r/cats • u/jojozacscott713 • Jul 16 '22

Discussion what kind of cat is this?

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u/Absbor Burmilla Jul 16 '22

street. only 5% of cats have breeds and they come with a neat pedigree too

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u/jojozacscott713 Jul 16 '22

Is street the breed name?

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u/Absbor Burmilla Jul 16 '22

It means your cat doesn't have a breed. If you don't know, didn't came with a pedigree, nor does the vet know - your cat doesn't have a breed.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22 edited Jul 16 '22

I had a cat where three people swore up and down he was a Maine Coon, and a fourth said that he was either a Maine Coon or had lots of Maine Coon in him.

He was a whopping 11 pounds and his ear "tufts" were barely there. And after his death I found a cat identical in looks that has zero relation to him. (Unless he had a chance to breed before the shelter got him, and his progeny managed to travel 200 miles over 18 years.)

Edit: And they both look just like a couple of cats in the top picture of this subreddit.

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u/pouf-souffle Jul 16 '22

Me, with three (not Maine Coon, very average-sized) cats at 12.5, 14, and 15 lbs, seeing someone call an 11 lb cat “whopping” Maine Coons are typically around the 20lb range fyi!

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Yeah my regular ass cat was 14 pounds and the vet said he just had a large frame 🤷‍♂️

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u/Absbor Burmilla Jul 16 '22

"large frame" xD