Animals

The Burmilla ( Australian Tiffanie ) is a breed of domestic cat which originated in the United Kingdom in 1981. It is a cross between the Chinchilla Persian and Burmese breeds.

In GCCF (Governing Council of the Cat Fancy), the Burmilla is considered part of the Asian cat breed. It is accepted in FIFe as the Burmilla. Some governing bodies have used the name Australian Tiffanie, however, there is not international acceptance and standardisation for this breed.
The Burmilla is featured in the online text-based game Legend of the Green Dragon – Crazy Audrey’s kittens are all Burmillas.

The Burmilla is a beautiful cat of medium foreign type, showing striking contrast between coloured Shading/Tipping and Silver undercoat with delicate tracings of Tabby markings on the head, legs and tail. There should be a distinctive M mark on the forehead.
Burmillas have muscular bodies, round faces, short muzzles and tend to weigh between 8-10 lb. A burmilla’s eye color is usually green, although some cat societies accept blue (and yellow eyes are permitted in kittens). A stunning feature of the Burmilla is the dark pencilling around it’s beautiful green eyes which makes it look as though it’s wearing eyeliner. The shape of their eyes are almond-shaped. It has a short, dense and silky coat.

The Burmilla is an outgoing, friendly and sociable cat that has inherited slightly modified characteristics from both of the original parents; it is not as noisy nor demanding as the Burmese, but is more adventurous and inquisitive than the Chinchilla.

The Burmilla is set to become increasingly more popular because of its good looks and extremely good nature. Burmillas are great with children. Combined with their low maintenance and wonderful disposition they make an ideal family pet.