Our Beautiful Mystery Kitty...

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Our sweet girl Sophie was an itty bitty 8 wko rescue baby, now 9 mo. She has shorthair, but the finest softest of any cat we've had (her mother must've been a cashmere sweater LOL). People always comment on her striking markings in person, but we have no clue what to tell them-- to us, she's just our "Sophie Dophie Get off the counter Its not lunch time yet Where's Your Brother" baby girl. Any guess is appreciated, meow! \\^. .^//
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Both of your kitties are GORGEOUS! I would describe Sophie as a classic torbie (tortoiseshell tabby- because she has some orange patches on her front legs) and white Domestic Shorthair. I think it’s possible she might have some Oriental ancestry, because of her almond-shaped eyes and triangular head. I would describe your orange kitty as a red spotted tabby Domestic Shorthair.
 
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abyeb said:
Both of your kitties are GORGEOUS! I would describe Sophie as a classic torbie (tortoiseshell tabby- because she has some orange patches on her front legs) and white Domestic Shorthair. I think it’s possible she might have some Oriental ancestry, because of her almond-shaped eyes and triangular head. I would describe your orange kitty as a red spotted tabby Domestic Shorthair.
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That is so helpful, thank you! With stripes, marbleing AND patches we were having a hard time finding a picture of another kitty like her. :dizzycat:
 
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From her pictures, I think she is a brown classic tabby and white, not a torbie. I think she is just a warm colored tabby, and the cream colored areas are part of her tabby pattern, since everywhere the cream areas appear, they are symmetrical and fit into the tabby background.

I am not seeing Oriental influence... but I do think it is possible she has a little bit of Bengal ancestry, because her tabby markings are outlined in black, with a lighter center. I've cropped the pictures here to show the stripes I am looking at. Many Bengals also have a warm ground color, as she has. She's definitely not a purebred Bengal, but I wouldn't be surprised if there is some Bengal in her background.

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beautiful M on her forehead, can't really tell about her brother's, but I do see a little of one side of an M on his forehead. Both are beautiful and charming.
 
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lutece said:
From her pictures, I think she is a brown classic tabby and white, not a torbie. I think she is just a warm colored tabby, and the cream colored areas are part of her tabby pattern, since everywhere the cream areas appear, they are symmetrical and fit into the tabby background.

I am not seeing Oriental influence... but I do think it is possible she has a little bit of Bengal ancestry, because her tabby markings are outlined in black, with a lighter center. I've cropped the pictures here to show the stripes I am looking at. Many Bengals also have a warm ground color, as she has. She's definitely not a purebred Bengal, but I wouldn't be surprised if there is some Bengal in her background.

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You definitely bring up an important clue: the symmetry across her body. It's funny because she has both warm and cool colors in her-- browns, grays, black, tan. What's the cat equivalent of "mutt"? :biggrin:
 
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LuvDeezKittez said:
What's the cat equivalent of "mutt"? :biggrin:
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Most cats are not any specific breed... and it's also not accurate to describe most cats as mixed breeds (unlike dogs). Cat breeding is a recent human hobby. Almost all cats are simply domestic cats without any particular breed ancestry; we call them domestic shorthairs or longhairs depending on hair length.
 
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Kflowers said:
beautiful M on her forehead, can't really tell about her brother's, but I do see a little of one side of an M on his forehead. Both are beautiful and charming.
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Thanks! The orange boy is Gnocchi. His middle name is Parmesan because he's silly and cheesy. He's not really her littermate but they are only 2 wks apart.
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And he's a pretty boy. They make a very nice set. You will be so glad that you have two kittens to wear each other out rather than to remake your legs.
 
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