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Eyes: Almost round in shape, medium to large in size, set well
apart. Blue in color, vivid blue is preferred.
Nose: Roman in shape, medium in length with a definite stop
between the inside corners of the eyes.
Muzzle: There is a definite muzzle, which comes out from the
rest of the head and carries the roman shaped nose. Cheeks and jaw
are full, fur is shorter on the face, longer at the outer areas of
the cheeks. Chin is full and well developed, forming a perpendicular
line from the nose.
Body: Long and well balanced. Males medium to large in size.
Females are proportionately smaller than the males.
Legs and Paws: : Legs sturdy, medium in length. Paws large,
round and firm. Paw pads pink, with or without any combination of
point color.
Tail: Medium in length in proportion to the length of the body.
Fur long and flowing.
Gloves: The Birman has white paws on all four feet [Gloves].
The white gloves end in a line across the paw at the break of the
foot. The white of the front gloving shall not go past the dew pad.
Laces: On the hind legs, the white of the gloves continues up
the back of the leg to form an inverted “V”. Laces shall not go past
the hock.
Note: Ideally, the front gloves match, the back gloves match,
and the laces match. Ideally gloved cats are a rare exception. No
single attribute is to be emphasized over the overall impression of
a well- balanced cat.
Coat: Abundant, flowing, semi long and silken in texture. Ruff
around neck is desirable.
Color:
Body: Even with subtle shading. Contrast between body
color and points. Allow for darker body shading in more mature cats.
Allow for lighter point color in the dilutes.
Points: Mask, ears, legs and tail dense and clearly defined,
all of the same shade.
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