by Andrei Staff
(Lleida, Spain)
My Cat
he has about 10 months and 3,3kg please help me to determinate his breed....i see a lot of pictures of British longhair cats similar to him but i am not a specialist to say that....please tell me what you think about him...
Andrei
Hi Andei.. Thanks for visiting and asking. Although, to be honest, I have a problem with identifying cat breeds just from appearance. Most if not all people would have the same problem including experts, because it is not possible to be certain from appearance alone.
If a cat is a fine specimen of a purebred cat then you can say with some conviction that the cat is a certain breed. But you can't say with certainty that a cat is a certain breed just by looking at it.
Appearance alone is not enough. You need evidence in the form of pedigree. These are records kept at cat associations if the cat is registered with the association.
Sometimes purebred cats don't have documented pedigrees. It is quite complicated.
So, about your cat. He is a long haired grey cat that looks like a British Longhair. That is about all you can say, I am afraid.
He may be purebred. He could be a traditional Persian as they are more common that British longhaired cats and he looks like a trad Persian to me. In fact he does have the general feel of a purebred cat. He looks a bit special. But he could still be mixed breed.
But you cannot say without some form of evidence other than appearance - sorry.
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He looks absolutely gorgeous. I wish he were my cat companion.
Amanda, he has all the hallmarks of a Maine Coon cat. He has a square and pronounced muzzle and a wonderful ruff. The ears should be lynx-tipped but I can’t see them in the photograph. I think he looks wonderful. He’s a classy looking cat. However, he might not be a purebred cat at all. He could be a random bred cat and most likely is but he does have a certain presence and an appearance which is very much in line with the appearance of the Maine Coon cat breed. This cat breed is the most popular in America and rightly so.
He definitely is not what the vet said, sorry. His appearence in miles from a Persian or Brit Longhair. Thanks for showing me. You have a beautiful cat companion.