Burmese Breed Facts and Information

Life with a Burmese is never boring, and you should not bring a Burmese cat home unless you are ready to love and pay attention to it. In fact, “you may have to lock your cat out of the room to work on the computer, unless you want to share the keyboard,” says Dr. Karen Thomas, CFA Burmese Breed Council Secretary. This breed belongs to its people, and it will spend all day following, playing with and chatting to the humans it loves.

“Because of their curiosity and their love of people, they will often come to the door when you have visitors and they tend to want to be with your visitors,” says Baylor. They also typically get along with dogs.

As social cats, they don’t do well when left alone, so if you work long hours, consider bringing home another Burmese so they can keep each other company. Keep in mind also that “no shelf or ledge is too high for a Burmese to reach,” says Thomas, so be sure to keep anything dangerous locked behind closed doors, not just up on high shelves.