Grey Burmese Cat Colours

Burmese coat colours include.

Grey burmese cat colours. Small indeterminate markings permitted elsewhere except on the side or belly on an otherwise excellent cat. Colour mating chart for brown blue chocolate and lilac burmese showing percentages of colours which might be expected over a number of litters. Thongdaeng or supphalak meaning copper colour is a breed of domestic cat originating in burma believed to have its roots near the thai burma border and developed in the united states and britain. Blue a soft blue grey with a silver sheen on rounded areas.

There are 10 recognised burmese colours in australia. The original brown burmese beauty first introduced in 1930 continues to have a satin like coat that shows off their rich sable brown colour. Slight tabby markings permitted on the face. Red the red european burmese should be a warm orange apricot color.

Wong mau was one of them. Brown the original burmese colour a rich warm seal brown. There is more info on the tortie colouring down the bottom of this page. Most modern burmese are descendants of one female cat called wong.

In 1955 came the arrival of the blue burmese. Lilac the lilac european burmese should be a pale delicate dove gray color with a slight pink cast. Kittens visiting us. The chocolate colored cats eventually disappeared in britain but they still existed in thailand and burma now known as myanmar where they were probably the offspring of natural as opposed to human directed matings between free roaming siamese pointed and solid colored burmese cats.

Tonkinese cats which are a mix of siamese and burmese have a more subtle point contrast called mink coloring. Updates prior to oct 2010. The 4 tortie colours are only available as girls as the tortie colouring comes through on a female gene.

Taking home a new kitten. The burmese cat burmese. Siamese cats were named after the ancient kingdom of siam where they originated. How our kittens are raised.

At this time knowledge of genetics was not as widespread as it is today it must have come as a disturbing puzzle to the breeders engaged in producing a line of brown cats who were supposed to be. 6 possible male colours and 10 possible female colours. It was her destiny to become the matriarch of two new breeds. The burmese is a sturdy stocky cat and her nutrition should be watched to prevent obesity particularly if the cat does not get enough exercise.

Lilac a pale delicate dove grey with a slight pinkish cast. Burmese are good climbers and jumpers and should have cat trees and perches.