Description

The Devon Rex is a breed of cat with a most unique appearance. Some of the very interesting and distinctive features of this breed are the large 'pixie' like ears, the short wavy and velvet like coat, short crinkly whiskers, and for some, the wrinkly foreheads. Devon Rex are a fine to medium build, small cat. They usually have a slim profile which has led some to describe them as a 'designer cat'. Their clean line presents an illusionary fragile quality to the eye, yet when you handle a Devon and lift it, you will be surprised at the sturdy, muscular body and the accompanying weight.

Devons are virtually nonshedding, thus being hypoallergenic. Many people with allergies to cat hair have found harmony with the Devon. A Devon Rex kitten can moult it's coat one or more times during kittenhood. Usually, a kitten born with a nice, curly coat will have a curly coat as an adult, even if it has moulted as a kitten. The character of the Devon Rex is remarkable. They are excellent jumpers, and because of their extremely curious nature, sometimes no shelf is off limits to them! They are a cat with attitude and are not for the faint hearted. Devon Rex are affectionate, adventurous, intelligent (they can be trained to fetch), and very much people orientated. When you relax they often join you choosing a lap for comfort or your shoulder for the view! They wag their tail when happy, purr readily (even when being told off) and are great talkers. If you are looking for a breed of cat that has personality plus, intelligence and dog like devotion, then the Devon Rex is for you.


Information about Devon rex standard

GENERAL: The Devon Rex is a breed of unique appearance. Its large eyes, short muzzle, prominent cheekbones, and huge, low-set ears create a characteristic elfin look. A cat of medium fine frame, the Devon is well covered with soft, wavy fur; the fur is of a distinctive texture, as the mutation which causes its wavy coat is cultivated in no other breed. The Devon is alert and active and shows a lively interest in its surroundings.
HEAD: Modified wedge. In the front view, the wedge is delineated by a narrowing series of three (3) distinct convex curves: outer edge of ear lobes, cheekbones, and whisker pads. Head to be broad but slightly longer than it is broad. Face to be full-cheeked with pronounced cheekbones and a whisker break. In profile, nose with a strongly marked stop; forehead curving back to a flat skull. Allowance to be made for stud jowls in the adult male.
MUZZLE: Short, well-developed. Prominent whisker pads.
EARS: Strikingly large and set very low, very wide at the base, so that the outside base of ear extends beyond the line of the wedge. Tapering to rounded tops and well covered with fine fur. With or without earmuffs and/or ear-tip tufts.
EYES: Large and wide set, oval in shape, and sloping towards outer edges of ears. Any eye color is acceptable, as no points are assigned to eye color (although colorpoints generally will have blue and minks generally will have aqua eyes).
CHIN: Strong, well-developed. In profile, chin shall line up vertically with nose, being neither undershot nor overshot.
BODY: Hard and muscular, slender, and of medium length. Broad in chest and medium fine in boning, with medium fine but sturdy legs. Carried high on the legs with the hind legs somewhat longer than the front. Allowance to be made for larger size in males, as long as good proportions are maintained.
LEGS AND PAWS: Legs long and slim. Paws small and oval, with five toes in front and four behind.
TAIL: Long, fine, and tapering, well covered with short fur.
NECK: Medium long and slender.
COAT: Density: the cat is well covered with fur, with the greatest density occurring on the back, sides, tail, legs, face, and ears. Slightly less density is permitted on the top of head, neck, chest, and abdomen. Bare patches are a fault in kittens and a serious fault in adults; however the existence of down on the underparts of the body should not be misinterpreted as bareness. Sparse hair on the temples (forehead in front of the ears) is not a fault. Texture: the coat is soft, fine, full-bodied, and rexed (i.e., appearing to be without guard hairs). Length: the coat is short on the back, sides, upper legs, and tail. It is very short on the head, ears, neck, paws, chest, and abdomen. Kittens may have very short fur all over; even if not long enough to wave, it must cover the kitten evenly, so that no bare patches are evident. Waviness: a rippled wave effect should be apparent when the coat is smoothed with one's hand. The wave is most evident where the coat is the longest, on the body and tail.
COLOURS: All coat colours, patterns and Colour combinations are acceptable, including any white markings on any coat pattern.
PENALIZE: Narrow, long, round or domestic-type head; extremely short muzzle; misaligned bite; small or high set ears; short, bare, or bushy tail; straight or shaggy coat; bare patches.
DISQUALIFY: Extensive baldness, kinked or abnormal tail, incorrect number of toes, crossed eyes, weak hind legs. Any evidence of illness or poor health.