They are all
pedigreed cats, with Burmese being their "parent" breed. The late Nikki
Horner of Kentucky in the United States can be credited for her vision in
creating the Bombay, she dreamt of breeding a "miniature black panther
with new-penny copper eyes". She bred both American Shorthairs and
Burmese. She interbred these cats and followed a programme that produced
these "patent-leather-like" cats. However, the Bombay programme in England
started many years later.
History took a turn in the home
of Baroness von Kirchenberg in England when a lovelorn Chinchilla seduced
a lilac Burmese maiden. The progeny were so attractive, that the name
Burmilla was coined.
Meanwhile in Australia, the
Spotted Mist was being developed and in New Zealand - the Mandalays were
making their appearance. Even though they have these wonderful exotic
names, they are what South Africans and the English would call:
Asians.
Although these breeds are
technically each an individual breed in its own right, they owe their
wonderful temperaments to their forefathers: the Burmese. The Cat
Fanciers' Association has a Burmese Breed Profile that will give a closer
look at the breed.
For further information on a
breeding chart for Burmese, Jo L. Whitman's page is a wonderful source of
reference with her "Ten Colour Mating Chart". Further information on
colour genetics can be gleaned at the "Dinner Table Analysis of Colour
Genetics".
Through the World Wide Web, it is
simple to find breeders of these wonderful cats, simply surf to the
Fanciers Breeder Referral List or follow the link below to the
International Links of Burmese Breeders [divided into 3 regions for easy
navigation] and Allied Breeds.
Check
these related links for additional breed information.
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