What breed is my cat?

[gaogier]

Hello

I am trying to work out what breed my cat is, he is a large cat.


I measured our cats, our "kitten" 8 months old, 20 inches from nose to base of tail 11 inches to shoulder. Our middle 2, both 28 inches from nose to tail, with 14 inches to shoulder. Our largest cat, is a large cat, he is at least 35" inches from nose - to base of tail and 16 inches to the shoulder. Let me put it this way, his tail is 6 inches long.

 

[missymotus]

Unless you purchased the cat from a registered breeder itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s a domestic long or short hair.

 

[gaogier]

Yeah, but why is he so big?

I live in the UK, and only big cats are BIG cats.

 

[-_aj_-]

have you got any pictures of the cat, my Sooty is quite a large cat and hes a DSH and im in the UK to

 

[sohni]

I had a 22 lb orange tabby domestic as my first cat. His Mom was a 6 lb calico we found in a parking lot. With domestic cats, there can be huge variation in size and in colour just naturally.

 

[goldenkitty45]

My first cat, Mitten stood over a foot tall at the shoulders and was 3 feet long from nose to tail. He weighed 14-15 lbs . Not fat, but tall and long.

If your cats are the one's pictured, they are domestic shorthair cats. Not unusual at all to have them vary in size.

Purebreds follow a general guideline in size but random bred cats can be small (6 lbs) to large 15+ and there is nothing "special" or unusual about their size.

 

[gaogier]

Here is a photo of buttons = our smallest cat with bubbles.

I can tell you he is now 27 inches from nose to base of tail, with his tail at 11 inches and hight to shoulder is now 12 inches.

Bubbles is notably Larger.

Bubbles is impossible to measure correctly, as he plays with the tape measure.

 

[arlyn]

I see two Domestic Shorthair cats (Moggies) one is a brown mackerel tabby, the other a red classic tabby with white mitts.

 

[phillip]

Originally Posted by Arlyn

I see two Domestic Shorthair cats (Moggies) one is a brown mackerel tabby, the other a red classic tabby with white mitts.

I agree. The Tabby is quite a common breed. Our female is part Tabby and Mane Koon......

 

[northernglow]

Originally Posted by Phillip

I agree. The Tabby is quite a common breed. Our female is part Tabby and Mane Koon......

Tabby is not a breed. It's a coat pattern (for example mackerel, spotted & classic tabby). I agree with Arlyn.
And Maine Coon is spelled Maine Coon.

 

[phillip]

Originally Posted by NorthernGlow

Tabby is not a breed. It's a coat pattern (for example mackerel, spotted & classic tabby). I agree with Arlyn.
And Maine Coon is spelled Maine Coon.

Well I am glad I came here I learned something I did not know that thanks.

 

[arlyn]

I've been here forever, and I still learn stuff here.