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British Shorthair — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

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British Shorthair — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://cfa.org / https://tica.org.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

  • COAT: short, very dense, well bodied, firm to the touch, with a crisp, but which should be as even as possible.
  • color: deep sap- Eye color .

Standard outline (section headings)

  • BRITISH SHORTHAIR COLORS
  • COAT (20)
  • SHADED/CHINCHILLA PATTERN COLORS
  • AOV PATTERN COLORS
  • TABBY AND WHITE (classic, mackerel, spotted, including (Accepted tabby pattern colors)

Sources

British Shorthair — breed standard (CFA & TICA: size, coat, temperament, type)
Source document: CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)
CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) & TICA (The International Cat Association)Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)retrieved 2026-08-02

Verification file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/british_shorthair_combined.txt