Egyptian Mau Standard

Category III	MAU	Egyptian Mau Standard
General	Appearance	the impression of the Egyptian Mau should be one of an active, colourful cat of medium size with well-developed muscles
	Size	medium
Head	Shape	slightly rounded wedge without flat planes, medium length profile shows a gentle contour with a slight rise from the bridge of the nose to the forehead
	Cheeks	no full cheeks
	Nose	entire length of nose evens in width when viewed from the front
	Muzzle	neither short nor pointed
Ears	Shape	medium to large, broad at the base, alert and moderately pointed inner ear a delicate, almost transparent shell pink the hair on the ears is short and close lying ears may be tufted
	Placement	upstanding with ample width between them, continuing the planes of the head
Eyes	Shape	large, almond in shape, neither round nor oriental; with a slight slant towards the ears
	Expression	alert
	Colour	light green: "gooseberry green" amber cast acceptable only in young adults up to 1 1/2 years of age
Body	Structure	medium long, graceful, showing well developed muscular strength loose skin flap extends from the flank to the knee of the hind leg general balance is more preferable than size alone.
Legs		In proportion to the body hind legs proportionately longer, giving the appearance of being on tiptoe when standing upright
	Paws	small and dainty, slightly oval, almost round in shape
Tail		medium long, thick at the base with a slight taper
Coat	Structure	short, but long enough to show 2-3 bands of ticking, with a lustrous sheen. In the smoke colour the hair is silky and fine in texture in the silver and bronze colour varieties the hair is dense and resilient in texture
	Colour	in the silver and bronze colour varieties the hair accommodates two or more bands of ticking separated by lighter bands for colour varieties refer to the following tables
Condition		perfect physical condition with an alert appearance, well balanced physically and temperamentally.
Remarks		males tend to be larger than females allowance to be made for full cheeks in adult males allowance to be made for muscular neck and shoulders in adult males
	General	general balance is more to be desired than size alone
	Eyes	amber cast in eye colour is acceptable only in young adults up to 1 1/2 years of age
	Coat	coat colour will be finished by 8 to 14 months of age
Faults	Head	short or round, oriental type full cheeks, except for adult males pointed or too short muzzle
	Eyes	small, round or Oriental type amber eye colour in cats older than 18 months
	Body	massive Oriental type

Egyptian Mau Standard scale of points

Scale of Points			Points
Total			100
Head	skull	5	20
	ears	5
	muzzle	5
	shape of the eyes	5
Eye colour			10
Body	torso	10	20
	legs and paws	5
	tail	5
Coat	texture and	5	20
	coat colour	15
	pattern		25
Condition	general balance, physical and in temper		5

Egyptian Mau Standard colour varieties

Recognized Colour Varieties
Pattern	General description of coat colour
	the pattern is that of a spotted cat here only the features of the pattern which are characteristic of this breed are described for the general description of the spotted pattern refer to the General Part the spots are randomly scattered over the torso with variance in size and shape spots can be small or large, of the same or different shape, round or oval, or irregular in shape, however the spots must be distinct and clearly separated by the ground colour spotting pattern on each side of the torso need not match on the chest one or more broken necklaces shoulder markings are a transition between stripes and spots ideally along the spine there are elongated spots; at the rear the spots merge to­gether to form a dorsal stripe continuing along the top of the heavily ringed tail to end in a solid tip the upper front legs are heavily barred but do not necessarily match haunches and upper hind legs to be a transition between stripes and spots, breaking into bar on the lower legs
Colour	EMS Code
Bronze spotted	MAU n 24
Black silver spotted	MAU ns 24
Black smoke	MAU ns

Egyptian Mau Standard remarks

Remarks
Misc.	n24	ground colour: dark to lighter bronze (nearly gold coloured); neck and belly ivory coloured pattern: dark brown to seal spots nose/eye rims: seal paw pads and back of feet: dark brown or seal
	ns	ground colour: smoke with tin coloured underground; neck and belly lighter in colour than under¬ground pattern: ghost markings appear as black spots