Here we can evaluate a cat as a kitten and as a mature adult.

Chotis had a lovely minimal undercoat when young, although he got a bit fluffy as he aged (he's 4 years in the adult picture). However, I still consider his undercoat acceptable in a mature altered cat. Chots had and has excellent head length and a good profile (although it looks a bit straight). His head is a nice modified wedge with smooth transitions, approximately 1.5 times longer than wide. His eye size is quite good, although eyes always tend to look smaller in black cats, so ideally they should be very large to compensate. He has a nice strong chin. You can't appreciate it in the pictures, but he also has good body length and proportion. Although his size is larger than I like, he is proportionally an excellent cat in my opinion.

For showing, his ears should ideally be larger and more tightly curled.

Comments contributed by: Lisa Aring, breeder