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Burmese Cat
It's really hard not to immediately like Burmese cats. Intelligent, playful little dynamos, Burmese are incredibly social to humans and will quickly learn to play interactive games like fetch or tag. They also make excellent ambassadors for any selfprofessed "noncat people," thanks to their affectionate, almost doglike personalities and their giant, expressive eyes that make Burmese cats look like they were ripped straight out of a Margaret Keane painting.
So this is going to differ slightly, depending on where you live. There are, in point of fact, two Burmese cats. Though they originated from the same stock and most cat registries don't consider them to be genetically different breeds, there are still distinct differences between the American Burmese and the European Burmese.
The European (sometimes called "traditional") Burmese is the more slender of the two, with a wedgeshaped head, small, pointed ears, and almondshaped eyes. Meanwhile, the American (or "contemporary") Burmese is notably stockier with a wider head, ears that are slightly wider at the base than the European, and with eyes that are much rounder and more expressive.
Burmese cats are loving, playful, and highly social. Expressing a number of tendencies that have been described as "doglike," Burmese tend to develop strong loyalty bonds with their humans and have been described as a "Velcro cat," wanting to spend as much time as possible around their people. As such, Burmese aren't as well suited to isolation as some other breeds, and may develop stress behaviors such as aggressive grooming if left alone for extended periods of time.
Burmese revel in the company of humans, be they seniors, children, or somewhere in between. They also do extremely well in multicat households and can even fairly quickly learn to (at very least) tolerate the family dog.
Their super short coats and relative lack of shedding make the Burmese a breeze to groom. Brushing and bathing should be virtually nonexistent, save for a little combing during traditional shedding seasons in the spring and fall, but even those times should be fairly light.
Like all cats, you need to trim her nails regularly and keep her litter box clean. Keep up with regular veterinarian appointments to keep her in tiptop shape, too.
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