Sacred Birman
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Update 01.01.2010 |
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Body |
The medium sized cat has a solid bone structure with well
developed musculature. The body is medium heavy and slightly
elongated.
The legs are of medium length, the paws are broad and gently
rounded.
The tail is of medium length, with elegant shape and
furnished plume-like. |
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Head |
The head forms a blunt triangle with rounded contours. The
cheek bones are high, the cheeks well rounded and the
forehead slightly arched. The profile is slightly curved
with a Roman nose of medium length and a pronounced chin. |
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Ears |
The ears are medium sized, about as high as broad at the base,
with slightly rounded tips and good width between the ears. |
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Eyes |
The eyes are deep blue, slightly oval and not quite round.
They are set wide apart.
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Coat |
Long to medium long coat with a silky texture and little
undercoat. The coat is short on the face, but becomes longer
on the cheeks and turns into a full frill on the chest. The
coat is long on the back and on the flanks. |
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Colour varieties |
The Birman is a pointed cat with Siamese points and recognized in all pointed
colours.
The description of colours is listed in the general list of
colours, with the exception for the colour of the body,
which is very light in Birman cats, the back displays a
golden beige. The belly is completely white.
The special features of the Birman cat are the white "gloves"
and "gauntlets".
The white markings on all four paws are called gloves. In
particular evenness and symmetry of the gloves are
essential; both between the front paws and the hind paws.
The white is absolutely pure; it may end at the carpus or at
the joint. It is not permitted to extend to the legs.
Slightly longer gloves on the hind paws are tolerated. The
white plantar markings on the hind paws, which end in a
point, are called gauntlets. They shall be even on both
soles and shall end, if possible, in the centre of the
metatarsal bones. |
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Paw pads |
The paw pads may be also pink or correspond to the colour of
the points.
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Faults |
Severe faults are:
- gloves, which extend beyond their normal shape (runner)
- too short gloves
- patches on the belly (patches in the colour of the
points on the under parts of the body)
- The overall appearance is not permitted to show any
similarity with the Persan cat, it may also not go to the
other extreme to resemble a Siamese cat.
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Faults excluding the CACIB |
- Withhold a CACIB for absence of a point at the gauntlets.
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Disqualification |
Faults, which may lead to disqualification, are:
- white patches outside of the gloves and gauntlets
- also partial pigmentation of the nose leather
- also any tendency to squint
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Remarks |
- Slight patches and stripes on the flanks may be
tolerated.
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Scale of points |
| Body |
20 points |
| Tail |
10 points |
| Head and eyes |
20 points |
| Coat texture |
10 points |
| Colour of the
body and points |
15 points |
| front gloves |
5 points |
| hind gloves |
5 points |
| hind gauntlets |
5 points |
| evenness |
5 points |
| Condition |
5 points |
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