On 18 Jun 2004 19:11:51 -0700, (Tracy) wrote:

Secondly, spending as much time volunteering at a shelter as I do (a
no-kill), I know that there are lots of cats who carry a chunk of
genetic material from the breeds and while they don't have papers,
they can and do have the look and temperament of any breed you can
imagine.

Not just shelters either. I have three cats that are sorta like
ragdolls - two are culls from barn/farm cat populations and the other
was a stray that tried to take up at a friend's home.

Random bred cats not only can look like standard breeds, but also like
breeds and colors that ought to exist but don't (or are very rare),
some of them very pretty. One of the ragdoll-like culls (apricot
color) has a gorgeous red tabby colorpoint brother.

I might also say that of the four I mentioned, all are excellent pets,
and three are also good mousers. I doubt I could have bought such
versatile cats.


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