I need a bit of help figuring out my kitty's breed and coloring!
When we first got him we were told he was a domestic medium hair. I'm sort of obsessed with genes and coloring although I know little to nothing about it. I did notice that he seemed more like a long hair than a medium hair - he has more fluffy fur distributed than a typical medium hair cat would, in my opinion. I was also thinking he may have tabby genes as well (looking at the faded "m" on his head as well as the faded darker stripes on his legs)
He has a variation of different colors (I've tried drawing him and it was quite difficult because of all the different shades, lol): I see both mouse gray and blue gray on him and I actually see straight up brown on his sides. He has cream/white coloring on his belly, insides of his legs, and some of his face. His belly fur is a little wavy but I know that's common in medium-long haired cats.
It may be completely far fetched but I was also considering he might have Nebelung in his genes. His eyes are a pale green and it may not look like it in the photos (maybe in the first one) but he has a thin layer of silver fur on his legs, I've noticed.
I don't mind whatever breed he is, I just find genes very cool! (His name is Ashes, by the way!!)
When we first got him we were told he was a domestic medium hair. I'm sort of obsessed with genes and coloring although I know little to nothing about it. I did notice that he seemed more like a long hair than a medium hair - he has more fluffy fur distributed than a typical medium hair cat would, in my opinion. I was also thinking he may have tabby genes as well (looking at the faded "m" on his head as well as the faded darker stripes on his legs)
He has a variation of different colors (I've tried drawing him and it was quite difficult because of all the different shades, lol): I see both mouse gray and blue gray on him and I actually see straight up brown on his sides. He has cream/white coloring on his belly, insides of his legs, and some of his face. His belly fur is a little wavy but I know that's common in medium-long haired cats.
It may be completely far fetched but I was also considering he might have Nebelung in his genes. His eyes are a pale green and it may not look like it in the photos (maybe in the first one) but he has a thin layer of silver fur on his legs, I've noticed.
I don't mind whatever breed he is, I just find genes very cool! (His name is Ashes, by the way!!)
. genetically, cats only come in shorthair and longhair. Couldn’t tell you what pattern, based off these photos, with any certainty, but it’s generally difficult with longhairs. He’s quite possibly ticked tabby, based on the markings on the head, but a photo of his side may be helpful.
He looks like a dlh blue tabby to me as well. I love his soft color. I would say he has some forest cat ancestry as well, like Siberian possibly as Stefan mentioned for a look alike. Would have to do a collage to compare.
