Scottish fold (cat)

The scottish fold cat occurred as a spontaneous mutation in farm cats in scotland. the breed has been established by crosses to british shorthair and domestic cats and the american shorthair.

General: The Scottish Fold cat occurred as a spontaneous mutation in farm cats in Scotland. The breed has been established by crosses to British Shorthair and Domestic cats and the American Shorthair. All bonafide Scottish Fold cats trace their pedigree to Susie, the first fold-ear cat discovered by the founders of the breed.

Head: Well rounded with a firm chin and jaw. Muzzle to have well rounded whisker pads. Head should blend into a short neck. Prominent cheeks with a jowly appearance in males.

Eyes: Wide open with a sweet expression. Large, well rounded and separated by a broad nose. Eye Color to correspond with coat color. See HIF COLOR.

Nose: To be short with a gentle curve. A brief stop is permitted but a definite nose break is considered a fault. Profile is moderate in appearance.

Ears: Fold forward and downward. Small. The smaller, tightly folded ears preferred over a loose fold and large ear. The ears should be set in a cap-like fashion to expose a rounded cranium. Ear tips to be rounded.

Body: Medium, rounded and even from shoulder to pelvic girdle. The cat should stand firm on a well padded body. There must be no hint of thickness or lack of mobility in the cat due to short coarse legs, Toes to be neat and well rounded with five in front and four behind. Overall appearance is that of a well rounded cat with medium bones; fault cats obviously lacking in type, Females may be slightly smaller.

Tail: Tail should be medium to long but in proportion to the body. Tail should be flexible and tapering. Longer, tapering tail preferred.

Coat: Short, dense and resilient.

NFA: Kinked tail, Tail that is foreshortened. Tail is lacking in flexibility due to abnormally thick vertebrae.

Color & Patterns: Same as American Shorthair, Oriental Shorthair for Shaded/Ticked/Spotted patterns.

Accepted Colors:
Blue eyed White
Bluecream Calico
Blue McTabby Harlequin
Orange eyed White
Tortoiseshell Calico
Cream McTabby Harlequin
Odd Eyed White
Red McTabby Harlequin
Blue
Blue Tab & White
Brown McTabby Harlequin
Black
Cream Tab & White
Silver McTabby Harlequin
Cream
Red Tab & White
Cameo McTabby Harlequin
Red
Brown Tab & White
Silver Tab & White
Blue Spotted Tab Harlequin
Blue Tabby
Cameo Tab & White
Cream Spotted Tab Harlequin
Cream Tabby
Red Spotted Tab Harlequin
Red Tabby
Blue McTab & White
Brown Spotted Tab Harlequin
Brown Tabby
Cream McTab & White
Silver Spotted Tab Harlequin
Silver Tabby
Red McTab & White
Cameo Spotted Tab Harlequin
Cameo Tabby
Brown McTab & White
Silver McTab & White
Blue Tic Tab Harlequin
Blue McTabby
Cameo McTab & White
Cream Tic Tab Harlequin
Cream McTabby
Red Tic Tab Harlequin
Red McTabby
Blue Spt Tab & White
Brown Tic Tab Harlequin
Brown McTabby
Cream Spt Tab & White
Silver Tic Tab Harlequin
Silver McTabby
Red Spt Tabby & White
Cameo Tic Tab Harlequin
Cameo McTabby
Brown Spt Tab & White
Silver Spt Tab & Wh
Blue Pat Tab Harlequin
Blue Spotted Tabby
Cameo Spt Tab & White
Brown Pat Tab Harlequin
Cream Spotted Tabby
Silver Pat Tab Harlequin
Red Spotted Tabby
Blue Tic Tab & White
Brown Spotted Tabby
Cream Tic Tab & White
Blue Pat McTab Harlequin
Silver Spotted Tabby
Red Tic Tab & White
Brown Pat McTab Harlequin
Cameo Spotted Tabby
Brown Tic Tab & White
Silver Pat McTab Harlequin
Silver Tic Tab & Wh
Blue Ticked Tabby
Cameo Tic Tab & White
Blue Pat Spt Tab Harlequin
Cream Ticked Tabby
Brown Pat Spt Tab Harlequin
Red Ticked Tabby
Blue Pat Tab & White
Silver Pat Spt Tab Harlequin
Brown Ticked Tabby
Brown Pat Tab & White
Silver Ticked Tabby
Silver Pat Tab & White
Blue Pat Tic Tab Harlequin
Cameo Ticked Tabby
Brown Pat Tic Tab Harlequin
Blue Pat Spt Tab & Wh
Silver Pat Tic Tab Harlequin
Blue Patched Tabby
Brown Pat Spt Tab & Wh
Brown Patched Tabby
Silver Pat Spt Tab & Wh
Bluecream Harlequin
Silver Patched Tabby
Tortoiseshell Harlequin
Blue Pat Tic Tab & White
Blue Patched Spt Tabby
Brown Pat Tic Tab & White
Chinchilla Silver Harlequin
Brown Patched Spt Tab
Silver Pat Tic Tab & White
Shaded Silver Harlequin
Silver Patched Spt Tab
Chinchilla Silver & White
Shell Cameo Harlequin
Blue Patched Ticked Tab
Shaded Silver & White
Shaded Cameo Harlequin
Brown Patch Ticked Tab
Shell Cameo & White
Silver Patch Ticked Tab
Shaded Cameo & White
Blue Smoke Harlequin
Black Smoke Harlequin
Chinchilla Silver
Blue Smoke & White
Cameo Smoke Harlequin
Shaded Silver
Black Smoke & White
Cameo Smoke & White
Blue Patched McTabby
Chell Cameo
Brown Patched McTabby
Shaded Cameo
Blue Harlequin
Silver Patched McTabby
Black Harlequin
Blue Smoke
Cream Harlequin
Blue Pat McTab & White
Black Smoke
Red Harlequin
Brown Pat McTab & White
Cameo Smoke
Silver Pat McTab & White
Blue Tabby Harlequin
Blue Bicolor
Cream Tabby Harlequin
Black Bicolor
Red Tabby Harlequin
Cream Bicolor
Brown Tabby Harlequin
Red Bicolor
Silver Tabby Harlequin
Cameo Tabby Harlequin

Revised 7/93

Source: AACE >>>