Burmese Cat Colors
Not all cat councils accept all colours.
Burmese cat colors. Kittens and adolescents may have faint tabby markingsand a. Burmese are thought to descend from sacred brown cats kept by student priests in the palaces and temples of ancient burma modern myanmar. Mr harrison weir a noted breeder and organiser of the first modern cat show in britain described two variants of the siamese cat in 1889. Thongdaeng or supphalak meaning copper colour is a breed of domestic cat originating in burma believed to have its roots near the thai burma border and developed in the united states and britain.
He named her wong mau and bred her to siamese cats. The coat should be uniformed across the body and gradually shading to lighter on underparts the american standard recognizes four main colors blue champagne sable and platinum. Taking home a new kitten. Small indeterminate markings permitted elsewhere except on the side or belly on an otherwise excellent cat.
Darker shading on the points may be seen in kittens but this shading disappears with age producing richness in any of the accepted colors. Some only recognise the original four colours of brown chocolate lilac and blue. While the original burmese was a dark solid brown color known as sable he now comes in other shades as well including blue champagne and platinum. Through selective breeding the unique solid brown colored coat now known as sable was isolated.
Joseph thompson of san francisco brought a small walnut brown female cat from burma. Coat color and grooming the burmese is often described as a brick wrapped in silk a testament to his solid muscular body. European burmese should be a warm orange apricot color. While the accepted colors for burmese have increased in the past few years the vast majority of burmese are still the traditional deep brown sable.
The burmese breed first came to america in 1930 when dr. Slight tabby markings permitted on the face. Colour mating chart for brown blue chocolate and lilac burmese showing percentages of colours which might be expected over a number of litters. ทองแดง or ศ ภล กษณ rtgs.