Glossary of technical terms

1.1

General faults in all breeds

Withhold the certificate for all cats in case of the following faults

Disqualification in case of the following faults

Body

• stiffness in the spine (including the tail)
• knot or kink in the tail
• deformation of the sternum
• dwarfism (nanism)
• poly- or oligodactyly
• monorchid or cryptorchid males in the open class
• umbilical hernia
• pregnant or nursing queen
• Flattened or thickened fingers
• Visible defects of the skeleton

Head

• depression / protrusion of the cranium
• deformity of the skull

Eyes

• protrusion of the nictitating membrane
• pigmented spots in the eye
• strongly weeping and/or inflamed eyes
• clouded eyes
• blindness
• squint
• anomaly of the eye lids (entropion)

Bite - Jaws

• undershot or overshot of more than 2 mm
• missing or cut teeth in the open class

Coat - Skin

• shaved or otherwise bare patches
• scabby areas in the skin
• dyed coat
• white spots not requested or not permitted in the standard

Grooming

• badly groomed, dirty cats
• bad physical condition (undernourished cats)
• cats with parasites
• amputated claws

Behaviour

• aggression
• obviously doped cats (Except: Cats shaved because of medical tests) (for example blood test or PKD-test proved by a certificate)