FIFe ( Fédération Internationale Féline)
BIRMAN CAT STANDARD
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General
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Size
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Medium in size |
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Head
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Shape
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Strong boning |
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Forehead
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Slightly rounded | |
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Cheeks
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Full, somewhat rounded | |
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Nose
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Of medium length without stop,but with a slight indentation. | |
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Chin
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Firm | |
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Ears
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Shape
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Rather small with rounded tips |
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Placement
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Set slightly tipped, not too upright on the skull with good width between. | |
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Eyes
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Shape
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Not quite round, slightly oval |
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Colour
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Deep blue. | |
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Body
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Structure
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Slightly long body. Males must be more massive than females. |
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Legs
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Paws
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Short and strong. Rounded |
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Gloves
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The
special feature of the Birman is it's white feet, called "gloves"
on both front and hind feet. These gloves must be absolutely pure
white. They should stop at the articulation or at the transition
of toes to metacarpels, over which they should not extend. Slightly
longer white gloving on hind feet can be tolerated. On the back of the hind feet the white gloves end in points. The ideal "gauntlets" end in inverted V's and extend ½ to ¾ of the way up the hock. Lower or higher gauntlets are acceptable but should not go up beyond the hock. It's important that the gloves are equally long and show a symmetry of white on either the two front or two hind feet, or even better, on all four feet. |
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Tail
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Of medium lenght, forming a plume | |
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Coat
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Structure
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Long
to semi-long, according to the actual parts of the body: short
on the face, gradually growing longer on the cheeks to a full
frill, long on back and flanks. Silky texture. Little undercoat.
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Colour
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Shows all characteristics known from the colourpointed cats, but 4 feet are white (gloves). The points include the face, ears, legs, tail and genitals. The points shall be even and in good contrast to the body colour. The body colour and colour of the tummy is a very pale eggshell; the back is golden beige in all varieties. Only in adult cats the colour of points and body are fully developed. | |
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Remarks
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The Birman shows a special morphology which is unique for the breed. |
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Faults
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Nose
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Incomplete pigmentation of noseleather |
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Legs
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Creeping
up of the white on the sides, or the reverse sides of the gloves of front and/or hind feet (known as "runners") Absence of "gauntlets" on hind feet |
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Coat
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Pure white or coloured patches on the chest or the stomach White patching
in the coloured area's or the reverse. |
Scale of Points
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Total
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100
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Head
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General
shape, cheeks, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin. Placement and shape of the ears Shape and colour of the eyes |
20
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Body
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Shape, size, bone structure, legs and shape of paws. |
20
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Tail
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Length and shape |
10
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Coat
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Body
colour and points Quality and texture, length |
15
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Gloves
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Quality and texture, length |
10
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| On the front feet |
5
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| On the hind feet |
5
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| Gauntlets |
5
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| Uniformity and symmetry of gauntlets and gloves |
5
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Condition
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5
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