General breed standards for long haired cats

Body Type
The size of the body should be medium to large. The legs should be short and the chest deep. The shoulders and rump should be massive and the body short but well rounded.
Head, Cheeks, and Jaws
The head should be large and round and the neck of medium length. The cheeks should be full and well rounded and the jaws short, broad, and powerful.
Eyes, Ears, and Nose
The eyes should be large, wide open, brilliant, and set far apart. The ears should appear neat, set far apart, not too broad at the base, and rounded at the tips. The nose should be short and broad and should appear snubbed.
Tail
The tail should be short, full, and straight. It should be carried at an angle lower than the back but not curved or trailed.
Legs and Paws
The legs should appear thick in relation to the size of the body. They should be strong and perfectly straight. The paws should be firm, large, and round, with the toes carried close.
Coat
The coat should be long, flowing, and silky, and the fur should stand away from the body. The ruff should be very full about the neck and continue down in a frill between the legs. The ear tufts should be long and curved and the toe tufts long and full. The tail when brushed out should be especially full.

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Russian Blue
Body Color: Light blue to lavender blue
Eye Color: Green... more >>>

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Himalayan
Body Colors: Seal point Chocolate point (shown) Blue point Lilac point Flame point Tortie point Blue-cream point
Eye Color: Blue... more >>>

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Birman
Body Colors: Seal point Blue point (shown) Chocolate point Lilac point
Eye Color: Blue... more >>>

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Angora
Body Color:White
Eye Color:Blue... more >>>

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Persian
Body Colors: Great variety-shaded cameo (shown)
Eye Colors: Vary with body colors... more >>>

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Abyssinian
Body Colors: Ruddy (shown) Red
Eye Colors: Gold Green... more >>>

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Maine Coon Cat
Body Colors: Great variety-brown tabby (shown)
Eye Colors: Vary with body colors... more >>>

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