They are medium sized (ours are around 4-5kg), lithe and athletic, but muscular and heavy for their size (hence another affectionate term “Bricks wrapped in silk”).
Short haired Asians have fine and glossy coats, Tiffanies have a fine silky semi-longhaired coat. The breed was named “Asian” and by 2003 all five varieties had reached GCCF Championship Status. Hence why they are affectionately known as “Burmese in fancy pyjamas”. The early breeders decided that this new breed should look just like the Burmese breed, but with a range of new colours, patterns and with two hair-lengths: shorthair and semi-longhair. These kittens were so attractive, the breeder decided to begin work to develop a new breed, and to work towards eventual GCCF recognition. The Asian is a UK breed and came from an accidental mating between a Lilac Burmese queen and a Chinchilla Persian boy, the resulting litter of four kittens was born in 1981. It usually leads to "patches" of colour over the coat. *Tortie (or tortoiseshell) is when a cat also has the red gene which can show through to a lesser or greater extent. A Tiffanie will also be one of the 4 things above - for example, Zori is a Red Silver Ticked Tabby Tiffanie Tiffanie, the semi-longhaired version (see Zori, Stream, Artey, Ori & Kula). Self means the colour is the same from the tip to the roots of their coat (see Artey)Īsian Smoke - This means they look one colour on the top but another when you turn their coat back (see Weeyin, Brodie, and Stream)Īsian Shaded, called Burmilla - This means they are one colour on the tips of their coat and another towards the root - you can see both colours (see Boop & Bubs)Īsian Tabby, which includes Ticked, Mackerel, Spotted and Classic tabby patterns (see Vizzie, Zori, Ninja)
#Tortoiseshell ticked tabby plus#
Self, which includes the Bombay (Black Self) plus the 16 other recognised self and tortie* colours. There are Five types in the Asian Group.
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