Burmilla

Burmilla
Black-silver-shaded Burmilla
Fur length:	Shorthair cat
Weight:	Male: 3.5–6.5 kg. Cat: 2.5–4.5 kg
generally recognized colors:	Group 1 - non orange: black, blue, brown, lilac, beige, cinnamon in shaded or shell Group 2: red, cream in shaded or shell - tortie
permitted coat pattern:	Silver Shaded and Silver Shell
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Burmilla is a recognized Category 3 cat breed - Shorthair.

Breeding history

The Burmilla breed was created in Great Britain in 1981 by crossing two other cat breeds, which are also reflected in the name; a female Burm a (master mother Faberge ) and a male Persian (progenitor: Sanquist ) with the coat pattern RCA illa . The Fédération Internationale Féline (FiFe) recognized them as an independent breed in 1996.

Breed characteristics

The physique of this breed is usually strong, but still slender with stocky legs, the hind legs being a bit longer than the front legs. The Burmilla carries the chinchilla legacy. The ground is silver-white, only the tips of the hair show the respective color of the Burmilla. Face, legs and tail have the respective color variety, the entire underside of the cat (stomach, chin ...) is silver (or white).

Burmillas exist in the varieties black (main color), blue (lightening of black), brown, lilac, cinnamon colored, fawn, red and cream. Also tortie / tortoiseshell in the color variants mentioned. The Burmilla is available in two tipped variations - also called agouti : Shaded / shading: The color of each individual hair tip is about ¹ ⁄ _{3 of} the hair length. And shell: the coloring of each individual hair tip is about ¹ ⁄ _{8 of} the hair length.

Burmilla cats are balanced and very people-related characters who are extremely playful, affectionate and in need of communication.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Breed standards of FiFe - Burmilla ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Burmillas.de - history and race description

Web links

Commons : Burmillas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Burmilla cat - rassekatze.eu