Understanding Tonkinese Registration

Guide To Tonkinese Registration

© Linda Vousden

This guide is relevant to the current GCCF Tonkinese Registration Policy. It assumes that your Tonkinese was born after 2005, if you wish to check registration for a cat born before this please e-mail me with the pedigree details.

The guide works by step-by-step elimination. Start with Step 1 and read the questions carefully, the green and red answers explain your next step. Continue until you reach the step that matches your cat. If you don't find it, try again or contact me for help. If you believe the GCCF office has incorrectly registered your cat I'd be happy to take a look at it for you. We know that several cats that have been mis-registered.

Key: Burmese Colour Restriction (BCR, aka solid), Tonkinese Colour Restriction (TCR, aka mink), ColourPointed Pattern (CPP, aka pointed)

Step 1

Are any of the ancestors in your cat's 3 preceding generations: -
a) unregistered
b) from unknown parents
c) not Tonkinese, Burmese or Siamese
d) Burmese on the CSREF, CSEXP or CSSR register
e) Siamese on the CSREF, CSEXP or CSSR register

If the answer is NO to ALL of these conditions
Go To Step 2

If the answer is YES to ANY of these conditions -
Your cat may be a pedigree but it should be registered as 'No Recognised Breed'

Step 2

Does your cat have only one Tonkinese parent?

If the answer is NO Go To Step 3

If the answer is YES -
Your cat may be a pedigree but it should NOT be registered as Tonkinese.

Step 3

a) Is your cat a first generation Tonkinese?
i.e. its parents are a Full (CS) registered Burmese
mated with a Full (CS) registered Siamese.

b) Are any of your cat's grandparents or great-
grandparents Full registered Burmese mated with Full
Registered Siamese?

If the answer is NO to both a) and b) Go To Step 4

If the answer is YES to a) or b)   -
This cat should be registered as a TONKINESE on the
Reference Register (CSREF).
    It cannot be shown in the pedigree section.
    It may be exhibited, or shown as a  pedigree household pet.
    It may be bred from.

Step 4

Is your cat's coat-pattern either -
BCR or CPP ?

AND - it was born BEFORE 26-06-2013

If the answer is NO Go To Step 5

If the answer is YES   -
This cat should be registered as a TONKINESE on the
Reference Register (CSREF).

    It may now be shown in the pedigree section (Assessment),
       but it's registration will remain CSREF.
    It may be exhibited, or shown as a pedigree household pet.
    It may be bred from.

Step 5

Is your cat's coat-pattern either -
BCR or CPP ?

AND - it was born AFTER 26-06-2013

If the answer is NO Go To Step 6

If the answer is YES -
This cat should be registered as a TONKINESE on the Supplementary Register (CSSR) or
Full Register (CS)

It may be shown in the pedigree section
It may be exhibited, or shown as a pedigree household pet.
It may be bred from.

Step 6

If you are at this step you have confirmed that your cat's parents, grand-parents & great-grandparents
are only
TCR Tonkinese (CS, CSSR or CSEXP)
and/or BCR or CPP Tonkinese (CSREF pre 26/6/2013)
and/or BCR or CPP Tonkinese (CSEXP post 26/6/2013)

If this is incorrect go to back to the start and read again -
or contact me for assistance.

This cat should be registered as a TONKINESE on the
Full Register (CS).

      It may be shown in the pedigree section.
    It may be exhibited, or shown as a pedigree household pet.
      It may be bred from.

If the GCCF has not registered it as such please inform the Tonkinese BAC with a copy of the pedigree - you may send it via me to look into first if you wish.