CFA Siamese Standard
Cats and All About Them by L H Fairchild, MD and Hellen G Fairchild
Orange Judd Publishing inc, 1952


Siamese
Even the most indifferent observer can tell at a glance that the Siamese is a breed entirely seperate from other cats, both because of his appearance and because of his unusual vocal talents.  The owner of one can and will talk for hours on the intellegence and unique charecteristics of this beautiful short haired cat.  

There are three color classes for the show type Siamese. Seal Point, blue Point and now Chocolate Pointed.  In the Seal Point, the coat is cream or fawn color, and the "points" (mask, ears, legs, and tail) are a seal brown shade. Eyes deep blue.  Blue Points have light blue coat, points darker, and deep blue eyes.  The chocolate pointed class calls for the coat to be ivory and points milk chocolate in color and eyes a good china blue.  The semi-albinism accounts for the fact that kittens are born pure white with points pink.

These are medium sized, dainty cats with clean cut limbs, the hind legs being longer than the front and giving them the appearance of "walking down hill".  They have a long wedge shaped head with good width between the ears and a flat forhead. The ears are large and open wide at the base.  The eyes are almond shape and set at a typical oriental slant.  The tail should be long and whip like, tapering to a point at the end.  Although the show standard allows for a slight kink at or near the end of the tail, everything else being equal, a perfectly straight tailed cat will win over one with a kink.  The coat should be sleek, hair short and lying close to the body.

Siamese are great climbers and jumpers, and this with their mischievious nature, their intellegence and monkey like appearance has given rise to the oft-repeated legend that the Siamese has a monkey or two in it's oriental ancestry.  This of course is absurd.

They are very affectionate, especially to their owners, and are very fine hunters.  The kittens are natural retrievers and can soon be tought to bring back a stick or peice of wadded paper, which they will gaily do untill the trainer is completely worn out with tossing it again, and agian.  They are easily trained to go on a leash and to ride in a car.  The kittens are quite homely untill the age of three and one-half months, when they lose thier rough longish kitten hair and get a lovely sleek short coat.

The only complaint that can be made against the Siamese as the perfect house pet is it's loud voice.  Even it's most ardent admirer must admit that a Siamese loves to talk and talk loud.  Fanciers find this throat jungle cry fascinating, but unfortunately the next door neighbour does not always concur in this opinion.  Siamese owners always say and sincerely mean, "If you once have owned a cat of this breed, you will never be happy without one."

Body Color	Even pale, fawn or cream shading gradually into cream on belly and chest.  Kittens paler in color.  In judging body color, allowance should be made for older cats since the body color of the Siamese darkens as the cat grows older	15
Points	Mask, legs, ears and tail clearly definedand deep seal brown.  Mask complete and excepting with kittens, connected with tracings with the ears	15
Shape - Body and Tail	The body should be medium in size, long and svelte.  Neck long and slender, legs proportunately slim, hind legs slightly higher than front, feet small and oval.  Tail long and tapering.  A slight kink at or near the end is allowed.	20
Head and Ears	head long and well proportioned, with width between the eyes, narrowing with straight lines to a fine muzzel, giving the impression of a marten face. Allowance to be made for jowels in the stud cat. Ears, rather large and pricked, wide at base.	15
Eyes	Clear, bright and deep blue in color, oriental in shape and slanting towards the nose. (Color 10 points, Shape 10 points)	20
Coat	Very short and fine in texture, glossy and lying close to the body	10
Condition	Not fat, inclined to muscle	5
Total		100

Undesirable: Round heads, round eyes, cross eyes, rough or shaggy coats, tabby or ticked markings, light hairs appearing in points, dark spots on belly; receding chin.  Winners ribbons withheld from cats with white toes.

Blue Point Siamese: The above standard to apply to a Blue Point, except that the coat is to be blueish white. Points to be deep grey blue.

Proposed Standard for the Chocolate Point Siamese:  The same as for Seal Point with the following exceptions:

Points: Milk chocolate color, the ears, mask, legs, paws and tail to be as even in color as possible; the ears should not e darker than the other points.

Eyes:  A good china blue. (Pale or slaty eyes to be discouraged)

Body:  Ivory color all over.  Shading, if at all, to be in the color of the points.  (Grey or dingy shading to be a fault.)

Seal Point Siamese Fairchild Cattery,CFA "Pachwerpa" born 1937

Four times champion Wee Sal 1953 was great-great grand doughter of Fairchild Pachwerpa

Ch. Wallman Prince Charmer 1954 great-great grand son of Fairchild Pachwerpa