What Tabby Am I?

[Mperdo2]

I recently got a kitten, her name is Pop!
She’s 3 months old. She’s super long and skinny. She loves to cuddle, but also loves to play and scratch! She likes jumping and running, but is very shy and scared of loud noises. I’m sure she’s a tabby, but I can’t identify her breed. Her belly has a lot of dots too!

 

[calikitteh]

Precious! I dont know enough about describing the tabby pattern but the breed i domestic short hair. So cute.

 

[maggie101]

My guess is a classic tabby
Stripes down sides

 

[war&wisdom]

My guess is a classic tabby
Stripes down sides

A classic tabby is marbled, though.

Mackerel tabbies have stripes down their sides, so I would say that adorable little Pop is a mackerel tabby. Tabbies (including mackerel tabbies) often have spotted bellies.

I think her coloring is silver, but others with more experience will weigh in, I'm sure.

 

[lutece]

Cute baby! I would describe your kitten as a blue mackerel tabby domestic shorthair. Most cats are not any particular breed.

The mackerel tabby pattern is characterized by vertical stripes. It's normal for mackerel tabbies to have spots on their bellies, and often some of the other stripes on the body will be broken up into spots; if the cat has lots of spots and some stripes, you can call the pattern "broken mackerel."

I think her coloring is silver, but others with more experience will weigh in, I'm sure.

It's easy to confuse blue tabby with silver tabby. Here's how to tell the difference:

• Blue tabbies have gray stripes on a beige background.
• Silver tabbies have black stripes on a white or nearly white background; additionally, the base of each hair (near the skin) is white.