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 Cat Breeds - There are a variety of different cat breeds. Read about the many domestic cat breeds, including the Maine Coon and Siamese cats. And view the many cat breeds pictures to see how each breed differs dramatically in coat length and overall look.
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Burmese Cats are an extremely people-orientated breed of cat. Read all about Burmese cats, their characteristics and temperament, breed description and breed history.
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BURMESE CATS
Ideal lap cats, Burmese cats love people and are good with children
and other animals. Burmese require more attention than many Western
breeds; females are generally more bossy and demanding than males.
Burmese have deep, rumbling voices and do not hesitate to use them.
History
In 1930 a retired Navy doctor procured a brown female cat named Wong
Mau from Burma that turned out to be a Siamese-Burmese hybrid. Wong
Mau was bred to a seal point Siamese. When one of her offspring was
mated with her, three types of kittens resulted: some that were
light in colour with typical dark Siamese points, some that were
brown with darker points, and a third kind that was brown with no
markings.
These unmarked brown kittens became the foundation stock of the modern
Burmese breed in North America.
Special Requirements
Breed-related health problems include corneal
dermoids (a small patch of skin and hair attached to the cornea,
usually near the corner of the eye, that can be fixed surgically);
cherry eye.
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Burmese are extremely
people-oriented; their personalities are almost dog-like in a
tendency to shadow their owners and in a desire to give and receive
affection.
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Description
A Burmese is a stocky cat of medium size with good
muscular development, short legs, and round feet.
There is a range
in Burmese head and body type; the more compact cats with the
rounder heads are seen in the show ring. Burmese have large,
wide-set, golden, expressive eyes that are great pools of innocence
and seductive appeal, irresistible in effect.
The Burmese coat is short, fine, and silky and lies close to the body.
The solid, dark sable brown Burmese is in a league of its own, but a
dilute division includes cats with lighter coats: champagne (light
brown), blue (grey), and platinum (lilac).
While some breed registries recognize Burmese in a host of colours and
patterns, others classify these cats as Foreign Burmese Their coats
are very short, satin-like in texture, and generally require little
grooming other than daily petting.
Characteristics and Temperament
As kittens, Burmese cats are quite lively. They often seem clumsy
when they attempt feats beyond their capabilities and land on their
rears with solid little thumps.
They will be playful well into
adulthood. They are good with children, will tolerate the family
dog, and if introduced to it at an early age as something pleasant,
most will enjoy travelling in a car.
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