BURABYLLA

CATTERY

About Burmillas

History
The Burmilla was originally an accidental mating between a Burmese and a Chinchilla in the UK in 1981.  When people saw what fascinating kittens came from this mating, they began a program to breed them and have them recognised as a breed on their own.

In Australia, serious attempts to do the same started about 1994.  Since then, most Cat Councils throughout Australia have recognised them officially as an experimental breed.  This means that a Burmilla is not a full-register pedigree unless it is a 4th generation Burmilla or higher.  

To breed Burmillas, a registered breeder must have some years experience breeding another breed of pedigree cat before applying for a Burmilla Breeding Program from their respective Cat Council.  This program is an Experimental Breeding program which follows certain rules and guidelines set down by the Cat Council and is assessed from time to time to check on the progress being made.  Only those registered breeders under an authorised breeding program can produce genuine pedigree Burmillas.

More Recently, the Burmilla Long-Hair has also been bred.  Although called a long-hair, the coat is actually semi-long and does not require the amount of grooming required by the long-hair breeds.

At Burabylla Cattery, we bred the first Burmilla Long-Hairs to be officially recognised by QFA and the ACF.

Temperament   

Burmillas, whether short or long-haired, have a wonderful temperament.  They are cats who want to be with you.  They will happily find a lap to sit or curl up on, they will follow you around the house to help with any housework and they are more willing to accept other cats and even dogs than other breeds.

Colours
Blue tipped or shaded;
Brown tipped or shaded;
Black tipped or shaded;
Chocolate tipped or shaded; and
Lilac tipped or shaded.

All of these colours include the beautiful silver-white undercoat that they get, along with green eyes surrounded by the dark eye mascara, tipping and shading, from the Chinchillas. 
 
Shaded cats have colour which extends down approximately two-thirds of the individual hairs. 

Tipped cats have a much lighter appearance due to the colour on the hair is much shorter.

Burmillas have a distinctive "M" mark on the forehead. Being a form of "barring" or "marks", some people in the Cat World would like to see them loose the "M" along with the rings on the tail, but we regard it as part of the distinctiveness of the breed.

Type
They have the size and affectionate nature of the Burmese, although not as demanding, along with the "Beauty Queen" looks of the Chinchilla.  Being a short hair cat means no tangles or knots to groom out of the cats coat.  Although they do tend to be attracted to people wearing dark clothing where they can deposit a few white hairs! 

The Burmilla Long-Hair coat, although a little longer, is still less demanding of grooming than that of the fully long-haired breeds.

Sapphire Double Grand Champion Burabylla Highland Lad,

3rd generation, black shaded, Burmilla (shorthair) male, at a recent show along with his son....

Silver Double Grand Champion Burabylla Shady Willow,

3rd generation, Blue shaded, Burmilla Longhair male, and Willy's son....

Champion Burabylla Alpin Ruler,

1st generation, Lilac shaded, Burmilla (shorthair) male at his first show.

Grand Champion Burabylla Salt 'N Peppa,

4th generation, Brown shaded, Burmilla (shorthair) female, at her first Chamionship Cat show, where she won a Best in Show.