Tarzan The Spotted Cat

[Momelis]

After I lost - after a long battle against kidneys failure - my beloved 18years old white angora cat in June, this stray guy decided that my house is his house and my bed is his bed. I noticed from the start he's a bit weird compared to other cats around. I called him Tarzan 'cause he jumps and climbs as high as he can. Got back legs like a frog, black paws, he's spotted, and got a huge mark on his forehead. Yesterday out of curiosity I googled for "spotted cats". He seems to be kind of an Ocicat or to have some Egyptian Mau blood in his veins? Hard to tell! He loves cuddles but don't like to be picked up and I've read this is tipically Mau. Hope one day I can bring him to a vet to ask, if in meantime someone can tell a little from this pics...whatever, I love him the same, it's just to better understand his personality

 

[lutece]

Has he been neutered yet? His big cheeks make me wonder if he is a tomcat. When I was a child we found an old beat-up stray tomcat hanging around our house, at first he was a bit shy, but then we neutered him and he was such a wonderful cat... as sweet and affectionate as any cat could be. He looked very much like your guy... brown spotted tabby domestic shorthair.

I don't think your guy has any Ocicat or Mau ancestry, those breeds are uncommon and have quite distinct looks that are different from your guy. Most cats are domestics without any specific breeds in their ancestry. The spotted tabby pattern is fairly widespread in the domestic cat population and doesn't necessarily indicate specific breed ancestry. Enjoy your sweet guy!

 

[Momelis]

Hi Lutece, thanks for the hints, I have no idea of what a tomcat is, will search! No he's not neutered...he likes to be petted, even sleep with me, but it's impossible to pick him up...hope he will stay more indoor with the cold winter so he will become more sociable and I can try to take him to a vet

 

[lutece]

A tomcat is just an adult male that hasn't been neutered.

 

[Momelis]

Ah, so for sure he is Thanks

 

[FrankieNMurphy]

He looks like my cat who ran away a month ago. My cat was a domestic shorthair tabby, but had spots on his side, rather than stripes. Someone told me he looked like a Bengal or Egyptian Mau.
hardly - I found him inside a pile of tires!

 

[m3rma1d]

A handsome DSH Tabby.

 

[jen]

Oh I love those tomcat cheeks so much!! Although he does need to be neutered. He also needs a vet, those eyes look concerning. To your question though, personality has little to do with breeds in that so many cats are greatly affected by their surroundings, upbringing and socialization that they can be wildly different, purebred or not.

I believe this cat has some ticked tabby coat and does not look like any particular breed. It would be rare to just happen on an Ocicat or Mau in the "wild". Majority of cats are just domestic mixes unless from a breeder. It isn't like a dog where the breeds vary so drastically in that you know if you find a Chihuahua vs a Doberman.

 

[Momelis]

Hey thank everyone! yes I'd like to bring him to a vet, but it's impossible to pick him up. He likes to be petted, but once I tried to pick him up and he ran away. I manged to give him anti parasites anway. And I'm sure many cats are just mixes of everything. What made me wonder what kind of ancestors he might have - more than the spots - are the back legs, long and thin, that make him looks like...a frog!

 

[jen]

I manged to give him anti parasites anway.

What is "anti-parasites"? What kind of meds were they?

 

[Momelis]

Sorry I meant flea treatment!