Fez is about 3 months old. I think he might be mixed with Bengal, Mau or something with spots, not sure though. He is silver, with black stripes and he also has spots, which makes me think he is mixed with a Bengal or something like it. Maybe someone here can tell me what their best guess is at his mix.Here are some pics, you cant see his spots to well when he sits, i tried getting some pics of him standing or walking but it was hard, but he has about 5 spots on each side.
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Can someone tell me what my cat is mixed with?
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OMG he looks exactly like my rambo!!!
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...4&page=1&pp=12
(there is a good picture on the second page of his coat)
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...4&page=1&pp=12
(there is a good picture on the second page of his coat)
Holy, he really does look like rambo, exactly WOW
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Wow he does look like your Rambo, thats pretty neat!Do you have anymore pics of Rambo that you can share with me? How old is Rambo?
rambo is almost 5 months old (vet's guess), i got him at around 8weeks old from the humane society. lol...and i always have pictures. I have about 40 sitting on my digital camera...i just haven't had the time to upload them. I'll try and get on that. Here's a few more i found
These kitties both look like silver tabbies to me. I would not say Bengal so much tho some tabbies resemble Bengals. They are both cuties!!
The Patterns found on Tabby Cats:
Classic
It is this pattern that appears most often on tabby cats. The classic (known as blotched tabbies in the United Kingdom) has large swirls or blotches that end in a circular pattern at the sides. Three broad lines run from the neck to the tail, and around the neck there are wide bands of color (known as a necklace.)
Classic tabby cats tails have broad bands, as do their legs, and the belly will have a row of vest button blotches. On the shoulders are patterns that are very similar to butterfly wings.
Mackerel
Mackerel tabby markings closely correspond to the patterns seen on African wild cats. Some people suggest that mackerel tabbies should have been called classic, because their coat pattern was the original, and more reminiscent of the domestic cats origins.
Mackerel tabbies have narrow striped rings around their tail and legs, solid or broken stripes down their sides and one or more 'necklaces' on the front of their chests. Along the belly of the mackerel tabby you will find a double row of 'vest buttons.'
The sides, shoulders and haunches can show fine parallel lines or markings somewhat like the bones of a fish, which is how they came to be called mackerel tabby cats, (they are also sometimes known as tiger tabbies.)
Spotted
The dark blotches of the coat pattern of some tabbies are formed into oval or round spots. Sometimes the spots run in lines, this is often known as the interrupted mackerel pattern, however whether these spots developed from mackerel tabby cats, or are a completely separate mutation remains unknown.
Spotted tabbies usually show a faint trace of a necklace and have a line of spots, or sometimes blotches, running from the neck to the very tip of their tail.
Ticked
Cats with ticked coat markings do not display the usual stripes, blotches or swirls of the tabby pattern and do not at first glance seem to be tabby cats at all. A closer look will show that the hairs are in fact striped with light and dark colored bands, these are known as agouti hairs, most tabbies will have some agouti hairs that make up part of their coat pattern.
The faces of ticked (or agouti) tabby cats will show the traditional 'M' marking, and ticked tabbies may show a faint necklace.
The Abyssinian cat is a very good example of a ticked tabby and their coats often appear to shimmer in the sunlight due to the agouti hairs.
Patched
Tabby cats that have random patches of different colors are known as tortoiseshell (tortie), if the markings are tabby, the cats are called patched tabby cats (torbie). Mackerel, spotted, ticked or classic markings can show in the patches, and the tabby pattern usually shows more distinctly on the head and legs.
Brown patched tabbies have patches of deep brown tabby markings and patches of red (orange or ginger) tabby markings. Blue patched tabbies have patches of soft blue (gray) tabby markings and patches of cream tabby markings.
Classic
It is this pattern that appears most often on tabby cats. The classic (known as blotched tabbies in the United Kingdom) has large swirls or blotches that end in a circular pattern at the sides. Three broad lines run from the neck to the tail, and around the neck there are wide bands of color (known as a necklace.)
Classic tabby cats tails have broad bands, as do their legs, and the belly will have a row of vest button blotches. On the shoulders are patterns that are very similar to butterfly wings.
Mackerel
Mackerel tabby markings closely correspond to the patterns seen on African wild cats. Some people suggest that mackerel tabbies should have been called classic, because their coat pattern was the original, and more reminiscent of the domestic cats origins.
Mackerel tabbies have narrow striped rings around their tail and legs, solid or broken stripes down their sides and one or more 'necklaces' on the front of their chests. Along the belly of the mackerel tabby you will find a double row of 'vest buttons.'
The sides, shoulders and haunches can show fine parallel lines or markings somewhat like the bones of a fish, which is how they came to be called mackerel tabby cats, (they are also sometimes known as tiger tabbies.)
Spotted
The dark blotches of the coat pattern of some tabbies are formed into oval or round spots. Sometimes the spots run in lines, this is often known as the interrupted mackerel pattern, however whether these spots developed from mackerel tabby cats, or are a completely separate mutation remains unknown.
Spotted tabbies usually show a faint trace of a necklace and have a line of spots, or sometimes blotches, running from the neck to the very tip of their tail.
Ticked
Cats with ticked coat markings do not display the usual stripes, blotches or swirls of the tabby pattern and do not at first glance seem to be tabby cats at all. A closer look will show that the hairs are in fact striped with light and dark colored bands, these are known as agouti hairs, most tabbies will have some agouti hairs that make up part of their coat pattern.
The faces of ticked (or agouti) tabby cats will show the traditional 'M' marking, and ticked tabbies may show a faint necklace.
The Abyssinian cat is a very good example of a ticked tabby and their coats often appear to shimmer in the sunlight due to the agouti hairs.
Patched
Tabby cats that have random patches of different colors are known as tortoiseshell (tortie), if the markings are tabby, the cats are called patched tabby cats (torbie). Mackerel, spotted, ticked or classic markings can show in the patches, and the tabby pattern usually shows more distinctly on the head and legs.
Brown patched tabbies have patches of deep brown tabby markings and patches of red (orange or ginger) tabby markings. Blue patched tabbies have patches of soft blue (gray) tabby markings and patches of cream tabby markings.
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Silver tabby is not a breed. It's a color pattern of the cat.
Does it really matter? He is just the sweetest looking little guy!!!
He is a Brown Tabby Mackeral and white Domestic Shorthair. Definitly no bengal or mau in there.
Thanks WellingtonCats...i always wanted to know, but wasn't getting anywhere reading the descriptions. Of course that title is a bit of a mouthful for such a little guy!Originally Posted by WellingtonCats
He is a Brown Tabby Mackeral and white Domestic Shorthair. Definitly no bengal or mau in there.
Unfortunately, There is but a few of us who actually know feline genetics really really well... I happen to not be one of them. In any case, no one can really answer your question properly without knowing what the background is of the parents, (as well as the parents themselves).... So, Your cat is mixed with whatever he looks like to you he's mixed with, sounds kinda harsh I know, but different people will see different things, so the best thing to do is go with your gut.
I am now closing this thread.
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