Bombay Kitten?

[GataAgapy]

Hi everyone,
I am new on this site and really hoping someone might have some insight into my question. Recently we adopted a little black kitten. The previous owners said her mother was a Bombay, and she certainly looks like a Bombay in the photos but she wasn't available to be viewed (they said she had run off and abandoned her kittens - suspicious). They said the father was the neighbour's black cat but they don't know what breed her is. In my view our kitten certainly has the appearance of a Bombay in her face and her temperament, and her black coat is super shiny. She does have one white spot on her chest so I know that means she isn't full Bombay, but I think she is half? I know it doesn't really matter but I'm just interested Does anyone have any ideas? I've included a photo of her mother and her with her litter mates.
Thank you so much!

 

[StefanZ]

There is a good answer on bombay look alike from yesterday, with links and such.

Money bet this prettie is a domestic.

Re moms from abandon their kittens. It may happen. Cats arent protected by nursing. So she could get into a new heat already after a week. And if there was a tom somewhere nearby and she felt the scent - Houdini could learn a few tricks from such a cat in heat!!!

And of course, well outside, drunk by love, or being normally an inside only family girl, bad things may easily happen...

 

[di and bob]

Without papers the question is moot. She will be known as a black domestic shorthair. People who have kittens to find a home for often say it looks like this breed, etc. but without papers to prove it it is worthless. And why would they let a relatively rare purebred can run off to mate with whatever? She may or may not have Bombay in her background, but nonetheless, she is a beautiful kitten!

 

[lutece]

She's a lovely kitten!

I would also describe your kitten as a black domestic shorthair. She doesn't appear to be a Bombay cat. The Bombay cat has a distinctive short and rounded head type, similar to the Burmese. I know it can be confusing when you search on the internet for information, since many of the pictures on the internet labeled "Bombay cat" are simply black domestic shorthairs. Here's a link to CFA's breed presentation on the Bombay, so you can see some pictures of Bombay breed type: https://cfa-files.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/breed-presentations/Bombay.pdf

Most cats are not any particular breed, and are not "mixes" of breeds, unlike dogs, but that's okay -- domestic shorthairs are great cats, too! Your kitten is beautiful in her own right, and doesn't need a breed label to make her any more special

 

[GataAgapy]

Thanks so much everyone whatever breed or non-breed she is, she’s adorable and we love her so much!

 

[cataholic07]

Looks like a dsh black kitten to me. Please do tell the owner to get the female cat fixed ASAP. And make sure she knows that mom isn't a bombay either. So she's not thinking she has this purebred cat who will make money selling kittens.