Has Anyone Gotten A DNA Test For Their Cats?

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I'd like to get one for Lola. She was a stray before an animal shelter picked her up so she's probably a mix of everything.
If you have done a DNA test for your fur-babies, what were the results?
 

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Most cats are not mixes of breeds, unlike dogs; most cats are simply domestic cats without specific breed ancestry. Because of this, cat DNA tests don't actually tell you what breeds are in your cat's ancestry.

Cat DNA tests are useful for breeders screening their cats for specific genes, or testing genetic diversity in order to maintain diversity in a breed.
 
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Most cats are not mixes of breeds, unlike dogs; most cats are simply domestic cats without specific breed ancestry. Because of this, cat DNA tests don't actually tell you what breeds are in your cat's ancestry.

Cat DNA tests are useful for breeders screening their cats for specific genes, or testing genetic diversity in order to maintain diversity in a breed.
I did not know that. I should have done my research first.
 
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