I typically wouldn't question a random-bred cat's history. He was born under a house and prefers not to talk about it.
But, we've known each other for about 11 years now, and I finally brought up the topic.
"Where in the world did you get a puffy tail like that?"
See, I had been browsing pics of long haired cats in one of those colorful books with lots pictures of different breeds. I suddenly realized that there were relatively few purebred long haired cat breeds that were big and really fluffy.
I'm positive he's a mixed breed.
(and he's neutered, as I have no interest in ever breeding cats. I feel there are already too many that need homes.)
Back to topic.
Long coats are recessive, and I'm willing to guess my cat is probably inbred. He's from a small town. I'm lucky he has a normal amount of toes.
I'd never actually say that to his face though. He's got a nasty temper.
He may have enough genes doubled up to make the original long coated breed identifiable.
So what do you guys think? Do his features remind you of any particular cat breed?
But, we've known each other for about 11 years now, and I finally brought up the topic.
"Where in the world did you get a puffy tail like that?"
See, I had been browsing pics of long haired cats in one of those colorful books with lots pictures of different breeds. I suddenly realized that there were relatively few purebred long haired cat breeds that were big and really fluffy.
I'm positive he's a mixed breed.
(and he's neutered, as I have no interest in ever breeding cats. I feel there are already too many that need homes.)
Back to topic.
Long coats are recessive, and I'm willing to guess my cat is probably inbred. He's from a small town. I'm lucky he has a normal amount of toes.
I'd never actually say that to his face though. He's got a nasty temper.
He may have enough genes doubled up to make the original long coated breed identifiable.
So what do you guys think? Do his features remind you of any particular cat breed?