Cats
Pavie, then living in France, received a pair of Birmans from the Kittah people in 1919 as
gratitude for their part in saving the temple from being overrun by invaders. The remainder of
the tale is the same: the male unfortunately died during the voyage, but the female was
pregnant. Of her kittens, only a female survived. This meant two female Birmans and no
male. To re-establish the type, these cats were crossed to Siamese, Colourpoints and White
Longhairs.
In 1927, judge Mrs Basnett reported on the Paris Cat Show held on 14th and 15th of January
by the Cat Club de France and wrote "The Sacred Burmese Temple Cats interested me very
much, with their long fur on the tail and coat resembling that of a poorly bred Persian; their
colouring is exactly like that of the Siamese, but their feet sometimes have white toes. I was
given to understand that they are very difficult to rear, only about one in ten survive. I do not
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