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Burmilla


The Life of Animals | Burmilla | A burmilla's eye color is usually green, although some cat societies accept blue (and yellow eyes are permitted in kittens). Black cats have eyeliner in black; other colors may have no lining or soft brown. Coat length comes in three variants: The most common (standard) is the short coat-hair. In Addition there is a recessive longhair gene producing the Longhair Burmilla. These cats have a semi-longhair coat lying close to the skin, with a soft, silky feel and a large plumed tail.



Two Longhair Burmillas mated together Will always Produce Longhair kittens, while Shorthair matings depend on whether the Longhair genes are Carried by the Shorthair parents The Burmilla can have a variety of coat colors, including black, blue, brown, chocolate and lilac. Tipped Burmillas have at least 3 / 4 of Their fur in the underlying color (Silver or Golden) and the remainder is a light dusting of "color" over the topShaded Burmillas have 1 / 4 - 1 / 2 as Their color, and Smoke have almost all color with only a faint pale base to each hair. 



The cats have nose leather the which is red to pink (smoke cats have a solid color corresponding to Their coat). In Addition Their paw pads correspond to the coat coloring: Black cats have black paw pads, have brown-black Chocolate, Brown cats have brown, Both Blue and Lilac have pink.