Black Beauty

[ashade1]

We pulled this handsome guy from a shelter where he lived in a cage for one and a half years. Obviously he isnt a purebred cat by any means, but the shape of his face is different than any of the other rescues we have had, I was wondering if this was indicative of a specific breed? He is a big, lanky boy too!

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• ashade1
• Mar 23, 2017

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• ashade1
• Mar 23, 2017

 

[abyeb]

You're right that he *is* a Domestic Shorthair. He does have a wedge-shaped head and long body, which could indicate a cross with a cat in the Siamese family somewhere in his history, but short of a DNA test, it is impossible to know for certain. He is gorgeous!

 

[tabbytom]

Whoa! What a beauty!

 

[Norachan]

Beautiful boy!

He looks a bit like my Jiro.

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• Norachan
• Mar 24, 2017
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Jiro was a feral born kitten. He has the Japanese bob-tail gene, but so do most feral cats around here.

Does your cat have a name yet? Are you keeping him or just fostering?

Thank you for saving him, he deserves a good life.

 

[ashade1]

His name is Colby, from the shelter we pulled him from! We are just fostering! He was one of four long term cats that we pulled from them, everyone else has been adopted. We have been working on socializing him more before finding him a home, but I think he is ready now!

 

[Norachan]

Good for Colby! I hope he finds a new home soon.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

WOW!  I'm glad you linked this thread.  He's GORGEOUS!  He looks, as @Abyeb  said, as if he may well have some Siamese or Abyssinian h in his background somewhere.  I call it "that meesy look."  (there is also a "meesy voice, and H. Renee, AKA Hekitty, has one).   VERY wedge-faced, like the old Egyptian statues.  God knows what he is, but he's a doll! 

 

[lexlovescats]

He's gorgeous! Looks just similar to my Olive. We believe there's some sort of Oriental in her heritage.

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• lexlovescats
• Mar 27, 2017