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okay, so I found this cat as a kitten in front of my house b/c he had been dumped by my curb. (jerks)

and i know hes not 100% anything, but i got board last night and came across the name Bengal Stud, and I noticed my cat had A LOT of the similar markings...not quite as clear and detailed but quite similar

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I was wondering if anyone here thought that my cat (Tiger) looks anything like a Bengal Stud or maybe somewhere down the line had it in him.

THANKS...here are the pics, i hope they work

TUMMY (not very clear b/c he wouldn't be still)
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...5/0e680bff.jpg

SIDE 1
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...5/8aedfb08.jpg

SIDE 2
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...5/d8637d9c.jpg

FACE UP CLOSE
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...5/b70da70f.jpg

So pretty!!

Stud refers to an unaltered male used for breeding.

A bengal is a hybrid breed and though popular it would be a rare find to find one that was a mix as these don't happen very often.

It looks like your boy has a small degree of pointing going on in the color (though it might be hard to tell from the pictures). The markings are faint for a bengal but I know you can't help but wonder if there is somethign pure in there as the coat is so beautiful.

Bengals have a horizontal spotted pattern, where Egyptian Maus and other spotted cats have a vertical pattern which is just a broken mackerel tabby stripe. I think this is what we are seeing here.

I'm so glad you took this boy in though! People can be so cruel. At least he now has a loving home.

I have no doubt he is a seal lynx point siamese, or technically a seal lynx colorpoint shorthair.
He is gorgeous!

Originally Posted by pondwader

I have no doubt he is a seal lynx point siamese, or technically a seal lynx colorpoint shorthair.

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How do you see a Siamese here? I don't see it al all Do you have experience with lynx points or do you breed lynx colorpoint shorthair's?

Thanks for explaining.

I raised traditional siamese for over 15 years, and yes, techincally a lynx point siamese is registered as a colorpoint shorthair

IMO he's got more of a lynx point background with a bit of Egyptian Mau or just plain spotted tabby. I don't see any real resemblance to a bengal at all.

Whatever he is, he's very handsome. I'm assuming he is or will be neutered? He might do very well showing in a household pet cat show.

You can have a pointed type of cat without blue eye color - tonkinese are pointed yet have aqua eyes cause they are a result of siamese/burmese. My mixed breed kitten was pointed for the first few months and she had non-blue eye color. She turned into a black/white cat (which I still do not understand) and yet in certain lights you can see the faint points on legs and face.

Thanks so much for your thoughts and info.

Tiger has been nipped and tucked, back there. haha

but i've had him 3-4 years. i found him before he could even use the bathroom.

He has a sister aswell. (which we kept) But she looked NOTHING like him. She was black with random random orangish spots and coloring. I wasn't going to keep them, b/c we already had 4 cats (all rescued from the streets).

but im really glad i did

I know nothing about breeding or anything, i just love cats, and i thought this would be the best place to post something. But i find it interesting, and i really appreciate everybody who had an imput.

His sister is what is called a tortoiseshell - anytime you have black with a little red (orange) mixed in. Tortoiseshells range from an almost all black with very little red to the opposite of more red then black. I like to refer to them as either "black" torties or "red" torties depending on the more cominate color.

One of my tortie rexes was born almost entirely black - thought she was a black female till I spotted 2 tiny red spots on her hips and one tiny dot of red on her head. Her mother was more of a black tortie but produced many lovely marked calicos and other torties.