Baudoin-crevoisier, who has been documented as a top Birman breeder, confirmed this in an article written in 1933, “Poupee could not be bred by a male of that breed, but was bred to a Laotian Lynx cat belonging to a doctor in Nice.
One of the female offspring was splendid, and was then named Poupee. The male (again in this account) died on the boat, but the pregnant female gave birth in the French town of Nice in 1920 to a litter of kittens. It reported that the pair was then given to a woman called Mme Thadde Hadisch. The male cat did not survive the arduous journey but the female, Sita, survived and happily, was pregnant.Ī perhaps-separate account (as quoted by professor Jumand in his ‘Le Chat’), is that two cats, a male and a female (whose name was Sita), were stolen and given to an American millionaire, Mr Vanderbilt, by a disloyal servant of the temple of Lao-Tsun, whilst Vanderbilt was sailing in the Far East. One story goes that around 1919, a pair of Birman cats was clandestinely shipped from Burma to France. What is known for certain is that the breed appeared around 1920 in France. The more recent history of the Birman is almost as shrouded in mystery as its legendary origin.
Seven days later, Sinh died, taking the soul of Mun-Ha to paradise.” All the other temple cats became similarly colored. However, his paws, where they touched the priest, remained white as a symbol of purity. The cat’s white fur took on a golden cast his eyes turned as blue as the eyes of the goddess, and his face, legs and tail became the color of earth. At the moment of his death, Sinh placed his feet on his master. One day the temple was attacked and Mun-Ha was killed. The head priest, Mun-Ha, had as his companion a beautiful cat named Sinh. The golden goddess of the temple, Tsun-Kyan-Kse, had deep blue eyes. There is a legend (retold in various forms) as to how the Birmans developed their modern coloration: “Originally, the guardians of the Temple of LaoTsun were yellow-eyed white cats with long hair. The Birman cat is said to have originated in Burma, where it was considered a sacred companion cat of the Kittah priests. The Birman breed is recognized by the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA).
The Birman has a pale coloured body and darker points with deep blue eyes. Also known as “Sacred Cat of Burma” (particularly so in some languages), it is not to be confused with the Burmese (cat), which is a separate and dissimilar breed.
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