Animals

The Longhaired Burmilla is an elegant and beautiful breed developed from the shorthair Burmilla programme, which began with an accidental mating between a Burmese and a Chinchilla in the UK. It combines a longer but still relatively easy care silver coat with the delightful personality combination of clever affectionate Burmese and easy going sweet tempered Chinchilla. The breed was developed by using the naturally occurring longhairs that came through the shorthair programme, and by crossing back to Chinchilla in the early generations.

Called an Australian Tiffanie in the early days, the breed is now developing more in line with the Burmilla programme and in most of the major groups in Australia it is referred to as the Burmilla Longhair.

They probably resemble most the old style Chinchilla with a slightly longer nose but with the same sweet expression. The eyes have it! With incredible apple green eyes and black mascara – type lining … they prompt the question “How long does it take for her to put on her makeup?” Their luxurious silver coat is tipped or shaded in an ethereal mantle of black, blue, brown, chocolate and lilac and this is complemented by a magnificent plumed tail.

The longhair Burmilla is bright and funloving, but more laid back than its shorthair relative in most cases. It is an ideal cat for single people or families, being quite happy to wait until you come home for attention. They are not a demanding cat, but still love to spend as much time with you as possible.
Many of them are very good “fetch-it” cats too!