#burmilla

…And that’s how Zib was banned from entering his son’s school

🎨 Black Silver Shaded

There's also this little lady, now named Trillium. She comes home on 8/8 assuming her spay goes well and there are no complications. Really hope she and Gus hit it off.

If you'd like to see five additional colors of this Burmilla Longhair or see the Redbubble and Teepublic stores for any of my pet designs, check out the website at www.jensdogscustom.com

The Burmilla cat was actually developed twice in two different places on the planet. It is the result of breeding a Burmese and a Chinchilla Persian. In Australia they called it the Australian-Tiffanie, but the name didn't catch on because of it's lack of connection to other Tiffanies. The Burmilla is a playful cat known for it's "makeup-like" eye, nose, and mouth markings.

I want to take this opportunity to talk about short tail mutations in cats, with the Japanese Bobtail and Cymric as examples. Btw Cymric is just a longhaired Manx, so we're talking about the Manx gene here. The Manx mutation for short tails is notorious for the associated health complications, even including death. You see, the mutation works by eliminating some vertebra and that makes the tail shorter. Sometimes it eliminates too many vertebra. In any case, you should never breed tailless x tailless Manx. In contrast, the mutation that gives the Japanese breed its short tail seems to be harmless and devoid of negative side effects. There are probably more than these two that can cause short tails in cats - some harmless, some very dangerous. Anyway. Think twice before buying a Manx or one of the breeds derived from it, and carrying a potentially very dangerous mutation.