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Burmese Rescue

To be loved & owned by a senior cat is one of life’s greatest pleasures and privileges.

NABB’s Burmese Breed Rescue program was implemented in July 2000 to demonstrate our dedication to ensuring that unwanted, displaced or abandoned Burmese find safe, loving and permanent homes. Since its inception, we have successfully re-homed more than 500 Burmese and the need continues to grow every year.

Each year Burmese Rescue Program receives up to 85 requests to help Burmese in need and that number grows each year. Many of the requests are from owners or relatives who can no longer keep their Burmese for a variety of reasons and need to find new homes for their cats. Not able to place them alone, they come to us for help. Many Burmese require re-homing due to their inability to get along with their other cat-mates. Others are left homeless when their owner died. And some are Special Needs cats that need more care than they are currently receiving.

Most of our Burmese in need of rescue or re-homing are over the age of five and more often over the age of ten. We regularly have Burmese aged 10 to 15 that are in need of new homes in various areas of the country. Our adoption fee varies from zero to $200 depending on the situation of the particular rescue.

We do not have Burmese kittens for adoption and only occasionally we have young adults available. If you are interested in a Burmese kitten, you will need to purchase one from a breeder. You can find a list of breeders in your local area in our Breeder Directory

Primarily, we use a referral process to help find permanent homes for Burmese that have been abandoned or displaced or for whom current owners can no longer provide a home. So, for example, let’s say that there are two Burmese that need rehoming in Atlanta, GA. If you can provide a home, you contact the owner of the cat from the information provided by Burmese Rescue and you negotiate with the holder as to transportation arrangements. We work by connecting people together.

Please contact the rescue coordinator for detailed information and adoption procedure.

How to Help

As you can imagine, placing 85 cats per year is an enormous effort and we need all the help and all the homes that you can spare!

Currently, Burmese Rescue is in need of foster homes, special needs homes and permanent homes for our most senior Burmese. Our special needs and elderly Burmese are our most difficult placements due to lack of available homes. We routinely have many elderly Burmese that need a good home to live out the few remaining years of their lives.

What is a Foster? – A Foster is someone that provides temporary care and shelter to a Burmese waiting for a permanent home. They may need some rehabilitation during this time or simply a place to stay. The length of time could be only for a few days or for a few months.

Burmese Rescue List

If you do not use Facebook and are interested in getting the latest information about Burmese Rescue, please join our email list. You will receive emails of rescued Burmese in your areas of interest.

Our rescue program only operates in the United States and Canada. We do not adopt internationally. For information on Burmese rescues in the UK see www.burmesecatclub.com or www.burmesecatsociety.org.uk

Burmese in Need

If you have a Burmese that is in need of relocation or you know of an unwanted or abandoned Burmese, please fill out a survey for the rescue coordinator on the rescue form with your complete contact information. The rescue coordinator will contact you shortly. For any other questions, please contact the rescue coordinator .

Current Rescues

Please see our Facebook page for our currently available cats

Donations

We accept donation through PayPal; just use the button below.  You may also mail us a check or money order. Please email us for the current address. We are not currently a tax-exempt organization, but will gladly accept donations to help Burmese in need.

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Donate to Burmese Rescue

Do you love the Burmese breed? 

Then please support Burmese Rescue.  NABB’s Burmese Rescue finds new homes for Burmese who loose their homes for any reason (for example, their owner dies).  Often this involves significant costs for veterinary care and transportation.

So please help us continue this effort with your donation

Yes! I’d like to donate to Burmese Rescue
We accept online donations via PayPal (with PayPal acct or credit card)

 

Sending a donation by check?

Please send your donation to:
Lynn Thompson
333 Belhaven Fals Dr
Ocoee FL 34761

Please specify that this is a Burmese Rescue donation.

If you have any questions, please contact the NABB Treasurer at acroburm88@gmail.com

Caring for Burmese

How to Care for a Burmese Cat

Burmese love to be handled. They like being carried around, either in the crook of the arm or on the shoulder. Some Burmese are definitely shoulder cats, so it is important to warn unsuspecting visitors that a Burmese can easily jump on someone’s shoulder from the floor.

These are low maintenance cats, which do not require combing or bathing or any unusual handling. The coat is kept in condition by simply stroking it with your hand and occasionally with a rubber brush, just to remove dead hairs. The rubber brush is recommended in late spring, when all cats shed out their winter coat.

The most important aspect of care is providing high-quality, premium cat food. Quality food is reflected in the high shine of the coat and the tight, muscular body and definitely influences the overall appearance. One or two bowls of dry food and water should always be made available. Quality dry food is important for keeping teeth and gums healthy, and also for maintaining good muscle tone. Quality canned food can be used to supplement dry food. The best way to avoid making a Burmese a finicky eater is to provide variety in his meals and not allow the cat to become addicted to one particular food. Kittens should be allowed to eat as much as they want. Adults should not be allowed to become seriously overweight by over-feeding. If an adult bulges out beyond the hips on the side, or if the belly has a noticeable hang, then the cat is overweight and must be fed less food. Good veterinary care is important for all cats. It is very helpful to find a veterinarian who has treated Burmese cats before and understands the breed.

New owners of Burmese need to be aware of one aspect of their personality: they resist strong restraint. A Burmese will resent being held with force in order to do something possibly unpleasant such as a trip to the veterinary clinic. The least amount of restraint necessary is always the best approach with this breed. It is also a good idea to get a Burmese used to such events as getting nails clipped or being transported in a cat carrier. These and other activities not to their liking should be introduced in short spurts as soon as possible, even if the cat is still a kitten.

Because Burmese often form a strong attachment to their environment as well as to their human family, moving to a new house requires a period of adjustment, until they feel as comfortable in their new environment as they were in the previous home. This usually takes one to three weeks.

Burmese should not be confined and separated from human contact for more than a few hours at a time. They crave human contact and if they are denied it for long periods, they will become withdrawn, and may even lose their affectionate personality. Breeders recommend that people who work full-time and are away from the house for several hours every day get a pair of kittens or start with an adult Burmese. It is easier and more fun to have two Burmese than one. Not only will they keep each other company but keep each other from becoming bored as they provide endless entertainment for themselves through their play.

How to Select a Kitten

When selecting a pet kitten, bear in mind that Burmese are slow to mature which makes them look smaller for their age than most other breeds. A Burmese should be at least three months of age before going to a new home as a pet and should weigh approximately three pounds. Because of their slow maturation, kittens younger than three months are simply not physically and socially mature enough to leave their mothers. Kittens should be totally healthy – that means no sneezing, no congestion in the nose or the chest, no diarrhea. The breeder should give you a health guarantee in writing. Kittens should have had at least two, preferably three vaccinations that protect from distemper and upper-respiratory diseases.

Do not be concerned if a Burmese kitten has a discharge from its eyes. Since Burmese eyes are very large and somewhat protruding, blinking generates a clear discharge as a mechanism for clearing the large surface. Sometimes the discharge coagulates into a small brown ball at the inner corner of the eye. Although this is normal and not harmful, it is best to gently remove it with a tissue. A small, clear discharge is normal but a white or yellow discharge is not, and should be looked at by a veterinarian.

Burmese kittens do not reach their full adult color until they are approximately one year old. Sable brown kittens, for example, are medium beige when they are born. They will darken to a light to medium brown by three or four months of age but are still a long way from the rich, dark-chocolate adult color. The dilute colors of champagne, blue and platinum follow a similar darkening process.

If a family is acquiring a second Burmese kitten, one of the opposite sex will be the easiest to introduce, and will lead to a charming relationship of the two cats.

How to Find an Adult Burmese Pet

There are two major sources for finding an adult Burmese as a pet. First is the Burmese Rescue program. New homes need to be found sometimes for Burmese when the current owners, for whatever reason (economics, a transfer to a foreign location, death of the owner) must give up their cats. The Burmese Rescue program is contacted by the families, or in some cases veterinarians or animal shelters. The program finds immediate foster homes for these cats and obtains whatever veterinary care is needed to ensure that they are in good health. These cats are then made available for adoption into new, permanent homes.

A second source for adult pets are the breeders of Burmese. Breeders retire their breeding and show cats often at quite a young age. A beautiful adult makes a great pet, is usually less expensive than a kitten, and has many years ahead to be a happy member of a new household.

Aging Burmese

Burmese generally are quite long-lived, often well into their teens, and age gracefully. It is almost impossible to tell whether an adult is four or twelve years old because they appear to be in their prime for a long time. Most Burmese develop white whiskers in the later years, but this is often the only indication of their advancing age. Some of the most famous show winners and prolific studs have lived to be eighteen and nineteen years old. They usually enjoy good health until near the end of their lives. Generally, they have just a few months at the end with reduced physical capabilities. Older Burmese are usually very sweet, very needy of their people, who respond with great dedication and affection to these cats that have given them so much happiness.

Donate to NABB

Yes! I’d like to help NABB to continue to help promote the Burmese Breed!

We accept online donations via PayPal (with PayPal acct or credit card)

Information for paying via PayPal

Login to your Paypal account or use the button above and log in.
Click the “Send Money” tab.
In the email box, type in the email address: nabbclub@earthlink.net
Ensure it’s in US Dollars.
Under “Purchase Tab”, clicked the button “Services”.
Click “Continue”

Next Screen is the “Review your payment and send” Screen.

The following is VERY important:
At the bottom, in the “Message” section, please note that this is for a donation to NABB.

This description of what you are remitting IS VERY IMPORTANT, especially for NABB RESCUE since NABB has a different bank account for rescue funds, and the Treasurer has to transfer those funds to that specific bank account.

Then complete the transaction as directed.

ALSO, if you are a new member, please cite your name, address, email, and phone number, and if you are renewing, please confirm that your point-of-contact information has not changed.

If you have any questions, please contact the NABB Treasurer, Jim Land, at whiskerlan@aol.com

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NABB

The National Alliance of Burmese Breeders

NABB is the only CFA (Cat Fancier’s Association) affiliated Burmese breed club, is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and welfare of the Burmese breed and the welfare of all cats.NABB promotes excellence in breeding practices among its members, provides information pertaining to health, genetic traits and other characteristics of the Burmese breed, and provides assistance to novice breeders and sponsors a searchable Online Pedigree Database of CFA registered Burmese.

NABB holds organizes and produces cat shows under the auspices of CFA and well as holds an annual membership meeting at the CFA Annual meeting in conjunction with the CFA Burmese Breed Council meeting. This annual membership meeting provides a forum to discuss and vote on selected issues and to celebrate the year’s Burmese winners.

NABB operates and financially supports a robust Rescue program. Burmese Rescue assists in the placement of homeless, displaced or abandoned Burmese. Through donations from members and the public, Burmese Rescue assists in the re-homing of approximately 50 Burmese each year. Since its inception in July 2000, Burmese Rescue has assisted in the re-homing of over 500 Burmese. With over 4000 Facebook followers, Burmese Rescue can quickly respond to any request concerning the need of a new home for Burmese. For more detailed information, visit the Breeder Rescue Facebook page

Membership in NABB includes a tri-annual newsletter that contains information about Burmese, NABB, CFA, showing cats and feline health issues. For more information on membership, please visit out Join NABB page.

About NABB

NABB, the only CFA (Cat Fancier’s Association)  affiliated Burmese breed club, is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and welfare of the Burmese breed and the welfare of all cats.

NABB promotes excellence in breeding practices among its members, provides information pertaining to health, genetic traits and other characteristics of the Burmese breed, and provides assistance to novice breeders and sponsors a searchable Online Pedigree Database of CFA registered Burmese.

NABB holds organizes and produces cat shows under the auspices of CFA and well as holds an annual membership meeting at the CFA Annual meeting in conjunction with the CFA Burmese Breed Council meeting. This annual membership meeting provides a forum to discuss and vote on selected issues and to celebrate the year’s Burmese winners.

NABB operates and financially supports a robust Rescue program. Burmese Rescue assists in the placement of homeless, displaced or abandoned Burmese. Through donations from members and the public, Burmese Rescue  assists in the re-homing of approximately 50 Burmese each year. Since its inception in July 2000, Burmese Rescue has assisted in the re-homing of over 500 Burmese. With over 4000 Facebook followers, Burmese Rescue can quickly respond to any request concerning the need of a new home for Burmese. For more detailed information, visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burmese-Rescue-Group/89442421993

Membership in NABB includes a tri-annual newsletter that contains information about Burmese, NABB, CFA, showing cats and feline health issues. For more information on membership, please visit out Join NABB page.