Cats
It was developed in North America (late 1970s, early 1980s) from non-pedigree cats.
It has a silky, semi-longhaired coat in chocolate colour and superficially resembling the
Burmese, but is unrelated. At first they were thought to be longhair Burmese so the name
Tiffany was chosen in line with the British cats. However Burmese kittens are born with
lighter coats and dark paw pads while Chantilly kittens are born dark with pink paw pads. At
first they were known as Foreign Longhairs, later as Mahoganies, then Tiffany (in line with
British Tiffanie) and later Chantilly or Tiffany/Chantilly to reflect its non-Burmese origin. Its
exact history is not known, but it may have been a by-product of the breeding program which
gave rise to the British Angora Foreign Longhair). They are recognised only in chocolate and
lavender colours.
The Australian Tiffanie derives from the Burmilla breeding program in Australia. Burmillas
are Chinchilla /Burmese crosses
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