Located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, Santara is dedicated to breeding quality, typey Birmans with affectionate, outgoing, well adjusted temperaments.

Santara specialises in red and cream colour points and is interested in further promoting the red series birmans. At the same time, seal, blue, lilac, chocolate, seal and blue tortoiseshell points are also an important part of the breeding programme. Both show and pet quality kittens are available at different times from September through to March. Breeding kittens and adults are only available to registered catteries. References are required.

All kittens are reared in the house as part of the family and are vaccinated and health certified from a veterinarian before sale at 10 weeks of age.

I have been a registered breeder since 1996 but owned and showed several Birmans during 1994 and 1995. My first Birman was seal point male but as you can never have just one Birman, one quickly became two when I brought home a seal point female as companion to the first. This was the beginning of my love affair with this strong,attractive & hardy breed.

Birmans are a constant source of delight and entertainment for all ages. They have a special way of endearing themselves to you and love nothing more than to share your lap and your life. Mischievous, playful kittens grow into dignified adults who never lose that element of fun.

Birmans easily adapt to either the single person or family situation. They are not known to be verbally demonstrative but will certainly let you know if dinner is late.

If you would like to know more about Birmans, please take the time to have a look around my site or contact me at santara@iinet.net.au

About Birman Cats - to assist those new to the Birman cat world.
(Smith, V (1991),The Birman Cat Worldwide (The Sacred Cat of Burma) 2nd edition, Vernard Kaymar Ltd.)

The Birman Cat is a heavy boned, blue eyed semi long haired, colour pointed cat. Its head is strongly boned, slightly rounded at the muzzle. Its forehead slopes well back, with a flatter appearance in front of and between the ears. Its eyes are almost round in shape. Its ears are set moderately far apart and slightly flared. Its chin is full and strong with an even bite. Its body is long and muscular with a strong neck. Males are more robust than females. Its tail is bushy and slightly oval at the tip. Its coat is medium in length and silken. It has a full ruff around the neck.

Its head has a mask in adults which cover the face, with a chin shading to match. The leg colour goes above the elbows on the front and is lighter inside the legs. Front paws are pure white gloved. Back paws have pure white gloves covering the entire paw.

Birman cat faults include squint, almond eyes, bold or round eyes, lack of width in the head, small rounded ears, weak chin.

Birman Cat colours

Seal Point :
Body Colour : Pale, clear cream to beige, warm in tone with a golden hue or glow shading to ivory on stomach and chest.
Point colour : sound, rich seal
Nose leather: seal brown
Paw pads: All pink preferred but may be a mix of seal and pink
Eyes: deep blue

Blue Point:

Body Colour: Ivory with a cold tone, any shading at all to tone with point colour to almost white on stomach and chest.
Point colour: slate blue
Nose leather: slate blue
Paw pads: Pink preferred, but may be a mix of slate and pink
Eyes: bright blue

Chocolate Point:

Body Colour : Ivory, shading if any, to tone with point colour
Point Colour: Warm milk chocolate
Nose leather: Cinnamon
Paw pads: Pink preferred but may be a mix of cinnamon and pink
Eyes: bright blue

Lilac Point:

Body Colour : Magnolia, almost white, shading if any, to tone with point colour
Point Colour: Frosty grey of pinkish tone
Nose leather : Pinkish mauve
Paw pads: pink
Eyes: bright blue

Red Point

Body Colour: Pale, cream almost white, with a golden hue
Point colour : Reddish gold or apricot
Nose leather/paw pads: Pink
Eye colour: bright blue

Cream Point

Body colour : Pale, clear cream, almost white with a golden hue
Point colour : rich cream
Nose leather/paw pads: Pink
Eyes: bright blue

Tortoiseshell Point