How do i find out what kind of breed my cat is?

Question

Last year i rescued a kitten and she was only 2 weeks old she came out a fire, only problem is i never knew what kind of cat she was. Shes grey mainly but also has redish brown spots and a little dark grey/ black spots really long hair.. she kind of looks like a squirrill or something i have really not seen a cat like her. Her fur is like straight but its also kind of crimped. please if anyone knows or knows where i can find out.

Answer 1

You've got two answers so far & I'd agree with both of them - check out cat breeds online & also ask your vet's opinion when you take her in.

However, you could also try posting a link to a photo of her & then we could see her ... & maybe make a better guess ... she sure does sound cute.

Answer 2

Here are the breeds of cats;

Abyssinian ; American Bobtail ; American Curl ; American Shorthair ; American Wirehair ; Balinese ; Bengal ; Birman ; Bombay ; British Shorthair ; Burmese Cat ; California Spangled Cat ; Chartreux ; Colorpoint Shorthair ; Cornish Rex ; Cymric ; Devon Rex ; Egyptian Mau ; European Burmese ; Exotic Shorthair ; Havana Brown ; Himalayan ; Japanese Bobtail ; Javanese ; Korat ; Maine Coon ; Manx Cat ; Munchkin ; Nebelung ; Norwegian Forest Cat ; Ocicat ; Oriental ; Persian ; Ragdoll ; Russian Blue ; Scottish Fold ; Selkirk Rex ; Siamese ; Siberian ; Singapura ; Snowshoe ; Somali ; Sphynx ; Tiffany ; Tonkinese ; Turkish Angora ; Turkish Van ; York Chocolate

I hope this hepls!

Answer 3

Here is a site that has good pictures of cats of the various breeds, so you can see what they look like and compare your cat to them. Links to information on the breeds is also provided.

http://cat-breeds.cats-central.com/

You will have to look at the information on the breeds to see what colors and patterns each breed have.

Below is a well written guide to cat coat colors and patterns.
http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/resources/articles/cats/069-01.htm

If you're interested in cat coat and color genetics, there is info at this link
http://www.richmond.edu/~lrunyenj/cat.html

From your description, its hard to figure out just what kind of pattern your cat has, except it sounds like she has one of the brown tabby patterned coats. Longhaired cats usually do have straighter guard hairs and wavy or curly hair in their undercoats.

Brown tabby cats are the most common color of tabby (exactly why they are labelled "brown", I've never known either, because most have a gray undercoat with black markings, and some tan to reddish brown shadings on the legs and underneath side.

If she really looks like a squirrel, she could be what is known as "agouti" or a "ticked tabby." Check a picture of the Abyssinian or Somali breed (which is the longhaired version of the Abyssinian cat) to see an example of this coat pattern.

Answer 4

I highly doubt you can find the exact breed of your cat, you can only guess. So just go and look up cat breeds online and compare pictures to your cat, then choose which looks closest and assume that is what she is. But again, I doubt you will find the exact breed, she is most likely mixed.

Answer 5

I personally have never heard of a cat like yours, but again I'm no expert!LOL
But I would guess she is most likely a mixed breed cat.Find a cat breed book or website and look for your kitty!

Answer 6

She is not a special breed, just a cat kind of cat. She would be designated a domestic long-hair (DLH). With that color combination she is what would be called a dilute tortie. Coat color is not breed specific.

Answer 7

Take her to a vet. They may not be able to tell for sure but most of them are familiar enough with animal breeds that they can tell just by looking at the animal

Answer 8

I agree,,, either looking at online pics or ask the vet.
Crimped fur sounds like a Devon/Cornish Rex??