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Himalayan Cat VS. Birman Cat.

What are the differences between these two cat breeds?



In all respects but coat pattern, Himalayan shares the Persian’s sweet expression and soft round lines. It has a large, round head, large, round eyes, a short nose, full cheeks, and small ears with rounded tips. The head is supported by a short, thick neck and a deceptively sturdy, muscular body, a type known as cobby. A Himalayan’s legs are short, thick, and strong with large, round, firm paws. The tail is short but proportional to the length of the cat’s body. A long, thick, shiny coat with a fine texture completes the Himalayan’s look. It’s long all over the body and includes an immense ruff around the neck, a deep frill between the front legs, long ear, and toe tufts, and a full brush, or tail.

Himalayan is bred in the following point colors, chocolate, seal, lilac, blue, red, cream tortie, bluecream, chocolatetortie, lilaccream, seal lynx, blue lynx, red lynx, cream lynx, tortie lynx, bluecream lynx, chocolate lynx, lilac lynx, chocolatetortie lynx, and lilaccream lynx. The body is various shades of white to fawn with color only on the facial mask and the feet, ears, and tail. Unlike the Persian and the Exotic, the Himalayan’s eyes come in only one color, a deep, vivid blue.

Himalayans come in different looks, known as extreme and traditional. Extreme Himalayans, those seen in the show ring, have a flatter face, which may come with breathing problems. Cats with the traditional look have a more oldfashioned appearance, with a face that is not as flat and a nose that is set lower on the face with more of a break, permitting easier breathing. They are registered by the Traditional Cat Association.

Birman has a silky, mediumlength coat in the pointed pattern of the Siamese, meaning that the color is darker on the face, ears, legs, and tail, a broad, rounded head topped with mediumsize ears, bright blue eyes that give him a sweet expression, and four white feet that give him the appearance of wearing little white mittens. This is a mediumsize to large cat with a stocky, powerful body that belies his gentle demeanor. The mediumlong to long coat has a silky texture and little undercoat, which means that it rarely mats. It forms a heavy ruff around the neck and is wavy on the belly.

A pale body, which varies in shade depending on the cat’s color, is set off by darker points. For instance, a seal point Birman has a body that is a pale fawn to cream color with a warm tone, gradually shading to a lighter color on the belly and chest. The points are a deep seal brown. On the front and back paws are white “gloves” ending in an even line across the paw. On the back paws, the gloves extend up the back of the leg and end in a point or an inverted V shape. In the show ring, the symmetry of the gloves and laces is an important factor and may mean the difference between a kitten going on to a career as a show cat or as a pet.

Besides seal point, Birmans come in blue point, chocolate point, lilac point, and various particolor point and lynx point colors. Lynx point Birmans have a clearly defined M marking on the forehead, light markings that resemble eyeglasses around the eyes, spotted whisker pads, solidcolored ears with no stripes, and thumb marks on the back of the ears. The legs and tail have stripes and rings.



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