be carried right down the back and sides. A solid back is a bad fault and would count against a cat on a show bench. The markings must be dark red and the body colour red, and to get distinct stripes to show up on a similar background is most difficult, but it can be and has been done in the past and the present day.
Although once considered to be of very poor type, with narrow head and tall ears, by careful breeding, some beautiful specimens have recently been seen on the show bench, with good broad heads, and neat small well-placed ears. The colour too is frequently very good. The short broad nose and full cheeks with the dainty tabby swirls are more often seen, and when the specimen has large and wide-open copper eyes, it is most attractive. A small eye, which is often deep-set as well, detracts from a good cat.
One of the worst faults, and also one of the hardest to breed out, is a white tip to the tail. White stars under the chin, on the chest or low down on the stomach, also appear sometimes and would be penalised by any judge. Care should be taken when breeding as the white may be handed on, and may become even more difficult to breed out.

Standard Points

Colour and
markings Deep, rich red colour, markings to be clearly and boldly
defined, continuing on down the chest, legs and tail.

Coat Long, dense and silky; tail short and flowing, with no
white tip. 50

Body Cobby and solid, short thick legs. 15

Head Broad and round; small ears well set and well tufted,
short broad nose, full round cheeks. 20

Eyes Large and round, deep copper colour. 15


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