HELP! What breed is my cat?

mani

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Hi and welcome to TCS! 


When it comes to breeds, unless you have papers from a registered breeder, you have a Domestic Cat.

In Bink's case he's a beautiful black Sort or Medium Hair Domestic.

Domestics, or Moggies are wonderful companions!

Binks was very lucky to find you, since he came to you in a matted state and is now looking so glossy and well
 
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Binks is a good looking boy.    He's probably not a breed but that makes him no less special.    Since it's  so hard to tell and most cats are not a breed,  your cat would be classified as a   Black Domestic Longhair  .  ( Someone said shorthair but I see he is in a lion cut.  and maybe growing out of a lion cut in the other pictures?  That makes it even harder to guess.  

Many people don't realize that cats are not like dogs that are usually a specific breed or a mix of breeds.  There's been much less human control over cats' breeding compared to dogs  The vast majority of cats have just bred randomly on their own and their ancestry is a mix from the general cat population in their part of the world.... and with pedigreed cats being only about 3-4% of owned cats,  and most of those being neutered as kittens,  it means most cats do not have any big amount of pedigreed ancestry.    And it's often impossible to tell.   especially since the pedigreed cat breeds originally came from the random-bred domestics  - the "moggies".   

Binks does have a rather short face which could  possibly come from some Persian ancestry.  but it's not so extreme to make me think there must  be much Persian there. .   

  He may  have instead got that face from ancestors who were the same sort of cats as were the foundation of the British Shorthair   or American Shorthair breeds. 

 He actually might look a little bit like a British Longhair which is of course the longhair version of the British Shorthair. 

 I'm not saying that means he would have pedigree ancestors of those breeds -- but of course   the breeds originally come from the domestics,  the random-bred cats -- affectionately known as  "moggies".   

I wouldn't expect most vets to be experts in cat breeds unless they themselves are a breeder / cat show exhibitor, or feline reproduction specialist with a lot of breeders for clients,  or are in some other way involved in the cat fancy like regularly officiating at cat shows.     Most the vets I have seen honestly don't know much about cat breeds . 

  To make  sure that he   doesn't get mats again,  comb his coat regularly.  Some longhair cats need combing daily,  others  only weekly.  It depends on the texture of coat and the thickness of the undercoat, not just the length.  

Brushing does not work as well because it tends to just go over the top , and can damage the long topcoat while not getting  down below to get out the undercoat that is where the mats start forming.  
 Get a metal grooming comb or combs - one comb ( or one end of the comb) with wider spaced teeth,  the other comb ( or other end of the comb) with closer spaced teeth.  Use the wider spaced one first, then go back over with the finer one. 

 There are also stripping combs and dematting tools that can be used.   you have to be careful not to take out TOO much coat and leave bald spots! 
 
 
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