SOUTHERN AFRICA CAT COUNCIL (SACC)

 

TYPE:

HEAD: Wide, round and strongly built, with full cheeks.
EARS: Medium in size and spaced well apart.
EYES: Round but not bold.
NOSE: Medium in length, no stop, but slight dip in profile. Muzzle slightly tapered.
BODY: Long, low on legs.
LEGS: Short, strong and straight.
TAIL: Bushy, medium in length.
COAT: Silky; not as dense as Persian coat. Sometimes slightly curly on underparts.

 

COLOUR:

EYES: Clear blue; the deeper the blue the better.
COAT: As for individual colour standards. Mask, ears, legs and tail dense and clearly defined colour. Mask complete and (except in kittens) connected to the ears by tracings.
FRONT PAWS: Pure white symmetrical gloves ending in an even line across paw, and not passing beyond the angle formed by paw and leg.
HIND PAWS: Pure white gloves covering the entire paw; gauntlet tapering up the back of the foot, ending just short of the point of the hock.

 

INDIVIDUAL COLOURS:

 

 

SEAL POINT BIRMAN (Breed No. 13c)
BODY: Cream, with golden shading on back.
POINTS: Dark brown.
NOSE LEATHER: Dark brown.
PAW PADS: Pink - may be mottled with dark brown.

 

 

 

BLUE POINT BIRMAN (Breed No. 13c1)
BODY: Bluish White, cold in tone.
POINTS: Blue-grey.
NOSE LEATHER: Dark blue.
PAW PADS: Pink - may be mottled with dark blue

 

 

CHOCOLATE POINT BIRMAN (Breed No. 13c2)
BODY: Ivory cream, with golden shading on back.
POINTS: Chocolate brown.
NOSE LEATHER: Chocolate.
PAW PADS: Pink - may be mottled with chocolate brown.

 

 

LILAC POINT BIRMAN (Breed No. 13c3)
BODY: Magnolia white.
POINTS: Pinkish grey.
NOSE LEATHER & PADS: Pinkish dovegrey / faded lilac.

 

 

TABBY POINT BIRMANS:

HEAD: "M" marking on forehead. Spectacles around eyes. Spotted whisker pads.
EARS: Solid colour, with clear thumbprints, which may be less clear in dilute varieties.
EYES: As for solid colour Birmans.
EYELIDS: Dark rimmed and toning with points colour.
NOSE LEATHER: Appropriate to points colour, or pink.
LEGS: Broken stripes on all legs, the more numerous the better. Pure white gloves and gauntlets as
per solid colour Birmans. PADS: Pink - may be mottled with appropriate solid colour.
TAIL: Ringed, but solid top of tail ringed on underside is not a fault.
POINTS: Colour to be uniform throughout. Markings in kittens are less well defined.
COAT: Colours as for solid colour Birmans.

 

 SEAL TABBY POINT BIRMAN (Breed No.13c11)

 

BLUE TABBY POINT BIRMAN (Breed No.13c12)

 

SCALE OF POINTS:

Head and ears .................................20
Eyes ............................................... 5
Body .............................................. 20
Tail ................................................ 10
Coat colour .................................... 10
Points colour ................................... 5
Gloves .............................................. 5
Gauntlets ......................................... 5
Coat Texture ................................... 10
Condition ........................................ 10

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:

ALL BIRMAN COLOURS ARE ACCEPTED BY SACC. A COMMITTEE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A REVISED "STANDARD OF POINTS" WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL BREEDS, COLOURS AND BREED NUMBERS.

 

 

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