The Neva Masquerade is a strong and powerfully built cat, with strong hindquarters and large, well-rounded paws. Its bushy tail is medium in length and slightly shorter than the torso. These cats have a slight arch in their back because their hind legs are slightly longer than the front legs. This shape, along with the power in their hind legs, contributes to their incredible agility and enables them to jump exceptionally high. Their medium-sized ears are broad at the base and rounded at the tip. The eyes are large and round, giving an overall sweet expression to their face; the eye color is blue, rich, and evenly colored.
Neva Masquerades have three natural types of feline fur: guard hair, awn hair, and down hair. These three layers form a semi-long to long very dense triple-coat, with guard hairs that are water-repellent. The breed has an overall light coat color with darker solid or tabby point markings on its head, legs, and tail. The tabby point marking is sometimes referred to as lynx point (mostly in North America). The breed comes in six color variants, with the most common being Seal-point and Seal tabby point. Other color types in the Neva Masquerade include red-point, blue-point, and turtle-point (usually found only in female cats).
