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Coat
Structure
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 the back and the flanks. Silky texture. Little undercoat.
Colour
Shows all characteristics known from the Siamese pointed cats, but all four (4) feets 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 egg shell: the back is golden beige in all varieties. Only adult cats the colour of the points and the body colour are fully developed.
Standard beskrivelse
| General | Size | Medium in size. | ||
| Head | Shape | Strong bone. | ||
| Forehead | Slightly rounded. | |||
| Cheeks | Full, somewhat rounded. | |||
| Nose | Of medium length without stop, but with a slight indentation. | |||
| Chin | Firm. | |||
| Ears | Shape | Rather small with rounded tips. | ||
| Placement | Set slightly tipped, not too upright on the skull with good width between. | |||
| Eyes | Shape | Not quite round, slightly oval, medium size. | ||
| Size | Medium in size | |||
| Colour | Deep blue. | |||
| Body | Structure | Slightly long body. Males must be more massive than female. | ||
| Legs | Paws Rounded. | |||
| Gloves | The special feature of the Sacred Birman is the white feet, called "gloves" on both the front and hind feet. These gloves must be absolutely pure white. They should stop at the articulation or at the transition of toes to metacarpals, over witch they should not extend. Slightly longer white gloves on the hind feet can be tolerated. On the back of the hind feet the white gloves and in points. The ideal "gauntlets" end in inverted "V"s and extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up the hock. Lower or higher gauntlets are acceptable but should not go beyond the hock. It is important that the gloves are equally long and shows symmetry of white, on either the two front or two hind feet, or even better, on all four feet. | |||
| Tail | Length | Of medium length. | ||
| Form | Forming a plume. |
Poeng for de ulike standarddelene
| Head General shape, cheeks, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin placement and shape of the ears. | 20 points |
| Body Shape, size, bone structure, legs and shape of paws. | 20 points |
| Tail Length and shape. | 10 points |
| Coat Body colour and points. | 10 points |
| Quality, texture and length. | 10 points |
| Eyes Shape and colour. | 5 points |
| Gloves On the front feet. | 5 points |
| On the hind feet. | 5 points |
| Gauntlets. | 5 points |
| Uniformity and symmetry of gauntlets and gloves. | 5 points |
| Condition | 5 points |
Anmerkninger og Feil
Remarks
The Birman shows a special morphology wich is unique for the breed.
Faults
Coat
Pure white or coloured patches on the chest or the stomach.
Faults - (Precluding the certificat)
Nose
Incompletely pigmented nose leather.
Legs
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 the hind feet.
Coat
White patching in the coloured areas or the reverse.
A white patch on the genitals.