 | Judges feel that the 18 month grace period for
development of eye color makes it impossible for them to evaluate the
breed fairly against other breeds as the majority of the cats that they
see are under the age of 18 months. Because of the specified 18 months
they are not quite sure how to address what is obviously (10 points) and
important feature in our breed |
| Most judges are penalizing even kittens without
green |
| Most judges feel that the breed is slipping
backwards in terms of eye color |
| Discussion about options of how to address this
concern
| Point was made that the Egyptian Mau and Korats
are unique breeds with late developing eye color. This was discussed and
it was pointed out that most breeds have this phenomenon. The difference
is most of them do not give allowances for it. |
| Suggestion made to change to read “allowances made
for lack of green eye color in kittens” |
| Suggestion made to change penalize for no green
eye color after 18 months to disqualify |
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| Many breeders felt that the judges should not be
addressing any eye color issues unless the cat was 18 months |
| No action taken – waiting for formal notification
from Breeds and Standards |
