Buyer question
How long does a Burmilla live?
Our Animal Library gives the Burmilla a lifespan of 10–15 years.
Source: the Burmilla page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Burmilla in the Animal Library
The detail
A shaded silver shorthair born from an accidental mating between a Chinchilla Persian and a Burmese in Britain in 1981. Burmillas are gentle, playful and affectionate, with a softer temperament than a Burmese.
- Origin
- Great Britain, 1981
- Best fit
- Families, first-time owners
- Temperament
- Gentle, playful, sociable
What to weigh
Burmillas like company and dislike long days alone. Persian ancestry brings a polycystic kidney disease risk that testing can rule out.