General: large or medium sized, well-muscled compact powerful body with short, pompom shaped tail
Head
Shape: large, in shape of a trapezium, rounded in contours wide at the cheekbone level slightly rounded in profile
Chin: well-developed wide chin
Nose: a gentle dip from the forehead to the broad, medium long straight nose, without a definite stop
Ears
Shape: medium sized, wide at the base, slightly pricked forward rounded at the tips, and open at base with lynx-like tufts and long hair out of the ears
Placement: set wide apart and medium high distance between the ears is equal to the width of one ear
Eyes
Shape: rounded set wide apart and slightly slanted
Color: any colour from yellow to green
white cats and colour varieties with white may have blue or odd eyes
Body
Structure: compact, muscled, solid bone structure back shows delicate curve from the shoulders to the rump which is higher
Legs: medium in length, strong, sturdy hind legs longer than forelegs
Paws: rounded
Tail: composed of one or more angles or curves or any combination thereof may be rigid or flexible the direction of curves is not important
visible length of the tail (without coat) from 3 to 8 cm.
size and shape of the tail should harmonize with the overall appearance of the cat
Coat
Structure
KBL: dense, rather fine in texture, medium long, with slight guard hair, well-developed awn hair and slight undercoat
a fully coated cat is desirable and has a shirtfront, a full frill, and breeches
KBS: dense, rather fine in texture, short, with well-developed guard hair, firm awn hair and moderate undercoat
Color: all with the exception of colourpoints, chocolate, cinnamon, fawn, lilac and the same combined with white
any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc.
Faults:
- slender type
- Japanese Bobtail type
- extreme arch-like back not in harmony with the appearance of the cat
- tail length from 8 to 12 cm or less than 3 cm.
- tail with only one vertebra
- delayed bobtail effect
Disqualification:
- deformities of the spinal vertebrae
- Tail: absence of the tail bone
- short straight tail without angles and curves
- tail longer than 12cm.
| Kurilean Bobtail Standard scale of points | ||
Scale of Points |
Points | |
| Total |
|
100 |
| Head | head, ears and eyes | 20 |
| Body | body and legs | 30 |
| Coat | structure and colour | 15 |
| Tail |
|
30 |
| Condition |
|
5 |
