any breed? or just domestic medium hair?

[tinykim]

Meet zachary. Our beautiful 9 month old terror lol

Zachary was found abandoned in the snow by my brother when he was around 6 weeks old.

I know its hard to tell breeds of cat without papers but with him being pure white and blue eyed (not deaf) and has a stunning 13 inch fluffy tail i wondered if he had some particular breed in him, or is he just a domestic medium hair?

Someone once told me blue eyes are a sign of some pedigree being in him? I dont care either way hes still our baby and our first ever puss cat

Thanks!

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[maewkaew]

Zachary is sure a handsome cat!   It's just about impossible to know if he has some pedigreed ancestry.  but the vast majority of cats are random-bred, not pedigreed,  and moggies  come in a great variety .  ( And those cats are where the breeds came from , in one way or another.   ) so it's usually very hard to pick out if a cat might have a bit of some specific breed.

Zachary has a look that is reminiscent of the Turkish Vankedisi  -- powerful semi-longhair white cats from Anatolia --   but those are quite rare,  and with him having been an abandoned or orphan stray kitten,  the odds are with him having more Northern / Western European ancestry.   He looks like he is a big boned boy,  less cobby than a British Shorthair -- but the pedigreed Brits have been selectively bred for  that semi-cobby body type    There would be others from the native cats of the UK who have a less extreme type but are still big boned cats. 

If you want to consider other potential breeds,   his face is rather Maine Coon-ish.   but hard to say if that is just coincidence or if he might have some ancestors of that breed.  Of course if you were in the Northeast U.S. or the Canadian maritime provinces, that would be more likely that he could be related to the cats who were the foundation of that breed.  

No matter who his ancestors were,  he is  something special!

Blue eyes are not a sign that a cat definitely has pedigreed ancestry or any specific breed.  Basically there are 3 genetically normal ways cats can have blue eyes.

1. cats with the pointed pattern ( like a Siamese or Himalayan or Ragdoll)  all have blue eyes.  In that case , it is a sign the cat very probably had some pedigreed ancestors  ( but it doesn't mean they're recent ancestors -- it may  be passed down from a few pedigree cats who mated with some moggies decades ago! )

2.  Solid white cats often have blue eyes.  Nearly always that is from the Dominant White gene.   That's something seen in cats all over the world,  and doesn't mean pedigreed ancestry.  it just means one parent was white.   This is the one that does have a higher risk of deafness than most cats,  so it's good to hear that your Zachary shows no sign of that.

3.  Cats with a lot of white patches  due to the White Spotting gene,  sometimes have blue eyes especially if the white is on their head. 

 

[tinykim]

Zachary is sure a handsome cat!   It's just about impossible to know if he has some pedigreed ancestry.  but the vast majority of cats are random-bred, not pedigreed,  and moggies  come in a great variety .  ( And those cats are where the breeds came from , in one way or another.   ) so it's usually very hard to pick out if a cat might have a bit of some specific breed.

Zachary has a look that is reminiscent of the Turkish Vankedisi  -- powerful semi-longhair white cats from Anatolia --   but those are quite rare,  and with him having been an abandoned or orphan stray kitten,  the odds are with him having more Northern / Western European ancestry.   He looks like he is a big boned boy,  less cobby than a British Shorthair -- but the pedigreed Brits have been selectively bred for  that semi-cobby body type    There would be others from the native cats of the UK who have a less extreme type but are still big boned cats. 
If you want to consider other potential breeds,   his face is rather Maine Coon-ish.   but hard to say if that is just coincidence or if he might have some ancestors of that breed.  Of course if you were in the Northeast U.S. or the Canadian maritime provinces, that would be more likely that he could be related to the cats who were the foundation of that breed.  

No matter who his ancestors were,  he is  something special!

Blue eyes are not a sign that a cat definitely has pedigreed ancestry or any specific breed.  Basically there are 3 genetically normal ways cats can have blue eyes.

1. cats with the pointed pattern ( like a Siamese or Himalayan or Ragdoll)  all have blue eyes.  In that case , it is a sign the cat very probably had some pedigreed ancestors  ( but it doesn't mean they're recent ancestors -- it may  be passed down from a few pedigree cats who mated with some moggies decades ago! )

2.  Solid white cats often have blue eyes.  Nearly always that is from the Dominant White gene.   That's something seen in cats all over the world,  and doesn't mean pedigreed ancestry.  it just means one parent was white.   This is the one that does have a higher risk of deafness than most cats,  so it's good to hear that your Zachary shows no sign of that.

3.  Cats with a lot of white patches  due to the White Spotting gene,  sometimes have blue eyes especially if the white is on their head. 

Thankyou for such a detailed reply. We didnt think he was a stray when we picked him up as he looked very clean and looked after, but have no idea where he came from as we knocked on doors in that area but no one seemed to know anything about him.

He is a lovely cat, quite big for his age but at 9 months hes still not finished growing, and his tail is huge!

Either way, moggy or not hes loved and spoilt rotten

 

[mamabirdy]

He is a magnificent cat, his eyes are amazing.

 

[tinykim]

He is a magnificent cat, his eyes are amazing.

Thankyou, definatly my pride and joy