Standards

General  

The Singapura is an alert, healthy, medium-sized cat of foreign type, with noticeably large eyes and ears.  

Points 

Head:  

13 

Shape  

Top of head 

Skull is from rounded front to back and side to side with rounded width and high cheekbones. 

5 

Muzzle and chin 

Medium short, broad muzzle with a blunt nose and definite whisker break.  

5 

Profile  

Profile is the gently rounded line of the forehead continues with a slight stop below eye level.  Not to be considered as a break. Straight nose. 

3 

Eyes 

Large, set not less than an eye width apart, held wide open, but showing slant when closed or partially closed. A dark outline to the eyes is desirable. Eye colour hazel, green or yellow only – the more brilliant the better.  

10 

Ears 

Large, wide open at base, deep cupped and medium broad in set. Outer line of the ears extends upwards to an angle slightly wide of parallel.  

10 

Body: 

20 

Size and boning 

From medium to small in length and size. Moderate build, lithe and muscular. 

5 

Torso 

Rib cage rounded, back slightly arched. Mid-section not tucked but firm. Allowance should be made for more slender body shape in adolescent cats. 

7 

Neck 

Tends toward short and thick. 

3 

Legs and paws 

Legs muscled at the body, tapering to small oval feet. 

5 

Tail 

Length short of the shoulder when laid along the body. Slender but not whippy. Blunt tip.  

2 

Coat: 

40 

Length 

Short. 

5 

Texture  

Fine, silky and close-lying. Allowance for longer coat in kittens. 

10 

Colour 

Only sepia agouti is permitted. Body colour to be an old or golden ivory with a soft warm effect, ticked with sepia brown. Each hair to have at least two bands of sepia ticking separated by light bands. Light next to skin and dark tip. Muzzle, chest, stomach and inner legs to be an unticked light ivory colour. Cat to show some barring on inner front legs and back knees only; barring on the outer front leg is a fault, but may be overlooked if the animal is otherwise an excellent cat. Dark tail tip with colour extending towards body on upper side. Spine line acceptable. Occasionally a faint yellow-toned necklace may appear and this is allowable, providing it is not complete. Nose bridge and back of the ears of a mature cat may show salmon or deeper warm tones, along with the back of the legs where the ticking meets light ivory of the inner leg. There must be evidence of dark pigment outline on the nose. ‘Cheetah’ lines from the inner corner of the eye towards just behind the whisker pad should be present. Paw pads brown. Brown spurs on lower back of hind legs. 

25 

Condition  

See general part. 

5 

Total  

100 

Special breed faults 

Small eyes or ears.
Protruding eyes.
Anything more than a slight indentation as a nose stop.
Muzzle too short or foxy. 
Springy coat.
Barring on the outer front leg.
Cobby body type. 
Absence of nose outline.
Absence of eyeliner.
Grey tones next to skin combined with a lack of warmth. 

Without certificates 

Dark ringed tail.
Dark necklaces or full leg bracelets.
Top of head unticked. 

Disqualify 

Blue eyes.
Any color other than sepia agouti.
White spotting. 

Remarks 

Allowance to be made for undeveloped ticking in kittens and slow development of body colour in adolescents. 

Outcross with other breeds 

None