Egyptian Mau?

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sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but im wondering if my cat is actually an Egyptian Mau.

can anyone give me a description of them so i can know for sure?

i have a few pictures too





what do you guys think?

i have also had a lot of people tell me her back legs, and ears are a little big, and they have never seen a kitten play as much as her

she follows me around like a little dog also, wherever i go, she follows
 
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Originally Posted by slvr98camaro

sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but im wondering if my cat is actually an Egyptian Mau.

can anyone give me a description of them so i can know for sure?

i have a few pictures too





what do you guys think?

i have also had a lot of people tell me her back legs, and ears are a little big, and they have never seen a kitten play as much as her

she follows me around like a little dog also, wherever i go, she follows
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Looks like a blue bengal
 
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I think we kinda need to see her face too. I have an Egyptian Mau. You can compare your cat to my cat's face.
 
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heres a pic of her face, flash was a bit too bright for her

 
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Originally Posted by bengalbabe

Looks like a blue bengal
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thanks, i looked up blue bengals, and personally i think she looks more like a egyptian mau, plus one website said that bengal cats do not have spots on their belly, and mine does
 
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Looks like a spotted tabby DSH to me, not an EM or Bengal.

I think Bengals do have spotted bellies, don't all tabby patterns?
 
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i didnt realize that regular cats could come in spots also

i looked at this picture:


and thought thats what my cat must be, because its like a 99% match
 
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Originally Posted by slvr98camaro

thanks, i looked up blue bengals, and personally i think she looks more like a egyptian mau, plus one website said that bengal cats do not have spots on their belly, and mine does
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Yes all bengals MUST have spotted bellies. The standard was just changed to patterened bellies because some of the marbles have more swirl like markings but the spotteds all have spotted bellies.

In her face picture i cant tell what eye shape she has because her eyes are closed. If she was a bengal she would definately be a blue bengal.
 
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Originally Posted by slvr98camaro

i didnt realize that regular cats could come in spots also
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We have a spotted feral cat that we feed. He looks just like your cat but he's brown, not silver.
 
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Originally Posted by slvr98camaro

i didnt realize that regular cats could come in spots also

i looked at this picture:


and thought thats what my cat must be, because its like a 99% match
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Yes there are spotted tabbies that are not occicat, mau or bengal.
 
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Originally Posted by slvr98camaro

i didnt realize that regular cats could come in spots also

i looked at this picture:


and thought thats what my cat must be, because its like a 99% match
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Your cat has grey markings like a blue. The cat in this picture has black markings and is a silver.
 
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Very pretty blue spotted or a broken mackeral tabby kitten - domestic sh. Maus are not common cats so its unlikely she has that in the background.

And Maus only come in 3 colors - silver, bronze, or black smoke
 
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Bottom line is that without paperwork, you'll never know. So just enjoy your blue spotted tabby and don't worry about what breed/breeds she is.
 
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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Very pretty blue spotted or a broken mackeral tabby kitten - domestic sh. Maus are not common cats so its unlikely she has that in the background.

And Maus only come in 3 colors - silver, bronze, or black smoke
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There are blue Maus too. This is from the CFA breed profile:
"The Egyptian Mau comes in three colors that can be shown in championship classes: Silver, Bronze, and Smoke. Also accepted for registration purposes, but not for showing, are the solid Black and the dilute versions of the "primary" colors: Blue Silver, Blue spotted (dilute bronze), Blue Smoke and the solid Blue."
 
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