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Compare Burmese
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Size and coat
- Typical adult weight
- Burmese3.6–5.4 kg
- Coat
- BurmeseShort coat
- Typical lifespan
- Burmese10–17 years
Activity and care
- Activity
- BurmeseVery active and usually keen to play
- Grooming
- BurmeseAbout once a week
- Shedding
- BurmeseTends to shed little
- Vocal
- BurmeseOften very talkative
Home life
- Indoors and outdoors
- BurmeseUsually happier with access outdoors
- Time alone
- BurmeseUsually copes with a few hours alone
- Owner experience
- BurmeseOften suits first-time cat owners
Living with others
- Children
- BurmeseOften good with children, with supervision
- Other cats
- BurmeseUsually enjoys the company of other cats
- Living with dogs
- BurmeseOften gets on with a cat-friendly dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual cat. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the cat you are considering.