Federation Internationale Feline(FIFe)

Scale of Points	Points
Total	100
Head	general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin, placement and shape of the ears	25
Eyes	shape and placement, colour	20
Body	shape, size, bone structure, shape of legs and paws, length and shape of tail	20
Coat	colour	15
Coat	quality and texture	15
Condition		5

Category III	BUR	Burmese Standard
General	Appearance	the Burmese distinguishes itself as an independent breed by its unique genetics of colour striking characteristics of this lively breed are its silky coat texture as well as their expressive eyes it is a medium-sized, elegant cat any suggestion of either Siamese type or the cobbiness of the British must be regarded as a fault
General	Size	medium
Head	Shape	Viewed from the front: short wedge, wide at the cheekbones, tapering to a blunt finish at the muzzle top of the head broad and with height, wide between the ears and slightly rounded in profile: brow slightly rounded; tip of the nose and chin form a vertical line
	Nose	distinct nose break at the base
	Jaw	wide at the hinge
	Chin	strong; in profile the chin shows a strong lower jaw
Ears	Shape	medium in size (exception: kitten), broad at the base with slightly rounded tips
Ears	Placement	set well apart; the outer line of the ears continues the upper part of the face (exception: mature males - fullness of cheeks) in profile the ears have a slight forward tilt
Eyes	Shape	large and set wide apart; the top line of the eyes is straight with a slight oriental slant towards the nose, the lower line being rounded
Eyes	Colour	lustrous, particularly alert and bright. All shades of yellow from chartreuse to amber; golden yellow is preferred shape, size and set are more important for the expression of the burmese than the colour allowances should be made for colour dilution in older cats
Body	Size	of medium length
Body	Structure	muscular and compact, heavier than its appearance indicates chest strong and rounded in profile, back straight
Legs		rather slender and in proportion to the body
Legs	Paws	oval, small, in proportion to the body
Tail		of medium length, straight; medium thickness at the base, tapering to a rounded tip
Coat	Structure	fine, glossy, silky; lying close to the body, almost without undercoat, very short
Coat	Colour	in all colour varieties are the underparts of the body paler than back and legs, but shading should be gradual hair should shade gradually to a paler colour at the roots face and ears may show a little contrast all varieties without any bars or spotting for colour varieties refer to tables below
Remarks		in kittens (3-6 months) allowance should be made for faint ghostmarkings and an overall paler body colour than in adults
Faults	Eyes	oriental eye shape round eyes
Faults	Head	jaw pinch prominent nose bump
Faults preclusing the certificate	Type	oriental or British type
	Eyes	more blue than yellow pigmentation
	Coat	too many white hairs distinct barring and ghostmarkings

**Burmese Standard colour varieties**
Recognized Colour Varieties
Brown	n	coat colour: rich warm seal brown nose leather: rich brown paw pads: seal brown
Blue	a	coat colour: blue-grey, with a clear pewter coloured sheen nose leather: blue-grey paw pads: pinkish blue-grey
Chocolate	b	coatcolour: milk coffee (cafe' au lait) nose leather: chocolate- brown paw pads: cinnamon to chocolate
Lilac	c	coatcolour: pale, delicate dove-grey with a light pink cast nose leather: lavender paw pads: lavender
Red	d	coatcolour: tangerine nose leather: pink paw pads: pink
Cream	e	coatcolour: light apricot showing a distinct powdery bloom on ears, head and back nose leather: pink paw pads: pink
Seal tortie	f	coat colour: seal brown and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or seal brown paw pads: pink and/or seal brown
Blue tortie	g	coat colour: blue-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or blue grey paw pads: pink and/or blue grey
Chocolate tortie	h	coat colour: milk coffee and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pale red/pink and/or chocolate paw pads: pale red/pink and/or chocolate
Lilac tortie	j	coat colour: dove-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or lavender paw pads: pink and/or lavender
Remarks	A	BUR n: a colour shading almost into black is a fault
Remarks	B	the distribution of colours is of less importance than the other details of colour

Association info

The federation grew considerably over the years. With the acceptance of the Brazilian Clube Brasileiro do Gato in 1972, the FIFE had expanded beyond Europe and thus had to change its name, which it did at the following year's General Assembly, becoming the Federation Internationale Feline (FIFe).

Each of the national members of FIFe retains its own identity, with the FIFe guaranteeing their complete uniformity with cat registrations, shows, judges and judge training.

The accent within FIFe is on healthy and happy cats which is reflected in its rules with their emphasis on health and welfare.

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