Is My Cat Part Egyptian Mau?

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by Lynaye
(Larned , Kansas, USA)

Ashli sitting by the couch

Ashli sitting by the couch

I think my cat is part Egyptian Mau but I'm not for sure. I think that she has the Gooseberry Green eye color and the spots and some of the face markings. I adopted her for a local shelter in august.

They told me that she was a silver and cream tabby. She also has the coat where the spots and stripes are only in the top of her fur not all the way through.

I have many photos of her because she is very photogenic. I was wondering if my cat could be part Egyptian Mau?

Lynaye

Hi Lynaye... thanks for visiting. Your cat looks lovely. I'll be honest, though, and say that I don't think that she is an Egyptian Mau mix.

Sometimes cats are very close to the purebred breed but have no pedigree or are one removed from purebred (and look similar, therefore) but I think she is too far from the proper Egyptian Mau type to be part Egyptian Mau.

They are foreign in appearance (meaning slender) and have spots. Your cat looks like a dilute blotched tabby cat but she is a very attractive cat and as good as an Egyptian Mau.

If you would like to send me some pictures I'll put them on the page:

mjbmeisteratgmail.com

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Jan 18, 2011
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by: Finn Frode, Denmark

If you want to add a photo to an existing page, you'll have to mail it to Michael. You'll find his contact info on the POC Admin page.

But why not create a new page about your cat? When doing so you'll have the option of uploading no less than 4 pictures right away. 😉

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Jan 17, 2011
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The famous question, if only I knew how to upload a photo?

Oct 26, 2010
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by: Newcomer

Well, i have no clue what im doing, but i really need to ask the famous question- is my cat part egyption mau? She is no pure-breed. She is grey with stripe/spotted coat with an M on her forehead. She has a bit bigger ears than normal. Her body shape looks like this:

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Remember that this isnt her but their body shape is like an exact copy of her body shape! I seriously think she is part egyption mau. sorry for not putting a real picture of her i couldnt get the picture from my camera to my com.

Mar 14, 2010
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by: Finn Frode, Denmark

Hi Lynaye. You have a very beautiful tabby cat - whatever her roots may be.
The exact colours are difficult to judge from a photo, but if indeed she is silver and cream, you actually have a calico (black and orange) cat, as silver is a dilluted black and cream a dilluted orange. That's kinda special, I think. 😉

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Mar 14, 2010
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by: Phil

I agree with Michael, she does look more like a tabby than a Mau - however, bear in mind that a Mau could also be described as an 'exotic tabby', so there will most likely be similarities (one key trait of tabbys is the 'M' pattern on the forehead). Also, green eyes are by no means unique to Maus! All Maus have green eyes, but not all green-eyed cats are Maus...

All the same, she does look very sweet and photogenic - mind you, I happen to think that nearly all cats are photogenic!

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  2. He looks a bit like my cat here: a nice tabby cat. Of course Egyptian Maus are also tabbies. Thanks for sharing Lucy.

  3. In this picture Sugrrr (nice name by the way) has a very Egyptian Mau underside. I can see the wild cat ancestor via Egyptian Mau here.

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