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What kind of cat do I have?
Got her through a friend of a friend so I am not really sure what she is.
sorry about the bad quality. She is a a little off white or tan colored with dark gray stripes.
6 Answers
- ZotsRuleLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
She doesn't look like any breed. She's a "domestic" - a cat of no particular breed just like over 97% of the cats on the entire planet. Cats were domesticated thousands of years ago and breeds only established in the last hundred or so years. So most cats have NO breeds whatsoever in their history. Add to that the fact breeders tend to sell their kittens altered and never allow crossbreeding so you just don't end up with "mixes" like so many people incorrectly think.
Hard to see the colour of her coat in that photo since it has a weird filter on it or is just really poor quality. She's either Blue, Silver or Brown Mackerel Tabby. Compare her coat here - http://www.seregiontica.org/Colors/tabby/tabbies.h...
edit: LOL at the thumbs down! Guess it pisses people off I actually know what I'm talking about! If his basecoat is white or a light grey then he's definitely Silver Mackerel Tabby.
edit2: LOL at the person saying he has a "bit of Egyptian Mau" in him. How is this possible when there's 1) so few breeders, 2) breeders tend to sell altered kittens and 3) crossbreeding is never allowed?
- OcimomLv 71 decade ago
Are you sure the stripes are gray and not a dark cream? Cause from your description the cat would be a cream tabby. If grey stripes, the base color is light grey and would be a blue tabby.
Your cat is a domestic shorthair (not a breed of any one kind). But your color description is confusing. Do you have any better pics that show the true color?
- 1 decade ago
You have a Domestic Shorthair. This is basically a shorthaired cat which does not have a pedigree or belong to any recognized cat breed. Most of the cats out there are either going to be domestic shorthairs or longhairs.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
I think u have a Domestic short hair.
- 1 decade ago
it looks like it COULD have some Egyptian Mau in it. Now I'm not saying its purebred or even half, but it just looks like it could have a hint of Egyptian Mau in it. or maybe a tiny bit of siamese.