Burmilla basic information

General
The Burmilla is an elegant cat of foreign type and medium size.

Head Shape
Gently rounded top of head with medium width between ears; wide at eyebrow level and jaw hinge, tapering to a short, blunt wedge.

Nose
The profile shows a gentle nose break. Tip of nose and chin should be in line. A bump on the nose is undesirable.

Chin
Firm with good depth.

Ear Shape
Medium to large, broad at base with slightly rounded tips.

Ear Placement
Set with a slight forward tilt in profile. Viewed from the front the outer line of the ear continues that of the face. This may not be so in mature males who develop a fuller cheek.

Eye Shape
Large; placed well apart at a slightly oblique setting; curved upper line angled towards the nose with a fuller curved lower line.

Eye Colour
Luminous and expressive, outlined with the basic colour. Colour any shade of green, but clear green preferred. A yellow tinge acceptable in kittens and young cats under two years of age. In red, cream and tortie varieties amber is allowed.

Body Size
Medium size and length.

Body Structure
Rounded chest of medium width; straight back.

Legs
Slender legs with strong bones, hind legs slightly longer than forelegs.

Paws
Neat and oval.

Tail
Medium to long with a medium thickness at base, tapering slightly to a rounded tip.

Coat Structure Shorthair
Short with a silky texture, smooth lying with sufficient undercoat to give a slight lift.

Coat Structure Longhair A fine and silky coat medium long, except over the shoulders and without a woolly undercoat. Ear tufts and furnishings are preferable. Withhold for coat too shaggy ie excessive undercoat.

Coat Colour
Pure silver white ground colour, shaded or Tipped in the recognised orange and non-orange colour varieties. For colour varieties refer to the following descriptions.

Complete List
Felis catus	American Bobtail	American Keuda	Angora (British Angora) renamed Oriental Longhair in 2002	Asian Semi-longhair (or Tiffanie)
Balinese	Birman	British Longhair	Chantilly/Tiffany cat	Cherubim (or Honeybear)
Colourpoint Longhair	Exotic cat	Himalayan	Javanese	Maine Coon
Nebelung	Neva Masquerade	Norwegian Forest Cat	Oriental Longhair	Persian
Ragdoll (and Ragamuffin)	Siberian	Snow Cat	Somali	Sterling
Turkish Van	Turkish Angora	York Chocolate cat	Abyssinian	American Shorthair
Antipodean (New Zealand Shorthair)	Australian Mist (or Spotted Mist)	Bombay	British Shorthair	Brazilian Shorthair
Burmese	Burmilla	Chartreux	Colorpoint Shorthair	Cornish Rex
Egyptian Mau	European Shorthair	Havana Brown	Jungala	Khao Manee
Korat	Kucing Malaysia	Malayan Burmese	Oriental Shorthair	Russian Blue
Savannah	Siamese (and Traditional Siamese or Applehead Siamese)	Tonkinese	American Curl	American Ringtail
American Wirehair	Bengal cat	California Spangled Cat	Chausie	Cymric
Desert Lynx	Devon Rex	Don Sphynx	Foldex Cat	German Rex
Japanese Bobtail	Kurilian Bobtail Shorthair	LaPerm	Manx	Mojave Spotted
Munchkin	Ocicat	Ojos Azules	Peterbald	Pixie-bob
Selkirk Rex	Serengeti	Singapura	Sphynx	Scottish Fold
Snowshoe	Sokoke	Suqutranese	Thai	Toyger
Ussuri	Wild Abyssinian