Our question this week was:Dr. Jon -I have a cat that looks like a bobcat mix with a Maine coon I'm not sure what kind of breed she is but she is tan with stripes on her head and has spots on her belly and green eyes. She has spots and some stripes on her back to. Can you tell me what kind of breed she is? Thank you.
Kaity WalkerAnswerHi Kaity– thanks for your email. You ask a very good and very common question with no good or easy answer. Most cats in the United States are mixed breed cats – we common refer to as
Domestic Short-haired (DSH) cats or
Domestic Long-haired (DLH) cats.
It is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to tell what breed a cat is unless they really look like a pure bred. We will try to guess sometimes, such as we see a big cat with long beautiful hair and think – I wonder if he has some Maine Coon in him? Some cats will be quite "chatty" and we may comment – wonder if he has some Siamese in him? But mostly if a cat looks like an ordinary cat – it is impossible to tell.
Best of luck!
Dr. Jon
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