Singapura

Foreign

Coat

Sepia Agouti: Genetically, this pattern is modified ticked tabby Burmese:. The pattern is created by layering a ticking furfile over a base colour with lighter markings on the undersides of the cat.

Base colour: - last is faulted
Tipping: Tipping covers the body, neck, head, cheeks, snout, and tail. It may be heavier on the upper body and/or lighter on the flanks. Legs below the knee must be untipped, and the front legs must be untipped from the elbows (shoulders can be tipped, untipped, or partially tipped).
Undersides: Undersides include belly, chest, muzzle (excluding cheeks), lower legs, and feet.
Undersides must always be lighter than the base colour. Tipping may overlap with underside colour.
Light markings: Light markings include muzzle, throat, and front of chest. May also be present around the eyes, chin, neck, and belly. Light markings must be untipped.

Additional markings:
Barring: Light striping (same colour as the tipping) on the knees, elbows, and face (cheeks & head) is allowed and unfaulted.
Ears: May be solid tipping-coloured, solid base-coloured, or a mix of tipping and solid tipping-coloured. Regardless of base colour, all ears may be solid .
Tail: The tailtip is solid and the half of the tail nearer to the tip may be more heavily tipped.
Point pattern: As this is a Burmese-patterned cat, the tipping and/or striping on the cat's body, neck, throat, and belly may be a lighter shade or related colour than the tipping on the face, ears, legs, back, and tail (even if not accepted as a tipping colour on the points).
Face markings: Nose bridge/snout in all catz may be solid . If desired, nose liner, eye liner, whisker spots, and M forehead markings matching the tipping colour may be present.

Also accepted: A mixture of and , created with the aid of a furfile. Lighter markings around the eyes, on the muzzle, chest and toes. Darker shading on the ears and tailtip, shading on the back optional.

Eyes


Bright colours are preferred.

Nose

Faults

[25] base coat. Lack of light markings - the severity of the fault relative to how many light markings are missing.

Disqualifications

Complete lack of light markings. Lack of tipping/barring on the head/cheeks. Barring on tail.

Varieties

None

Notes

Although similar to the Burmese group of breeds, the Singapura is not a created breed of cat. It is indigenous to the streets of Southeast Asia, and its resemblance is merely coincidence. They were imported to America in the early 1970s, and accepted in 1988. As a breed, they are small in number as well as size, and have the misfortune to be considered the cat fancy’s most inbred breed, largely because of a purge in the late 80s of cats carrying the recessive solid gene. They are very unsure of new situations and people, but are loving and affectionate on their own terms. Many Singapura exhibitors prefer one-day shows, as their cats cannot handle the stress of a two-day show. There is some debate over their history, and some insist that the Singapura is the offspring of Burmese and Abyssinian crosses—however genetic tests as well as documents proving that the original imports occurred have mostly put these rumours to rest.

In 1991, the government of Singapore declared the Singapura their official cat, erecting statues and plaques to it throughout the city. The same year, they declared war on the street cats it descends from, an action widely condemned by Singapura breeders who still return to the region in order to obtain additional breeding stock.

Type & judging remarks
The Singapura should have the appearance of an alert, healthy small to medium cat. It is muscular with noticeably large eyes and ears in proportion to the head. The colour should have the illusion of refined, delicate colouring. The head is rounded on top and close to the Burmese in style.

Breed Files

Filename: SN Singapura
Offset: 23CC
Base: Russian Blue
SCP: Maine Coon
Accepted: March 12, 2007
Notes: Includes three furfiles (which are accepted), addballz ears.

Filename: Singapura
Offset: 5105
Base: Maine Coon
SCP: Maine Coon
Accepted: January 5, 2006
Notes: Includes different shading variations - lightest and heaviest shown. All are equally accepted.