About a month ago, my 13 year old gray tabby died of a liver illness. I was completely devestated. I loved Norton more than most people I know. He was my baby. Anyway, I was crying so much that my husband got worried. He went to a regular, but supposedly highly rated pet store, and bought me about 3 weeks ago a "Persian" kitten which we named Jinxy. He is now @ 3 months old. (It helped a little, by the way)
Anyway, I dont know much about Persians, but from what I have managed to find out on the internet so far is that my little guy does not look like one. His color is called shaded silver, he has lots and lots of beautiful silver/white fur like the Persian's I have seen, but his face does not look like the pictures I have seen. His papers said that his mother and father were Persians. His eyes are kind of like what I have seen in Persians, but his nose is not at all pushed in and his mouth does not turn down. His face looks pretty much like the face of my gray tabby except for his eyes and much more fur.
Don't get me wrong, I really don't care because he is the cutest kitten you could ever imagine! However, firstly, we paid $700.00 for him and secondly, I just want to know what the heck he is, because when I tell people he is a Persian, they say that he doesn't really look like one.
Perhaps he has some domestic mixed in, or maybe his features will change when he gets older, or maybe a cat can still be a Persian without the "pushed in" features. Since I am not a cat expert, I thougth this would be a good place to find out about my kitty from people who know a thing or two about them.
Any information about my kitty or about Persian's that you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
-Jacquie
Anyway, I dont know much about Persians, but from what I have managed to find out on the internet so far is that my little guy does not look like one. His color is called shaded silver, he has lots and lots of beautiful silver/white fur like the Persian's I have seen, but his face does not look like the pictures I have seen. His papers said that his mother and father were Persians. His eyes are kind of like what I have seen in Persians, but his nose is not at all pushed in and his mouth does not turn down. His face looks pretty much like the face of my gray tabby except for his eyes and much more fur.
Don't get me wrong, I really don't care because he is the cutest kitten you could ever imagine! However, firstly, we paid $700.00 for him and secondly, I just want to know what the heck he is, because when I tell people he is a Persian, they say that he doesn't really look like one.
Perhaps he has some domestic mixed in, or maybe his features will change when he gets older, or maybe a cat can still be a Persian without the "pushed in" features. Since I am not a cat expert, I thougth this would be a good place to find out about my kitty from people who know a thing or two about them.
Any information about my kitty or about Persian's that you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
-Jacquie