Burmese CatThis popular breed has a controversial history. In 1930, one dark, hybrid female of Siamese and proceeding from Burma, was imported in the United States and sold at a breeder. She crossed with another Siamese and had several males dun dark color that returned to cross with their mother to consolidate this peculiar color. Reduced of the "genetic fund" it was raising continuous problems and, as consequence, one of three American Counseling from exhibition suspended the recognition of the Burmese in 1947 and 1956. On the breed having developed, it has lost the darkest characteristic tops of the extremities and the strident trend of his Siamese forbears, acquiring also a much more wide scale of colors of hair.The Burmese Cat are smart, intelligent, curious and nice. Though they can become shy if does not manage and caresses them in the first weeks of life, most of the Burmese are happy, more affectionate than nervous, and answer surprisingly well to the learning. They play with their owner for hours, almost as a dog. A less exaggerated Siamese
The Burmese has the typical head, lightly lengthened in the shape of wedge, but not so exaggerated as the Siamese. The head of the American Burmese is rounded; it is something less in the European, but in this one with the above part something more round. The body is surprisingly short and weighed in a so elegant animal, though also even here there is a "transatlantic" difference, with the nose and the longest body in the European breed. Both types have a thin, smooth and brilliant hair, a feature of the breed and a good indicator of the general state of health. The first Burmese cat were of a nice dun color known as alazan.Then were recognized the blue, champagne, platinum and other colors that now are becoming popular in the breed. Previously, the cats burmeses with these other colors were known as Mandalay, to distinguish them from the original Burmese. In all the colors, the low parts are clearer than the loin; also the ears and the face are, sometimes, darker. His big and round eyes can have a tone from the pale green to the amber, but most of them have a golden intense tone. Tiffanie: Long Hair Burmes Cat
Another variety of the Burmese cat is one of long hair called "Tiffanie". The crossings are done sometimes by the chinchilla and sometimes by a monocolor of long hair. The tiffanie have the same character that the burmés and his big brilliant eyes are of the same yellow golden color. However, the hair is long and of thin texture, almost silky, and requires more grooming and combing than the Burmese. This is a completely new breed that still is developing and to be difficult to find. Most of the tiffanie are gray, but also they can be blacks, blue, chocolate, lilac, red, candy, apricot or of some variety of tortoise. |
