Burmilla (Shorthair)
General
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The Burmilla is an elegant cat of foreign type and medium shape |
Body
- Body of medium size and length. Rounded chest of medium width; straight back.
Slender legs with strong bones, hind legs slightly longer than forelegs. Paws neat and oval. Tail medium
to long with a medium thickness at base, tapering slightly to a rounded tip.
Head
- Gently rounded top of head with medium width between ears; wide at eyebrow level and
jaw hinge, tapering to a short, blunt wedge. The nose profile shows a gentle break. Tip of nose and chin
should be in line. A bump on the nose is undesirable. The chin is firm with good depth.
Ears
- Ears medium to large, broad at base with slightly rounded tips. Set with a slight
forward tilt in profile. Viewed from the front the outer line of the ear continues that on face. This may not be
so in mature males who develop a fuller cheek.
Eyes
- Large; placed well apart at a slightly oblique setting; curved upper line angled
towards the nose with a fuller curved lower line. Color luminous and expressive, outlined with the basic color.
Any shade of green, but clear green preferred. A yellow tinge acceptable in kittens and young cats under two
years of age. In red, cream and tortie varieties amber is allowed.
Coat
- Short (Burmilla), medium length (Tiffany) with a silky structure, smooth lying with sufficient undercoat to give a slight lift.
Pure silver white ground color, shaded or tipped in the recognized orange and non-orange color varieties. For color
varieties refer to the following descriptions.
Faults
- Weak chin. Incorrect eye color in adults. Cobby or oriental body. Coat too long or shaggy.
Points
Head
Ears
Eyes
Body
Coat
Condition |
20 points
10 points
20 points
25 points
20 points
05 points |
Colors
- Non-Orange:
- (black) silver tipped, (black) shaded silver
- brown silver tipped (rich warm seal brown), brown shaded silver
- blue silver tipped, blue shaded silver
- chocolate silver tipped, chocolate shaded silver
- lilac silver tipped, lilac shaded silver
- Orange:
- red silver tipped, red silver shaded
- cream silver tipped, cream silver shaded
- caramel silver tipped, caramel silver shaded
Caramel: a brownish grey with metallic sheen. The brownish grey is dark warm toned blue with a fawn overtone
(for blue based) or antelope/taupe (for lilac fawn based)
- apricot silver tipped, apricot silver shaded
apricot: clear hot cream (warm apricot) with a soft metallic sheen. Lilac/fawn-based apricot is almost
coral pink, which is warmer and brighter than the blue-based apricot color, which is duller and shows the
metallic sheen much earlier
- (black) tortie silver tipped, (black) tortie shaded silver
- brown tortie silver tipped, brown tortie shaded silver
- blue tortie silver tipped, blue tortie shaded silver
- chocolate tortie silver tipped, chocolate tortie shaded silver
- lilac tortie silver tipped, lilac tortie shaded silver
- caramel tortie silver tipped, caramel tortie shaded silver
Refer to British Shorthair tipped and shaded standards for coat pattern, nose leather and paw pad description,
except for Brown, Caramel and Apricot.
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