r/cats Jul 16 '22

Discussion what kind of cat is this?

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u/Kaiter-Thug Jul 16 '22

Op, just so you know most house cats are either domestic long hair or short hair. They are not usually a specific breed unless they have specific traits such as super big ears, curled ears, no fur ect. I don’t think people are trying to be rude it’s just this question gets asked a lot on this subreddit whenever 9 times out of 10 it’s just a domesticated long or short hair. :)

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u/jojozacscott713 Jul 16 '22

Yeah I'm not familiar with cats, I was asked to post this by family.

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u/Kaiter-Thug Jul 16 '22

I understand that. I was just letting ya know why most people aren’t giving serious answers :)

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u/kpcnsk Jul 16 '22

Thank you for your sincere and generous reply. Too often in this sub people reply to questions about breed with snark or even hostility, forgetting that the OP is a person on the other end. Often the OP is simply a cat owner newbie, and may not even be a native English speaker. I like how you replied without judgement. Thank you.

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u/Kaiter-Thug Jul 16 '22

Thank you for your kind words! Everyone needs to be shown kindness and if they’ve never owned or been around cats then they have no way of knowing that different fur doesn’t mean different breeds. I’m just trying to spread the kindness :)