No breeder is on record here yet. Portugal’s FIFe member club does not list this breed in its breeder directory at all, so an absence here says nothing about whether anyone breeds it in Portugal.
Elegant, svelte cat with long silky coat and striking blue eyes. Essentially a longhaired Siamese with the same pointed coloration and athletic build.
Developed from longhaired kittens that appeared in Siamese litters. Formally bred starting in the 1940s-50s. Named for the graceful dancers of Bali, though the breed has no connection to Indonesia.
Typically 2.7-5 kg and 23-28 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
Generally described as affectionate, intelligent, playful, active, social and curious.
That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.
Breed reference from The Cat API.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. The Cat API; UC Davis VGL — PRA rdAc (CEP290) test; FIFe breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
FIFe standard · Balinese
As the FIFe standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.
Fine and silky
of medium length on the body, slightly longer at the frill and shoulders and on the tail, which forms a plume.
No woolly undercoat.
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FIFe’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Base colour
mask in the face, points on ears, legs and tail
Shortened from FIFe standard BAL — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Breed-level information from The Cat API. It describes the Balinese in general; any individual animal can differ.
Known hereditary risks for the Balinese breed, and the specific documentation to request from any breeder before paying a deposit. A responsible breeder will have these readily available; deflection is a red flag.
2 conditions documentedThis is breed-level literature, not veterinary advice about an individual animal — your vet knows the animal.
Health checklist (PDF)An outward or inward bend in the lower chest bone, seen mostly in oriental-bodied breeds; CFA names Balinese directly among the breeds most often affected. Outward protrusion is usually harmless; an inward one can affect the chest cavity and needs veterinary assessment.
What to ask for
No DNA test exists — ask for a veterinary chest exam noting sternum conformation, on both parents
Balinese cats carry the same CEP290 mutation found across the wider Siamese group; a 2009 survey found roughly one-third carrier frequency in Siamese and closely related breeds, explicitly including Balinese/Javanese, and UC Davis lists Balinese as appropriate for the test.
What to ask for
UC Davis VGL PRA rdAc (CEP290) DNA test result, on both parents
This is where Balinese owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
No Balinese breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.
