what breed is my cat?

Question

im trying to find out what breed my cat is, she is mainly white with black patches, she has longish hair but i dont think she would be classed as a "longhair" breed, and i dont really know enough about cats to say anymore!
i have some pictures of her so if anyone can help i can send one to you?
thanks

so what shall i put on the insurance form?

i dont really care what breed she is i just have to put something on the form!

will you lot stop bloody telling me to love and respect her!!!! its because i do that im getting insurance!
i dont know alot about her because i got her from a rescue center and didnt care about what she looks like - i dont agree with buying fancy breed cats or dogs, there are plenty of animals out there that need good homes even if they dont come up to "standard" with looks etc.
fat lot of help you are

Answer 1

You have a mixed-breed cat. Without obvious markings, like Siamese or Manx or Maine Coon, the breed would be impossible to determine without DNA analysis.

All mixed breed cats are described as Domestics. Depending on her hair length, she is either a Domestic Short Hair (DSH), Domestic Medium Hair (DMH), or Domestic Long Hair (DLH). I'm guesing she's a DMH.

Answer 2

If you are concerned about the questions on the insurance form, don't worry. At a guess I would put her down as a medium or long hair and just give a description as you have above. They are really only looking to be able to identify the cat when she goes for treatment - For all they know, you could have several cats and use one policy for vet care which is why they want a description. Hope you have a long and healthy future with her.

Answer 3

This is going to be tricky...If you bought the cat from a reputable breeder you should have knowledge as to what breed it is. If you got it as a present you could ask the person who got you it where she /he got it from and if there was any mention of a specific breed. Failing the above, you say it is mainly white with black patches but not longish hair, it could very well be a semi-longhair with a mix of Persian, Burmese in it. Either way, its immaterial really what breed a cat is (unless you intend to show it) as it will be a long and faithful friend if it is treated with respect.

Answer 4

have a look in a few cat books, you could be describing a maine coon - though for insurance purposes you could just describe her as a semi-longhair non-pedigree - as a rescue you won;t have a pedigree, which is simply a history of the cats ancestors - for instance if a maine coon and mated with the local ginger tom you could register the kittens and produce a pedigree, naming the mother and saying the sire was a ginger non-ped. As you don;t have this information you could simply assume she is non-pedigree or you could inform them that you think she is a semi-longhair of unknown pedigree of (?) type - if you looked at some photos you might decide what the type is. Look at coons, ragdolls or tiffanies- i don;t think birmans come in black

Answer 5

I would put on the Insurance form just that she is a long-hair breed, she sounds as if she may have part Persian in her.
Dont take any notice of silly people, they are obviously not car lovers. Alternatively, just pop her to the vet they should be able to help you out as to what to put on the form free of charge.
Hope this helps, Marion x

Answer 6

i agree with all you say people here are very judgemental you come on here for help not to be judged i work with cat rescue and it sounds like you have a domestic semi long haired cat if it were pedigree you would pay more at time of adoption and you would have been advised of the fact hope this helps with your insurance form

Answer 7

She's probably a moggy and should be put down on the insurance forms as a DLH (Domestic Long Haired), mine are all DSH (Domestic Short Haired) and that goes fine on the insurance forms, which reminds me my kitten is old enough to go on the policy, better phone them soon.

Answer 8

I thought my cat was just a Siamese mix until I went on the internet and found out she is actually a Snowshoe. Find a picture of your cat on the internet. For the insurance forms, " cat /domestic" should do followed by a brief physical description. "Fluffy, warm, affectionate, answers to the name Matilda."

Answer 9

Ask the breeder. If you didn't get the cat from a breeder, it's just a plain old cat, and you would just use descriptives to classify it. I've got a semi-long-haired cat, but I found her in a tree - she _might_ be *part* Norwegian Forest Cat (she has some of the other characteristics of the breed, but not all of them), but who knows how big a part? 1/2? 1/4? Maybe more like 1/8?

Answer 10

Where does she have the patches? Does it have a flat nose? What color is it's eyes? Does it have a tail? These are the details your gonna have to give us if you want to know. Maybe its just an ordinary cat with black patches and slightly longer hair. Try to find a way to put the picture on the website, so that you won't have to email people.