Burma cat

Burma cat
Burmese cat in chocolate
Alternative names:	Standard No. 46
Fur length:	Very short, fine, silky, shiny, close-fitting, almost without an undercoat
Weight:	Male: 5–6 kg female: 4–4.5 kg
generally recognized colors:	(according to GCCF) Brown, blue, chocolate, lilac, red, cream, brown tortie, blue tortie, chocolate tortie, lilac tortie
not allowed coat drawing:	the fur must not have any smoke effects or ticking
Breeding standards:	Standard of the CFA FIFé standard Standard of the TICA Standard of the WCF Standard of the WACC
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The Burmese cat or Burmese is a short-haired breed of domestic cat . It is one of the longest kept oriental cat breeds in Europe and comes from Burma (English Burma ), today's Myanmar . There the monks keep them as one of 16 temple cat breeds under their Thai name Maeo Thong Daeng ( "copper cat " ) or ศุภ ลักษณ์RTGS : Suphalaksa, which means "auspicious character" : It is a lucky charm for them. The Burmese cat is not to be confused with the Birman cat , which is a breed of its own.

Appearance

The Burmese cat has a medium-sized, muscular and strong body that is heavier than it looks on the outside. The chest is strong and slightly rounded in profile, and the back is straight from the shoulders to the base of the tail . The tail of the Burmese is medium-long and moderately thick at the base and ends with a rounded tip. The Burmese cat has long, delicate legs with delicate, oval paws . The hind legs are slightly longer than the front legs.

The Burmese cat has a wedge-shaped head with a broad, slightly rounded forehead . She has a strong chin and a wide jaw at the joints. The broad and medium-sized ears are set wide and inclined slightly forward in profile. The tips are slightly rounded. The Burmese cat has a straight nose , which, however, has a clear indentation in the approach. The upper eyelid of the large eyes is curved in an oriental style, the lower lid is rounded. The Burmese has glowing golden yellow to amber eyes.

The Burmese cat has a very thin undercoat , which means that its shiny, satin coat lies close to the body. The fur is dense, short, fine and should not have any pattern, but the young kittens have lighter fur and a slight tabby pattern. The tone is slightly lighter on the underside than on the back and legs. The ears and the face mask are a little darker.

Color palette

The Burmese come in ten generally accepted colors ;

• Seal - warm dark brown; the nose and pads are very dark
• Blue - bluish gray with a light pewter sheen; The nose and pads are blue-gray
• Chocolate - chocolate colored; the colors of the balls range from cinnamon to chocolate brown
• Lilac - dove gray with a light pink sheen; The nose and pads are lavender pink
• Red - warm orange or mandarin; The nose and pads are pink
• Cream - light powdery apricot colors; The nose and pads are pink
• Blue tortie - blue-gray with spots in apriko; Nose and pads are pink / blue-gray / pink or pink with blue-gray spots
• Chocolate tortie - chocolate-colored with apricot-colored spots (also legs and tail); Nose and pads are chocolate / pink / chocolate with pink spots
• Lilac tortie - dove-gray with apricot-colored spots (also legs and tail); Nose and pads are lavender pink / light pink / lavender pink with light pink spots
• Seal tortie - red of all shades with brown spots; Nose and pads are brown / pink / brown with pink spots

Partly recognized varieties: In New Zealand there are also Burmese in cinnamon, fawn, caramel and apricot as well as all colors with silver and in the well-known tabby varieties; including smoke as a non-agouti (non tabby) variety. With the exception of New Zealand, these colors are recognized by most of the free clubs in LOOF (France), in Australia and in Germany. At the GCCF some color varieties of Burma are combined with Asian, which comes from the Burmilla breed. Unlike the Asian-tabby and Asian-Silver tabby and silver Burmese may only show the Ticked Tabby patterns and have homozygous for the Burmagen c ^b c ^b be. More recently, Burmese colored with cinnamon and deer have also been bred in the Netherlands, where they have already been successfully recognized by the large independent associations.

character

The Burmese cat is intelligent, curious, and spirited. She is very playful, affectionate to people and fond of children, especially since she is also less sensitive and vocal than the Siamese cat . Burmese are trusting and should not be left alone, so if you work a lot and are rarely at home, you should consider getting a second cat.

Burmese cat in brown tortie

Burma cat in red

Breeding history

A single Burma cat is said to have been transported from what was then Burma (Rangoon) to California in 1933 by the US Navy doctor Joseph C. Thompson. She is considered the mother of all Burmese and looked like a Siamese cat in light brown tones. In the United States, a small group of geneticists and cat breeders studied this cat and set up the first breeding program in the history of cat breeding. An attempt was made to find out the basic genetic components of Wong Maus and finally it was proven that Wong Mau was not a darker Siamese cat, but a hybrid of a Siamese cat and another breed of their own, which they called the Burmese Cats . In 1936 the breed was recognized in the Cat Fanciers Association. Today the Burmese cat is mainly bred in Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The breed standard varies significantly between the Burmese cat bred in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. The Burmese bred in Europe are not recognized as a breed in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

The first Burma cat to be imported from Great Britain was the brown Burmese woman Buskins Fu-Lai , born on January 29, 1969, whose pedigree shows the first Burmese Ch.Casa Gatos Darkee and Folly Tou-Po to be imported from America to Great Britain. Hanns Ullrich was the importer of this first Burmese cat on German soil.

The first Burmese bred in Germany were born on September 30, 1970 in Cologne by the breeder Hanns Ullrich (Agrippa's). They received pedigrees from the German Pedigree Cat Union . There were three blue females and a tomcat. The parents of this first German Burma nest were Gr.Ch.Int.Gragland Blue Star and Gr.Ch.Int.Honeypot Blue Zinnia.

Diseases typical of the breed

Burmese cats have congenital vestibular syndrome , a hereditary disease of the inner ear with imbalance and sometimes deafness.

The Burmese cat is the longest-lived of all cat breeds. 17 years can be considered an average, although factors such as diet and exercise can add a few years.

In later years, Burmese cats, like many others, are often prone to increased fluid intake and loss of appetite for some time thereafter. This is usually a sign of nephritis , which usually leads to the death of the housemate from kidney failure. The exact diagnosis and remedial action can best be determined by a veterinarian using a urine sample.

A familial disease of young animals is endocardial fibroelastosis , a thickening of the lining of the heart.

Web links

Commons : Burmese Cat  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• WCF breed standard
• TICA breed description (English)
• FIFE breed standard (English; PDF, 159 kB)