The Burmese, with its exotic appearance and wonderfully affectionate nature, is a cat with personality plus!

Its family history dates back 400 years, but the Burmese breed we are familiar with today first sprang up in America in 1920 by crossing a Siamese with a cat imported from Burma. It’s also the only naturally occurring breed of brown cat.

Very elegant looking, it is a powerfully built cat with excellent muscle tone, making the Burmese surprisingly heavy for its size. They love to perform tricks and can be easily trained to retrieve toys similar to a dog.

Highly intelligent, affectionate and extremely loyal, these cats are very talkative although generally quieter than the Siamese.

The Burmese is fairly easy to maintain, as it only needs to be combed once a week. However, because this cat also has a double coat and moults more frequently than most other cats, they are generally not suitable for people with allergies to cats.

The Burmese will usually live up to 12 years of age, but with the proper care and nutrition can live up to 16 years of age.

This is a medium size cat with the females usually weighing 4kg and the males up to 5.5kg.

Burmese enjoy the company of other cats and even dogs and love nothing more than being the centre of attention during play.

Because this cat adores people and children it is ideal for families, but it will equally devote itself to one master if it has to.

If you have decided that the Burmese is the cat for you, contact one of the breeders or the breed associations listed below: