FIFe BURMESE BREED STANDARD

General	Appearance	the Burmese distinguishes itself as an independent breed by its unique genetics of colour (cbcb) striking characteristics of this lively breed are its silky coat texture as well as their expressive eyes it is a medium-sized, elegant cat any suggestion of either Siamese type or the cobbiness of the British must be regarded as a fault
	Size	Medium
Head	Shape	Viewed from the front: short wedge, wide at the cheekbones, tapering to a blunt finish at the muzzle top of the head broad and with height, wide between the ears and slightly rounded in profile: brow slightly rounded; tip of the nose and chin form a vertical line
	Nose	distinct nose break at the base
	Jaw	wide at the hinge
	Chin	strong; in profile the chin shows a strong lower jaw
Ears	Shape	medium in size (exception: kitten), broad at the base with slightly rounded tips
	Placemant	set well apart; the outer line of the ears continues the upper part of the face (exception: mature males – fullness of cheeks) in profile the ears have a slight forward tilt
Eyes	Shape	large and set wide apart; the top line of the eyes is straight with a slight oriental slant towards the nose, the lower line being rounded
	Colour	lustrous, particularly alert and bright. All shades of yellow from chartreuse to amber; golden yellow is preferred shape, size and set are more important for the expression of the burmese than the colour allowances should be made for colour dilution in older cats
Body	Size	of medium length
	Structure	muscular and compact, heavier than its appearance indicates chest strong and rounded in profile, back straight
Legs		rather slender and in proportion to the body
	Paw	oval, small, in proportion to the body
Tail		of medium length, straight; medium thickness at the base, tapering to a rounded tip
Coat	Structure	fine, glossy, silky; lying close to the body, almost without undercoat, very short
	Colour	in all colour varieties are the underparts of the body paler than back and legs, but shading should be gradual hair should shade gradually to a paler colour at the roots face and ears may show a little contrast all varieties without any bars or spotting for colour varieties refer to tables below
	Remarks	in kittens (3-6 months) allowance should be made for faint ghostmarkings and an overall paler body colour than in adults
Faults	Eyes	oriental eye shape round eyes
	Head	jaw pinch prominent nose bump
Faults precluding the certificate	Type	oriental or British type
	Eyes	more blue than yellow pigmentation
	Coat	too many white hairs distinct barring and ghostmarkings

SCALE OF POINTS

                                                                                                                       Points

Total			100
Head	general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin, placement and shape of the ears		25
Eyes	shape and placement, colour		20
Body	shape, size, bone structure, shape of legs and paws, length and shape of tail		20
Coat	colour	15	30
	quality and texture	15
Condition			5

 RECOGNIZED COLOUR VARIETIES

BROWN	BUR n	coat colour: rich warm seal brown nose leather: rich brown paw pads: seal brown
BLUE	BUR a	coat colour: blue-grey, with a clear pewter coloured sheen nose leather: blue-grey paw pads: pinkish blue-grey
CHOCOLATE	BUR b	coat colour: milk coffee (café au lait) nose leather: chocolate- brown paw pads: cinnamon to chocolate
LILAC	BUR c	coat colour: pale, delicate dove-grey with a light pink cast nose leather: lavender paw pads: lavender
RED	BUR d	coat colour: tangerine nose leather: pink paw pads: pink
CREAM	BUR e	coat colour: light apricot showing a distinct powdery bloom on ears, head and back nose leather: pink paw pads: pink
SEAL TORTIE	BUR f	coat colour: seal brown and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or seal brown paw pads: pink and/or seal brown
BLUE TORTIE	BUR g	coat colour: blue-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or blue grey paw pads: pink and/or blue grey
CHOCOLATE TORTIE	BUR h	coat colour: milk coffee and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pale red/pink and/or chocolate paw pads: pale red/pink and/or chocolate
LILAC TORTIE	BUR j	coat colour: dove-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or lavender paw pads: pink and/or lavender
REMARKS	A	BUR n: a colour shading almost into black is a fault
	B	the distribution of colours is of less importance than the other details of colour