Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Birman Cats

The Birman’s origin is very unique and mysterious. It is said that the breed came about as the result of a miracle in Burma where the animal was considered sacred. The legend is that at the temple of Lao-Tsun, where a statue of the golden goddess Tsun-Kyan-Kse was kept along with one hundred white cats, an old priest, Mun-Ha, was killed by attackers. At the moment of his death, Mun-Ha’s companion cat, Sinh, a white cat with amber eyes, immediately jumped on the priest and faced the goddess....