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Basepaws has gone through a lot of changes since I first tried them. I don't think I'll give a sample of my third bicolor cat, but this is what they say my cats, Mallory and Royal, are most similar to (at likeliest confidence range): Mallory Western 40.99% (American Shorthair 4.75%, Broadly...

I'm over 30 weeks pregnant :) Got a little guy on the way!

I have too many past cats to include here, so I'll just include my current ones. Mallory - got her from local humane society shelter in October 2017 Royal - got him from the same place in October 2020 Cricket - got him from the local PetSmart, October 2021 (it's a complete coincidence that all...

Here's our new bicolor gray and white cat, Cricket! He's a silky mask and mantle. We've had him for just over a month now, and he's helped balance our other tabby cats, Mallory and Royal, who didn't get along too well. We've been very impressed with Cricket's intelligence! He's just five...

They've updated their reports and now include a chromosome map. My Mallory is said to be 99.91% similar to Maine Coon, 93.8% Turkish Angora, 92.52% Siberian, and 64.69% American Shorthair (no other breed similarity more than 30%.). She is a small DSH despite high 90%+ similarity to those three...

23andMe is great. I've taken their DNA test, as have many of my family members. I also just got further explanation from Basepaws -- while my cat is clearly DSH, her Egyptian Mau results at the top aren't random or meaningless; that is, in fact, the breed to which she is closest to per their...

Thanks, yes, she is. I also got further exploration from Basepaws -- while she is clearly DSH, her Egyptian Mau results at the top aren't random or meaningless; that is, in fact, the breed to which she is closest to per their sequencing.

True, the results are rudimentary, and they will refine them and add features as time goes on. Yes, mine was processed in early November.

Results are finally in for mine. She's a generic DSH, showing no likelihood for any of the 27 breeds they have listed. Her wildcat ancestry also showed low percentages, so there is no hybridization. I was a little excited at first because they had Egyptian Mau at the top, so I thought that...

Results are finally in. She's a generic DSH, showing no likelihood for any of the 27 breeds they have listed. Her wildcat ancestry also showed low percentages, so there is no hybridization. I was a little excited at first because they had Egyptian Mau at the top, so I thought that meant she was...

Mine was processed recently. Now it says awaiting sequencing.

Yes, and yes.

Mallory likes to sit on top of my head on the top part of the couch while I play Super Mario Maker. She gives me a head massage and purrs. Husband took this adorable photo of her doing that.

Mine also has a chronic issue like this with her right eye. I had her examined by the vet, and she had both antibiotic and antiviral eye meds, but she still gets an inflamed eyelid and watery eye with discharge. They checked her out and said it's a blocked tear duct. Probably a lifelong thing...

We now have a routine with the little cutie when she tries to eat all our food -- we put her in the pantry for a few minutes until we are done eating. Then she comes back out. She will eat just about anything, fyi -- have to be very careful and cautious with this creature. She has eaten a...