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That's purrfect, thanks, now I know!Originally Posted by Kai Bengals
Chocolate Classic Tabby Domestic Shorthair.
That's purrfect, thanks, now I know!Originally Posted by Kai Bengals
Chocolate Classic Tabby Domestic Shorthair.
No breeder here, but it's possible for litter mates to have different fathers. Sophie is a gorgeous girl.Originally Posted by Phil Morland
Is it possible for kittens from the same litter to have different fathers?
Take a look at the bengal at this link:Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Nial - since you mentioned American SH it could be a possible Oci/ASH rather then Oci/Bengal. The only thing is chocolate is not a color found in ASH nor Bengals. It would have to come from the Ocicat.
Would be interesting if we could find out what really was in the cat. The head color is slightly different then the body markings. Maybe a possible Silver Tabby ASH to a Chocolate Tabby Oci????
Oh, thank you so much for doing that, please pass on my gratitude to your friend Anne for sharing her expertise. This has been like a good old detective game. Nial, yourself and the other posters set the clues and Anne came in and solved the mystery! A big thank you to you all. So I think, tentatively, that Sophie's correct description is "Seal Lynx Point Classic Tabby Domestic Shorthair", (bit of a mouthful!).Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Well we ALL got her pegged wrong (especially Nial and I). This is Anne's reply back to me after she looked at the pictures.
"She's pointed, that's why the color is so light on the body as opposed to the head. But the true color is always the tail tip (or head color) and you can see that it's basically black (seal).
In a Bengal, she would be a snow leopard. But she doesn't really look like a Bengal much, she's just a nice pointed tabby"
Anne
So that means if you show her she would be classified as a seal lynx point tabby (shorthair class of course).
Anne knows her stuff on genetics!
Wait, hold up.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Well we ALL got her pegged wrong (especially Nial and I). This is Anne's reply back to me after she looked at the pictures.
"She's pointed, that's why the color is so light on the body as opposed to the head. But the true color is always the tail tip (or head color) and you can see that it's basically black (seal).
In a Bengal, she would be a snow leopard. But she doesn't really look like a Bengal much, she's just a nice pointed tabby"
Anne
So that means if you show her she would be classified as a seal lynx point tabby (shorthair class of course).
Anne knows her stuff on genetics!
Gulp! The mystery deepens!Originally Posted by Kai Bengals
Wait, hold up.
A seal lynx point tabby will have BLUE eyes. Back to the drawing board.
Originally Posted by Kai Bengals
Wait, hold up.
Hi,Originally Posted by missymotus
Quite a guessing gameMy breed is so easy, with only 6 coloursDomestics can be quite a challenge to figure out.
What colour are her paw pads?
I can't see a pink tinge on Sophie's paw pads. They are more of a chocolate brown colour. Here's a pic:Originally Posted by missymotus
My chocolate cats paws are 'chocolate pink', a pinkish brown colour.
Don't have time to get a proper photo right now, this is kittens paw so you can get a glimpse of the chocolate pink
The snow bengals have somewhat varying eye colors, as follows:Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
However Nial - Tonks which are pointed have aqua eye color - do ALL pointed Bengals (snow Bengals) have blue or are they aqua eye color)?
Haha, I knew somebody would come up trumps eventually. After your post I read about the Burmese breed on here and it makes sense that she may have some of those genes in her as her fur is like silk to touch, very soft with a slight sheen, and she likes to play fetch with just about anything she can put in her mouth. So, nervously, is her correct description now "Seal Silver Lynx Point Classic Tabby Domestic Short Hair" or do I leave the Lynx Point part out. Thanks again to you and all the others that went to some lengths to help me.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Ok - had TWO breeders look at the pics and a discussion with them both (at the same time in FB)
Came to the conclusion that you have a Seal Silver Classic Tabby. If the judge asks why, tell them you think its due to a Burmese restriction color factor.
Daedre thinks that the cat looks like its got a Burmese background rather then a Bengal one.
Let us know what happens when you show her after she is spayed.