Long answer:
Cat breeds don't work the same as dog breeds, most cats are just classed as DSH (domestic shorthair) or DLH (domestic longhair).
People often just refer to their cats "breed" by its colouring. This kitten's colouring is called Dilute Calico, also known as pastel calico, which is a fairly rare colouring. It also appears to be longhair so it is a Dilute Calico Domestic Longhair.
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Some people don't understand that the coloring or coat pattern is not the same thing as a breed and they will think things like "Tabby" is a breed, which it is not!
However, coat pattern/coloring is often used as descriptors to help people understand the way the cat may look (which brings similar vibes if you give people the breed of a dog. Example: My cat is a (Domestic short hair) Tuxie. My dog is a German Shepherd. )
The amount of people I've heard refer to their cats breed as "tuxedo" or "tabby" is honestly surprising. I've also seen so many people claim that cats with certain colouring automatically have a certain temperament? which just makes no sense.
Yeah, using the cats coloring to describe its appearance makes complete sense, as the range of coat patterns that DSH/DLH can have is pretty much infinite. But still it's weird just how many people think that cat coat colouring is their breed.
Yeah I agree. But it probably honestly does stem from dogs, because certain breeds tend to have specific coloring/coats. (At least the purebred, many of them do)
I've always said cats are probably one of the most misunderstood animals out there and understanding "breed" vs "coloring" etc is definitely a big part of it!
And yeah, So many people like to used coloring as some sort of temperament and it boggles my mind.
I have a Tortoiseshell long hair and people are always talking about "Tortitude" as if they all have a lot of attitude and spice. But my girl is incredibly friendly and sweet, she absolutely adores meeting new people and I've only ever seen her TRULY angry one time when a new cat she'd just met got too close to her scaredy cat (adopted, not same litter) brother and he was backed into a corner (New kitty was just curious) and he sort of freaked out and then she went APE on this other cat. (Thankfully everyone was on a leash so no one got hurt!)
Otherwise she's VERY friendly, very sweet, very outgoing, and only has slight amounts of sass when she gets zoomies. She's pretty gentle even if she's playing a bit rough with me.
I boggles my mind though that people seem to think that coat coloring has anything to do with disposition. Either they are still holding onto old information that coats are 'breeds' or... I don't even know.
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u/dogandcat720622 Jul 16 '22 edited Jul 16 '22
Short answer: It's a cat.
Long answer: Cat breeds don't work the same as dog breeds, most cats are just classed as DSH (domestic shorthair) or DLH (domestic longhair).
People often just refer to their cats "breed" by its colouring. This kitten's colouring is called Dilute Calico, also known as pastel calico, which is a fairly rare colouring. It also appears to be longhair so it is a Dilute Calico Domestic Longhair.