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SHORT HAIRED CATS

SHORT-HAIRED RED TABBY

A cat of this breed with the true Red ground colour and the darker red markings is truly lovely, but most difficult to produce. From this description it will be readily realised that for beauty it is far above the many ginger and sandy cats seen around the country in plenty, who are definitely not Red Tabbies.
The body colour must be a good deep colour of red, not a pale marmalade, and the markings must show up against this ground, being deeper in colour, and must also conform to the tabby pattern as required in the silver and brown tabbies. A cluster or star of white under the neck, on the chest, or between the legs low on the belly, is a most serious fault and no show specimen with this blemish should be passed by a judge. A white tip to the tail is also a bad fault.
There is a tendency to suppose that all Red Tabbies are males, but this is incorrect. The Reds can be both male and female, but unless both the parents have Red in their pedigrees, they may not breed true and may produce Tortoiseshell females and Red males.

Standard Points

Markings Very dense and dark red, not mixed with the ground colour
and quite distinct from it. Ground colour and markings to be
as rich red as possible. 50
Eyes Hazel or orange.