Korat or British Shorthair?

by David
(Tarpon Springs, FL)

My wife and kids gave me a lovely grey and white male kitten last year for father's day, I gave it the name "Dorian Grey" due to his beauty but really mischievous but not destructive behavior.

He loves to sit next to us wherever we are but never on our laps and he usually likes to be touched for short periods of time then he would move away.

I can't find anything conclusive on the breed so I turn to the experts so please check the attach pictures to help me with the breed.

I always loved cats but my wife always had her doubts, now she loves him more than I do! He is vocal only when he wants something (food/water) otherwise he is very quiet. His coat is extremely soft but barely sheds any hairs.

David

Hi David.. thanks for visiting. You have a very handsome cat companion and a fine member of the family.

There is no doubt that your cat is neither a Korat nor a British Shorthair but a random bred cat or what people refer to as a mixed breed cat.

That is not in any way to suggest that he is a lesser cat than a purebred cat - the opposite could be argued in fact.

My article on "What Breed is My Cat" will probably tell you why I make this assessment.

On a visual assessment only, your cat cannot be a Korat as they are grey all over (blue in cat fancy language or more accurately: dilute black). There are four grey cat breeds incidentally.

The British Shorthair is more stocky (cobby) with a square face so that rules out this breed. The blue Brit SH is one of the most common and best loved coats for this breed.

Thanks again for sharing.

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