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 01/2006 BURMESE            GENERAL TYPE STANDARD
 
The Burmese is an elegant cat of medium foreign type, which is positive and quite individual to the breed. Any suggestion of either Siamese type or cobbiness of the British cat must be regarded as a fault.
  • HEAD: The head should be slightly rounded on top, with good breadth between the ears, having wide cheek bones and tapering to a short blunt wedge. The jaw should be wide at the hinge and the chin firm; a muzzle pinch is a fault, the outer line of the ears continuing the shape of the upper part of the face. The head and ears give the impression of an equal-sided triangle. This may not be so apparent in mature males who can develop a fullness of cheek. In profile the head to show good depth between the top of the skull and the lower jaw. The brow to be slightly rounded. There should be a distinct nose break followed by a straight nose ending with the tip of the nose in the same vertical plane as the chin. The lower jaw to show a good depth of chin.
  • EARS: Ears should be medium in size, set well apart on the skull, broad at the base, with slightly rounded tips. In profile, the ears should be seen to with a slight forward tilt.
  • Allowance to be made for correctly shaped but over-large ears in a kitten, when the head size and shape are still developing.
  • EYE SET: The eyes, which must be set well apart, should be large and lustrous, the top line of the eyes showing a straight oriental slant towards the nose, the lower line being round. Either round or slit eyes are a fault.
  • EYE: Eyes should be any shade from yellow to amber, with golden yellow preferred. Eyes should have more yellow than green colour. Eye colour is sensitive to light intensity, should be assessed under identical light conditions moderately diffuse daylight for preference. Allowance made for developing colour in kittens and colour dilution in an older cat.
  • BODY: The body should be of medium length and size (allowance to be made for larger size in males), feeling hard and muscular, and heavier than its appearance indicates. The chest should be strong and rounded in profile, the back straight from shoulders to rump.
NZCF S/H Standard of Points – Burmese 1 01/2006
  • LEGS: Neck and legs should be slender and in proportion to the body. Hind legs slightly longer than front; paws neat and oval in shape
  • TAIL: The tail should be straight and of medium length, not heavy at base, and tapering only slightly to a rounded tip without bone defect. A whip tail or kink is not permissible.
  • COAT: The coat should be short, fine, and satin-like in texture, lying close to the body. The glossy coat is a distinctive feature of Burmese and is indicative of good health.
  • CONDITION: Should be well muscled, with good weight for size, carrying no fat, lively and alert, with a firm feel when handled.
  • COLOURS: In all colours the underparts will be slightly lighter than the back. A coat free from barring, or spotting, should be aimed for in all colours. Top awards should be withheld from mature cats (over 2 years of age) showing decided contrast between coat colour and points. The individual colour descriptions are for mature adults. Allowance should be made in kittens and adolescents for a lighter coat colour than the adult standard specifies.
  • The presence of a few white hairs may be overlooked in an otherwise excellent cat, but a noticeable number of white hairs, or a white patch, is a serious fault. A light sprinkling of white hairs is allowed over the shoulder, where damage may result from injections, or from other cats, as for breeding queens.
    • NZCF S/H Standard of Points – Burmese 2 01/2006
                                      SCALE OF POINTS
    HEAD AND EARS(15)
    Wedge
    Profile
     
      10
        5
    EYES(15)
    Set
    Colour
    Even Colour
     
        5
        5
        5
    BODY LEGS & TAIL(25)
    Body & Neck
    Legs & Paws
    Tail
     
      15
        5
        5
    COAT(10)
      10
    CONDITION(10)
      10
    COLOUR(25)
      25
  • TOTAL 100
    • NZCF S/H Standard of Points – Burmese 3 01/2006
  • Withhold Challenge Certificate or First Place in Kitten classes for:
    1. 1. Green eyes.
    2. 2. A patch or noticeable number of white hairs.
    3. 3. Visible tail kinks.
    4. 4. Siamese or British body type.
    5. 5. Lack of weight or condition.
    6. 6. Flat or dished brow, uneven skull or cranial defect.
    Faults:
    1. Tabby bars, spots or blotches on body or tail. This in effect excludes all patterns except  the Ticked Tabby pattern.
    2. Eyes with more green than yellow.
    3. Whip tail, or a short, thick tail, invisible tail-bone defect.
    4. Profile straight, marked break or "stop"
    5. Small ears.
    NZCF S/H Standard of Points – Burmese 4
     
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