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The Birman Cat Breed


A gentle, well behaved cat, the Birman is very sociable; it enjoys the company of humans and is friendly towards other animals. They have a strong frame, bright eyes and a good temperament.  They are very into their humans and quite often follow you around the house.  Ours are particularly good and always come when called and leave a room when asked to (amazing!)

Colour...
A range of colour but always at the ‘points’ - mask, ears, legs and tail. The body colour is pale, ranging from off white, magnolia, cream and they have white paws.
Front Paws...
Have pure white symmetrical gloves ending in an even line across the paw and not passing beyond the angle formed by the paw and leg. Colour of paw pads irrelevant.
Back Paws...
Have pure white socks covering the entire paw and gauntlets tapering up the back of the leg to finish just below the point of the hock. Colour of paw pads irrelevant.


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Perfect Paws...


The white paws of the Birman are characteristic of the breed.  Illustrated below are examples of how it should look.  The symmetrical nature of their colouring is something that is also quite noticeable.  Look at Eli who may have ‘too much’ white but is very symmetrical (and beautiful non the less)

 Example of too much white (left) and too little (right)

paw1 paw2

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Examples of 'correct front feet(including the back of the front foot)'

Birman Colours

 

Breeed No

Colour Pattern

Description

  
Solid Point Birmans
13c1 Seal Point

Points :                dark brown;
Body :                  clear pale beige with a slightly golden hue
Nose leather :   dark seal brown

 seal
13c2 Blue Point

Points :               blue grey;
Body :                 bluish white, cold in tone;
Nose leather :  slate grey

 sally_blue
13c3 Chocolate Point

Points:                milk chocolate;
Body:                   ivory;
Nose leather:   chocolate

 chocolate
13c4 Lilac Point

Points:               pinkish grey
Body:                  off-white magnolia
Nose leather:    lilac

 13c4
13c5 Red Point

Points:               orange/red 
Body:                  pale cream with slight golden hue or halo
Nose leather:   pink

 
13c7 Cream Point

Points:               cream 
Body:                  off-white with faint golden hue or halo
Nose leather:    pink 

  
Tortie Point Birmans The colour on the points should be seal brown or chocolate intermingled with shades of light and dark red, or blue or lilac intermingled with shades of light and dark cream. The points need not be evenly broken but each point must show some intermingling of the colours
13c6 Seal Tortie Point Mixed seal/dark brown and light and dark red face and points; body, fawn, shading unevenly to warm brown and/or pale red  
13c8 Blue Tortie Point

Points:              blue intermingled with shades of light and/or dark cream 
Body:                 off-white, shading unevenly to pale blue and/or cream on back and sides 
Nose leather:  blue and/or pink  

  
13c9 Chocolate Tortie Point

Points:              milk chocolate intermingled with shades of light and/or dark red 
Body:                  ivory shading unevenly to pale chocolate and/or pale red on back and sides 
Nose leather:   seal brown and/or pink 

  
13c10 Lilac Tortie Point

Points:               lilac intermingled with shades of light and/or dark cream   
Body:                  off-white (magnolia), shading unevenly  to pale lilac and/or cream on back and sides   
Nose leather:    pinkish/faded lilac and/or pink 

  
Tabby Point Birmans There should be a clearly defined ‘M’ marking on the forehead, light coloured ‘spectacle’ markings round the eyes with spotted whisker pads. Ears solid with no stripes. Clear ‘thumb marks’ which are less apparent in dilute colours and mottled in the Tortie Tabby Point Birmans. The legs should have clearly defined, varied sized broken strips and/or rings with solid markings on the back of the hind legs above the gauntlets. The tail should have many varied sized, clearly defined rings ending in a solid coloured tip.

Nose leather: pinkish outlined in pigment or to tone with the points
13c11 Seal Tabby Point

Points:    seal brown markings on a pale brown agouti background; 
Body:       clear pale beige with a slight golden hue

 
13c12 Blue Tabby Point

Points:   blue markings on a light beige agouti background                             
Body:      bluish white     

13c12
13c13 Chocolate Tabby Point

Points:    milk chocolate markings on a light bronze agouti background 
Body:       ivory

  
13c14 Lilac Tabby Point

Points:    lilac markings on a pale beige agouti background                                                 
Body:      off white (magnolia)      

 
13c15 Red Tabby Point

Points:    rich red markings on a light apricot agouti background  
Body:       pale cream with a slight golden hue or halo     

 
13c17 Cream Tabby Point Points:     cream markings on a paler cream agouti background 
Body:       off white with a faint golden hue or halo 

  
Tortie Tabby Point Birmans These colours show the normal tabby pattern which has been overlaid with shades of light and dark red or cream. The extent and distribution of the tortie areas are not important providing that both elements, tortie and tabby, are clearly visible

Nose Leather: mottled pink and pigmented or to tone with the points
13c16 Seal Tortie Tabby Point

Points:    seal brown markings on a pale brown agouti background overlaid and intermingled with shades of light and dark red 
Body:       fawn,shading unevenly to warm brown  and/or pale red on  back and sides     

 
13c18 Blue Tortie Tabby Point

Points:     blue markings on a light beige agouti  background overlaid and intermingled with  shades of light and dark cream  
Body:        off-white,shading unevenly to pale blue and/or cream on back and sides 

 
13c19 Chocolate Tortie Tabby Point

Points:     milk chocolate markings on alight bronze agouti background overlaid and intermingled with shades of light and dark red                         
Body:        ivory shading unevenly to pale chocolate and/or  pale red on back and sides       

 
13c20 Lilac Tortie Tabby Point

Points:      lilac markings on a pale beige agouti background overlaid and intermingled with shades of light and dark  cream                       
Body:        off-white (magnolia), shading unevenly to pale lilac and/or  pale cream on back and sides    

 




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