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76 C A T AL OG OF BREED S

BRITISH SHORTHAIR—TIPPED

A DELICATELY COLORED CAT WITH A SPARKLE TO ITS COAT

Place of origin UK In a tipped cat a pale undercoat is overlaid with what appears
Date of origin 1800s to be a light dusting of color. This effect is produced by the ends
Breed registries CFA, FIFe, of the top hairs being colored to about one-eighth of
GCCF, TICA
their length. The Tipped British Shorthair—originally called
Weight range 9–18lb (4–8kg)
the Chinchilla Shorthair—comes in various color forms. These
Grooming
include silver (white undercoat with black tipping), golden
(warm golden or apricot undercoat with black tipping), and
Colors and patterns the rare Shell Cameo (white undercoat with red tipping),
Various, including black-tipped
on white or golden undercoat; which is known as red in the UK.
red-tipped on white undercoat.
Rounded muzzle
Red skin encircles
copper-colored
Black tipping eyes
distributed over
back, flanks,
and head

White underparts
contrast with
red-tipped coat Small to
medium-
Red nose leather sized ears
outlined with black
Short,
Black-tipped thick neck
coat

Legs lightly
tipped

Black-tipped
tail with white
underside
Body deep
in flanks