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The British tipped is a shorthaired version of the longhaired chinchillas. Outside of the UK these cats are described as “shaded “ silvers.
The British Tipped is a genetically silver cat, with the colour restricted to the very ends of the hair. The undercoat colour is so pale as to look white, the effect of the tipping is to make the coat almost shimmer as the cat moves.
The colour of the tipping can be any of the British colours but those most usually found are the black tipped. The black tipped has green eyes outlined with black eyeliner, the outline to the nose and paw pads are also black.
British Tipped are also in red, cream, tortoiseshell and blue (all with silver undercoat) and have orange eyes and the outlining corresponding to the coat colour.
The tipping should be restricted to the back, flanks, head, ears and tail. The tipping should be even. Some cats have heavy tipping but providing it is evenly distributed and not as tabby markings or patches it is not a fault. The coat should be short, dense and crisp, it has been described as “picking up a handful of newly fallen snow”
Although described as “the fairy cat of the British” the body of a tipped cat should be that of any British—strong and cobby with short stocky legs; an apple shaped head with small ears and rounded eyes; the tail
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