| Body |
The body is medium sized and muscular, but still slender and elegant, neither sturdy nor elongated.
Legs are of medium length, the paws are rounded.
The tail is of medium length and slightly tapering. |
| Head |
The head is moderately wedge shaped with gently rounded contours.
The profile is slightly curved, the indentation in the nose is at the eye level.
Chin and lower jaw are strong, the muzzle is rounded. |
| Ears |
The ears are of medium size. They are broad at the base with slightly rounded tips and set wide apart. |
| Eyes |
The eyes are large, the upper lid is almond shaped, the lower lid is slightly rounded. They are slightly slanted.
Eye colour is an intense blue. |
| Coat |
The coat is short and glossy, close-lying to the body. It has a silky texture and no undercoat. |
| Colour varieties |
The Thai is a pointed cat and recognized in all pointed colours without white. The descriptions of colours are listed in the General List of pointed colours. |
| Remark |
The aim of breeding the Thai is the traditional type of the Siamese. |
| Faults |
Any changes of type suggesting hybridization by foreign breeds (for example: a woolly coat, pronounced cheeks, a definite stop, round eyes) are undesirable and have to be considered as severe faults. |
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