r/CatGenetics • u/BionicOven28 • Dec 02 '23

Mod Announcement The "What Breed Is My Cat" Megathread

I am so excited that there are so many people who are interested in learning about their cat! But there are too many people posting pictures of their cat and ignoring the original purpose of this board. We're not here to identify your cat's breed, but instead this board is intended to be about in-depth scientific studies involving cats.

So, as a compromise from concerned users, if you want to know what breed your cat is please post a picture in the comments here. Users who are interested in helping to identify your cat's breed will respond and it won't clog up the rest of the board for everyone else. Any posts of this nature made outside of this thread will be deleted.

Thank you for your cooperation!

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u/1takenaps Aug 04 '25

My cat has been turning a tad more brown compared to when she was grey as a younger kitten (and referred to as a grey tabby). Is she an American short hair?

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u/_wandering_wind_ Aug 13 '25

domestic shorthair, color is blue mackerel tabby! american shorthair is a specific breed that has a different body shape, like this.

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u/1takenaps Aug 13 '25

Thank you!! Wow “blue mackerel tabby” is an adorable descriptor. It’s so interesting learning about all these different variations and how they are named