A visitor, Ludi Ye, asks the question: I have this one of the most popular questions: is this a mau? I adopted Bamboo for about half a year, she was abandoned twice. I know it might be hard to tell from the picture, but I want to give it a try because I see …
Intro History Appearance/character Feral Cat – Egypt Click here to see visitors’ submissions Quick Guide (v. compressed version of this page) Introduction The Egyptian Mau is famous for being one of the cat breeds with the longest recordable history, being perhaps the first domesticated cat. Of course the cat breed we see today in …
by Sandra (Allendale, mi, USA) I purchased a gray tiger striped kitten from a private party not knowing he was also apparently part Egyptian Mau. As he grew I began to notice the spotted markings on his side and also took note of his extra long tail, pointy ears and long whiskers. I was …
Cats101 – Egyptian Mau by Snowclockstudio (The Netherlands) I watch Cats101 on animal planet and to my surprise I saw a “Mau” who looked surprisingly like my Corsican Hybrid cat- to be honest nothing like a Mau. What do you think, is this a Mau? Snowclockstudio Hi.. I see what you mean. The video …
My Mau Isabella by William Burke (Cotati, CA) A friend of mine said she had found a kitten in her garage. It was about six weeks old. She could not take care of it herself and was concerned that if she brought it to a shelter it would be put down because she was …
I have been interested in the Egyptian Mau breed since, funny to say, but, since the movie Catwoman with Halle Berry. I started reading up on them and found them very interesting. I’ve wanted one since then, but could not find them anywhere, where I live. All I could find were breeders out of …
The Most Loving Cat by spanky (California) The Most Loving Cat I just got two little kittens from an ad online – the mom had gotten out and got pregnant and the owners were dog lovers and very upset that they had more cats in their home – I got two as I would …
“Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” – the well known Mark Twain quote. Photo copyright Helmi Flick – please respect …
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