Taj has been hit by a car and survived minus a tooth and plus a broken jaw, and he gets into fights and has come home a bit worse for wear several times. It was very touching to see him waiting for us to come home from work. Once he was old enough to go outside we made the front yard escape proof and installed a cat flap. Taj loved being outside and soon learned to climb the fence and discovered the rest of the neighbourhood. Birmans love being outside, but would be quite happy inside as well, as long as they were diverted enough.
Bored cats can be as destructive as children or dogs, whatever the breed.
Taj was my first Birman and is nearly 10, and I love him dearly. Zen was his full brother from a later litter, who was hit by a car when he was only one. Shay is now happy lying in front of their fire and stalking birds from the roof. Java was our first Blue Birman, John decided our next purchase would be blue after seeing them at a Cat Show. We thought he would be huge, but after an initial growth spurt stopped growing slightly smaller than Taj.