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| Dense; can draw patterns in coat; touching cat leaves a handprint | Thicker; feels padded when stroking the cat with the grain; stands up when ruffed; breaks open over chest in repose and body when moving. | Thick; non-resilient; stays standing when ruffed against the grain | Medium; double coat lies flat; no padded feel | Thin; coat lies flat; not double |
| Registering Organization | Points | Description |
| ACFA | 25 Coat |
Coat: Short, dense, fine and plush. Lies out from body due to thick undercoat. May best be felt by stroking toward the head. |
| CCA | 25 Coat |
The double coat should be short, very dense, fine and plush-like. The coat stands out from the body due to the thick undercoat. This may best be felt by stroking the head. |
| CFA | 20 Coat |
Coat: Short, dense, fine, and plush. Double coat stands out from body due to density. It has a distinct soft and silky feel. |
| FIFe | 20 Coat |
Short and dense and very fine; standing up like plush; soft and silky. Double coat. The texture and appearance of the coat is very different from those of any other breed. Faults: Coat: Flat lying coat |
| GCCF | 30 Coat |
The coat is double with a very dense undercoat: the whole coat is very fine, short and soft with no harsh feel to it, very different in texture from any other breed and the truest criterion of the Russian. Faults: Flat coat |
| TICA | 20 Coat |
Length: Short Texture: Fine: Soft, silky Density: Dense, plush, double coat |