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Cornish Rex
Breed Profile
David Richardson August 2005
History of the Cornish Rex
The Cornish Rex breed of cat originated in
Cornwall in 1950 when some kittens were born both with a distinctive
short curly, waved, coat and a distinctive body and head type.
Description of the Cornish Rex
The Cornish Rex is a lithe, muscular,
medium-sized cat with a whippet like body, long legs, a distinctive
egg shaped skull and huge ears, set rabbit like high on the skull.
The Cornish Rex coat is short, extremely soft and velvety to the
touch and set into extremely neat Marcel waves. There are no guard
hairs.
The distinctive head is about one third longer
than it is wide. Eyes are medium in size and almond shaped. In
Himalayan pattern Cornish Rex – Si-Rex - the eyes must be blue.
The long nose has a Roman profile above the strong chin. Neck is
long and tapering. The close set ears are very large, the larger
the better and set high on the head and with a broad base.
The body of the Cornish Rex is semi-Oriental in
type but with a distinctive greyhound like tummy tuck behind the
chest. This contrasts with the tube like body of Siamese and
Oriental cats. Legs are the long, tapering to small oval paws. The
tail is long and slender.
The coat of the Cornish Rex is extremely short
and plush, soft & velvety in texture and without guard hairs. The
tight close lying Marcel wave is all over body including the tail.
The fur on the underside of the body is short and wavy. Whiskers
and eyebrows should be crinkled and of a good length.
What I Am Looking for in Judging a Cornish
Rex
I am looking for a muscular, high standing cat
with an arched back with a short velvety wavy coat. I am looking
for a cat with a distinctive egg shaped skull, Roman nose and
enormous close set rabbit ears high on the skull. I am looking for
a Greyhound tummy and an elegant long tail . I am looking for a
coat with consistent Marcel waves over the whole cat ideally, and
with no bald or worn patches.
Scoring the Cornish Rex
The coat is worth a massive 40 points, with the
heat neck nose and ears and eyes with 30 and the rest of the cat
with 25 points.
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