About Ocicats: Physical Information

The ocicat is a sleek, athletic and muscular cat, which means that it is usually quite heavy for its size.

The ocicat is a spotted cat: its spots should be dark colored on a lighter background. The spots should preferably be thumb-sized prints along the body of the cat and as low as possible on the legs (where they will typically turn into stripes). Generally, one can say that the more well-defined are the spots, the better it is. There are however non-accepted coat patterns, such as classic tabby and solid colored. In other words, the only accepted pattern for an ocicat is spotted. The classic tabbies and solids are neutered and sold as companion cats, rather than having the possibility of becoming breeding cats.

Ocicats exist in a variety of colors: 12 in all to be accurate. Following is a list of them, accompanied by their color code as well as the coat patterns’ codes.

Ocicat Colors
Brown/Black/Tawny	n
Chocolate	b
Cinammon	o
Blue	a
Lilac	c
Beige/Fawn	p
Ebony Silver	ns
Chocolate Silver	bs
Cinammon Silver	os
Blue Silver	as
Lilac Silver	cs
Beige/Fawn Silver	ps

Coat Patterns
Spotted	24
Tabby	22
Non-accepted pattern	x

Toyo (n 24) and Play (b 24), showing a nice color contrast

Reading a cat’s EMS code is simple. First is the breed, second is the color and third is the coat pattern.

For example, Silvana is OCI ns 24. ‘OCI’ indicates an ocicat, ‘ns’ denotes an ebony silver coat and ‘24’ indicates that the cat is spotted.

Yes, this color is blue, not gray. Sorry Blue, we can't help but tease you. It's a sign of love... (XHS a 25 /OCI)

For pictures of nearly all color variations, as well as the tabby and solid patterns, you can visit S*JohnJohns website. There, you will also find an in-depth description of the breed’s standard.


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