Chapter
17: European Burmese
CFA Standard
(Eligible for Championship Competition at International Division Shows ONLY, otherwise Miscellaneous
Class)
POINT SCORE
HEAD and EARS ................. 25
EYE SHAPE and COLOR ........... 20
BODY SHAPE, LEGS, FEET, TAIL .. 20
COAT COLOR and TEXTURE ........ 30
CONDITION and PRESENTATION .... 5
GENERAL: the European Burmese is an elegant cat of foreign type, which is positive and individual to the
breed. Any suggestion of either Siamese type or the cobbiness of the British Shorthair must be regarded as
a fault.
HEAD: the top of the head is slightly rounded, with good breadth between the ears, having wide
cheekbones and tapering to a short blunt wedge.
NOSE: definite nose break.
JAW: wide at the hinge. Strong lower jaw.
CHIN: strong.
EYES: set well apart. Large and lustrous. The top line of the eyes show a straight oriental slant toward the
nose, the lower line is rounded.
EARS: medium in size. Set well apart on the skull. Broad at the base with slightly rounded tips. The outer
line of the ears continue the shape of the upper part of the face. This may not be possible in mature males
who have developed fullness of cheeks. In profile, ears have a slight forward tilt.
BODY: medium in length and size. Hard and muscular. Heavier than appearance indicates. Chest should
be strong and rounded in profile, the back straight from the shoulder to the rump.
LEGS: rather slender and in proportion to the body. Hind legs slightly longer than the front.
FEET: small and oval.
TAIL: medium length, not thick at the base and tapering slightly to a rounded tip.
COAT: short, fine lying close to the body. Satin-like in texture, almost without undercoat. Very glossy.
PENALIZE: jaw pinch, oriental eye shape, round eyes. Pigmentation spots on nose leather of a red or
cream European Burmese.
DISQUALIFY: green eye color. White patches or a noticeable number of white hairs. Visible tail kink.
Too much tabby markings on a red or cream European Burmese.
EUROPEAN BURMESE COLORS
COLOR: in all colors the underparts of the body will be slightly paler than the back. In kittens and
adolescents allowance should be made for faint tabby barring and overall a lighter color than adults. In all
adults of all varieties there should be no bars or shading: the points may show a little contrast.
EYE COLOR for all varieties: all shades of yellow to amber, golden yellow preferred. Alert and bright.
BROWN: rich, warm, seal brown. Very dark color bordering on black is incorrect. Nose leather: rich
brown. Paw pads: brown.
BLUE: soft, silver blue-gray with a warm tone. Nose leather and paw pads: blue-gray.
CHOCOLATE: warm milk-chocolate; overall evenness of color very desirable. Nose leather: warm,
chocolate brown. Paw pads: brick pink shading to chocolate.
LILAC: pale, delicate dove-gray with a slightly pink cast. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender-pink.
RED: warm, orange apricot. Slight tabby markings may be found on the face and small indeterminate
markings elsewhere (except on side and belly) are permissible in an otherwise excellent cat. Nose leather
and Paw pads: brick red.
CREAM: rich cream. Slight tabby markings may be found on the face and small indeterminate markings
elsewhere (except on side and belly) are permissible in an otherwise excellent cat. Nose leather and paw
pads: pink.
SEAL TORTIE: the colors of red and seal brown distributed in well defined patches over the whole
body, including the extremities. The red can show various shades of the color; the colors must be pure and
bright. A blaze on the face is desirable. No tabby markings in the red parts. The distribution of patches is of
less importance than the other details of the color. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown, pink or a
mixture of both.
BLUE TORTIE: pale tones of blue-gray and cream distributed in patches over the whole body, including
the extremities. The distribution of the patches is of less importance than the other details of the color.
Nose leather and Paw pads: pink, blue-gray, or a mixture of both.
CHOCOLATE TORTIE: milk chocolate patched with red, including the extremities. No tabby barring in
the red parts. The distribution of the patches is of less importance than the other details of the color. Nose
leather and Paw pads: milk chocolate, pink or a mixture of both.
LILAC TORTIE: lilac and pale cream distributed in patches over the whole body including the
extremities. No tabby barring in the cream parts. The distribution of the patches is of less importance than
the other details of the color. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender-pink, or lavender-pink patched with
pink.
The following information is for reference purposes only, and not an official part of the CFA
Show Standard.
EUROPEAN BURMESE COLOR CLASS NUMBER (Eligible for
Championship competition at International Shows ONLY, otherwise Miscellaneous class. See
Article XXXIII for color class numbers.)
* European Burmese allowable outcross breeds: none. |
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