We have great difficulty getting a photograph that does Pantha justice. It is not easy photographing a black cat! He has the most classic Burmese type. Apart from his lovely balanced wedge, his profile shows an excellent strong nose break, straight nose and deep level chin. He was our first “real” Bombay and we couldn’t have done better.

He was shown in the early days, gaining seven Merit Certificates, all from different judges. When the breed progressed he gained one Intermediate Certificate, with Best of Breed, but then we had to stop showing him as he cooked his stomach on his heated bed and a leather stomach is not in the Standard of Points! Looking through his write-ups, what shows up consistently is “short fine coat, dense black, sound to the roots”. This is something that he is passing on to his offspring, apart from his lovely type and temperament.

He is now fourteen years old and last year had a very unfortunate fall and broke his hind leg so badly it had to be pinned. Six months bed rest hasn't deterred him and he is back as new and as enthusiastic as ever about his work, still producing kittens like Jet that win on the show bench, showing that you can't keep a good 'un down!

He has recently sired a lovely litter of five kittens from Ch Typha Oloroso - see photos on Kittens Page.

(Sire: Typha Phanttom Oarsman - Dam: Typha Black Ambergris)