How to tell Breed?

here they are!
http://community.webshots.com/album/111231320oxUhPl


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"Dennis Carr" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:54:12 -0500, .oO rach Oo. wrote:

This afternoon, I took a peek on Orchid's site and the pictures of the
Bengal cats look almost identical to the younger kitten, Stella. Is
there a
way to tell for sure or if she has a bit of Bengal in her? Her nose
seems
more pointed than a regular tabby.

Helps to have a picture. =^^= You have one?

The thing is, you can describe to your heart's content, but you have to
actually look at the cat to determine the breed.

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..oO rach Oo. wrote:

We have two kittens that we adopted at a shelter a month and a half ago.
They told us they were both brown tabby cats.

This afternoon, I took a peek on Orchid's site and the pictures of the
Bengal cats look almost identical to the younger kitten, Stella. Is there a
way to tell for sure or if she has a bit of Bengal in her? Her nose seems
more pointed than a regular tabby.

TIA

--
rach

"Hipsters - UNITE!"



Unless you have pedigree papers for the kittens it will be impossible to
tell if they are purebred or not.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

..oO rach Oo. wrote:

We have two kittens that we adopted at a shelter a month and a half ago.
They told us they were both brown tabby cats.

This afternoon, I took a peek on Orchid's site and the pictures of the
Bengal cats look almost identical to the younger kitten, Stella. Is there a
way to tell for sure or if she has a bit of Bengal in her? Her nose seems
more pointed than a regular tabby.

TIA

--
rach

"Hipsters - UNITE!"



Unless you have pedigree papers for the kittens it will be impossible to
tell if they are purebred or not.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

What you have are two gorgeous and obviously very spoiled versions of garden
variety grey and black tabby cat cat, otherwise known as a domestic short
hair. :~)

Yes, very cute but not Bengal or part Bengal.

What you have are two gorgeous and obviously very spoiled versions of garden
variety grey and black tabby cat cat, otherwise known as a domestic short
hair. :~)

Yes, very cute but not Bengal or part Bengal.

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:24:46 -0500, ".oO rach Oo."
wrote:

here they are!
http://community.webshots.com/album/111231320oxUhPl

They are adorable!!! She is *such* a cutie!

But probably unlikely to be part Bengal. I'll explain why.


Spotted tabbies *do* exist outside of the Bengal breed --
Egyptian Maus, Ocicats, and even moggies can have spots!
However, what makes Bengals special is the flow of the spots. If you
look closely at your tabby's spots, they align vertically, like broken
tabby stripes. Now look closely at Temujin's spots -- they flow
horizontally and randomly. The only way to get that horizontal and
random flow is by introducing the Asian Leopard Cat gene for that
horizontal pull.
Conformation-wise, Bengals are much longer-bodied than Stella
looks to be. From the back of Temujin's neck to the base of his tail
he measures 18" long! As well, Stella's head is what we call 'cobby'
in the cat fancy -- round, with a relatively short muzzle. Bengals
have longer muzzles with well-defined, puffy whisker pads and a slight
Roman nose.

Bengals are still fairly rare as pets -- many people have
never even heard of them, much less gotten an intact one and let him
or her roam the neighborhood getting knocked up.






Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:24:46 -0500, ".oO rach Oo."
wrote:

here they are!
http://community.webshots.com/album/111231320oxUhPl

They are adorable!!! She is *such* a cutie!

But probably unlikely to be part Bengal. I'll explain why.


Spotted tabbies *do* exist outside of the Bengal breed --
Egyptian Maus, Ocicats, and even moggies can have spots!
However, what makes Bengals special is the flow of the spots. If you
look closely at your tabby's spots, they align vertically, like broken
tabby stripes. Now look closely at Temujin's spots -- they flow
horizontally and randomly. The only way to get that horizontal and
random flow is by introducing the Asian Leopard Cat gene for that
horizontal pull.
Conformation-wise, Bengals are much longer-bodied than Stella
looks to be. From the back of Temujin's neck to the base of his tail
he measures 18" long! As well, Stella's head is what we call 'cobby'
in the cat fancy -- round, with a relatively short muzzle. Bengals
have longer muzzles with well-defined, puffy whisker pads and a slight
Roman nose.

Bengals are still fairly rare as pets -- many people have
never even heard of them, much less gotten an intact one and let him
or her roam the neighborhood getting knocked up.






Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid

Wow... thanks everyone ... especially Orchid.

Regardless of what kind of cat... it's nice knowing all cats that live with
the posters here are loved and cared for.

--
rach

"Hipsters - UNITE!"

"Orchid" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:24:46 -0500, ".oO rach Oo."
wrote:

here they are!
http://community.webshots.com/album/111231320oxUhPl

They are adorable!!! She is *such* a cutie!

But probably unlikely to be part Bengal. I'll explain why.


Spotted tabbies *do* exist outside of the Bengal breed --
Egyptian Maus, Ocicats, and even moggies can have spots!
However, what makes Bengals special is the flow of the spots. If you
look closely at your tabby's spots, they align vertically, like broken
tabby stripes. Now look closely at Temujin's spots -- they flow
horizontally and randomly. The only way to get that horizontal and
random flow is by introducing the Asian Leopard Cat gene for that
horizontal pull.
Conformation-wise, Bengals are much longer-bodied than Stella
looks to be. From the back of Temujin's neck to the base of his tail
he measures 18" long! As well, Stella's head is what we call 'cobby'
in the cat fancy -- round, with a relatively short muzzle. Bengals
have longer muzzles with well-defined, puffy whisker pads and a slight
Roman nose.

Bengals are still fairly rare as pets -- many people have
never even heard of them, much less gotten an intact one and let him
or her roam the neighborhood getting knocked up.






Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid

Wow... thanks everyone ... especially Orchid.

Regardless of what kind of cat... it's nice knowing all cats that live with
the posters here are loved and cared for.

--
rach

"Hipsters - UNITE!"

"Orchid" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:24:46 -0500, ".oO rach Oo."
wrote:

here they are!
http://community.webshots.com/album/111231320oxUhPl

They are adorable!!! She is *such* a cutie!

But probably unlikely to be part Bengal. I'll explain why.


Spotted tabbies *do* exist outside of the Bengal breed --
Egyptian Maus, Ocicats, and even moggies can have spots!
However, what makes Bengals special is the flow of the spots. If you
look closely at your tabby's spots, they align vertically, like broken
tabby stripes. Now look closely at Temujin's spots -- they flow
horizontally and randomly. The only way to get that horizontal and
random flow is by introducing the Asian Leopard Cat gene for that
horizontal pull.
Conformation-wise, Bengals are much longer-bodied than Stella
looks to be. From the back of Temujin's neck to the base of his tail
he measures 18" long! As well, Stella's head is what we call 'cobby'
in the cat fancy -- round, with a relatively short muzzle. Bengals
have longer muzzles with well-defined, puffy whisker pads and a slight
Roman nose.

Bengals are still fairly rare as pets -- many people have
never even heard of them, much less gotten an intact one and let him
or her roam the neighborhood getting knocked up.






Orchid
See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:24:46 -0500, .oO rach Oo. wrote:

here they are!
http://community.webshots.com/album/111231320oxUhPl

Kyoot! =^_^=

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http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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