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Update, I actually decided to skim @felinefractious 's blog while I was thinking of it and I found some more info right here!

Even wilder than I thought.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/1bjs4uf/he_is_real/

@pangur-and-grim @l3irdl3rain What is this coat? Did someone swap the heads of two cats?

#not cat id #not from me at least

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EDIT: I happened to find more info! Please don't reblog this version, I've reblogged the post with more info for you all!

Hmm, while it's certainly strange-looking, I gotta go with the Occam's Razor here, and the most straightforward explanation is Weird Tortie. (You can see some smattering of black mixed in with the red!)

The blue eyes are kind of strange, though. There are a couple breeds with blue eyes not linked to white spotting, but they're pretty rare, so... hmm.

I'm gonna poke at @felinefractious for this one because I'm wondering if I'm missing something.

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Not an id, I just love sharing my cat. Her name is Emma and she’s a whopping 15 years old! she loves yogurt, cheese, fruit,

and says 🚫🐱 NO to drugs. (She doesn’t care about catnip one bit)

(the yellow around her mouth is actually white, she just NOSEDIVES into her wet food. she’s an inside cat but I bring her out into the yard for adventures 🎉)

One of our cats got into a pot of stew that was waiting to be washed once. She had orange stains on her face for days.

#also hopefully you're going easy on the cheese and yogurt if you're letting her have any! lactose is bad for cats! #as much as the milk thing is a stereotype they WILL throw up on your floor later #asks answered #not cat id

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This horrid felon is my cat, Luke! Hes a regular colorpoint every problem he has is mental and i want you to witness him

He's terrible and I love him for it

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not an id! i just find it interesting; my parents got some new kittens and this color point boy has very faint tabby patterns on the white. I've never noticed it before! but I've also never seen this coat pattern in person before lol

(and here's all the kitties napping together; Anya the (mackerel?) tabby, Calcifur Also a tabby but very subtle, and Bonbon)

Daww! That's probably due to his being colorpoint!

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(reblog for more reach)

#not cat id #Spotify

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#tfw i forgor colorpoint existed #not cat id #(not mine anyway)

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Hmm, I'm thinking she's most likely just a normal black and red tortie in weird lighting, given that I don't have any other images of the cat or any context... gonna call on @felinefractious , though, as I'm not 100% confident!

#i don't like to say chimera unless there is context beyond the picture confirming it or it's an otherwise impossible color combo #cat id

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Kitty lovers everywhere, can we get him to normal proportions before time runs out?

(reblog for more reach)

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Oh, I've been tagged! In a thing!

Purrsonally, I think you should get a catfish. Teehee :3

Fuck it, I see this all over my feed, so I'm gonna join in.

If this gets 500 notes, I'll try to go outside once a day. ✔️

if this gets 1k notes, I'll start working on my book again. ✔️

If this gets 2k notes, I'll ask a teacher to call me by my chosen name. ✔️

if this gets 3k notes, I'll get more serious about learning Russian and French. ✔️

If this gets 4k notes, I'll get more serious about singing.

If this gets 5k notes, I'll ask to get a bass.(electric instrument(NOT THE FISH))

doing this on this blog cause it gets more attention and shit.

Welp, time to stratagize which teacher to tell.

You know, I probably should have swapped number 2 and number 3.

Guys, I'm not getting a fish.

I did not think we would ever get to 3000 fucking notes. thanks

NO FISH! I AM NOT GETTING A FISH! FUCK YOU!

@benzel babe, these people keep on telling me to get a fish :(

Is this just going to be what I'm know for now? F I S H??????????

#im very interested in what having my gimmick stolen would look like #would the thief do the research. for one post. #or would they just make shit up #not cat id

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I'm impressed at how calm this cat is! He's a little confused but he's not struggling or showing discomfort!

He's a black classic tabby :) and he looks very stylish!

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I FIGURED IT OUT. i think i figured it out.

people treat cat breeds like dog breeds, which is why they're often inclined to think that their random-bred cat they adopted might be part maine-coon or part norwegian forest cat or part whatever other breed. but cat breeds are WAY different than dog breeds. they're not Anywhere near as prevalent and if your cat isn't guaranteed pedigree then it's Extremely unlikely it's any kind of official breed. vs dog breeds where there's distinct breeds and mixes Everywhere

Oh yeah that's very much the case!

The oldest cat breeds don't go back NEARLY as far as the oldest dog breeds.

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i really dont know much about maine coons but they look super cool, what are the "maine coon features" you mention in your post about people thinking their longhairs are maine coons?

The appearance of the Maine Coon is supposed to be a well-balanced. The head and muzzle should be squared with a clear stop. Ear tufts should be distinctly present.

For the sake of showing the Maine Coon is classified as a “semi-longhair,” so they aren’t supposed to be a giant puffball like the Persian or British Longhair.

I’m having a hard time explaining it in a way that I feel makes sense.

The French registry LOOF has some excellent illustrated standards for some of their breeds. Cedarseed has also put together an excellent visual guide to various breeds available for purchase as an e-book or physical copy.

It’s an awesome, huge resource that I can’t recommend enough both for the feline artist - be it big cats, other wild cats or our domestic buddies - or the purebred snob afficiando likes myself.

On the left we have Honey Sushi, a Domestic Longhair available for adoption mis-labeled as a Maine Coon mix and on the right we have Tigerfeet Billie Holiday the Maine Coon.

Honey’s ears are too wide-set and rounded, he lacks the characteristic ear tufts and his muzzle is not well-defined. His whisker pads kind of just blend into the rest of his face as an entire unit compared to Billie distinct muzzle that leaves no question where no question as to where it starts and ends. Billie also has the squared head of the breed while Honey does not.

Tallulah Gin is listed as a Maine Coon x Persian mix, although she is most likely a Domestic Longhair. Her coat is an excellent example of what a Maine Coon’s coat shouldn’t look like - not that anything is wrong with her beautiful fur, it’s just not Maine Coon fur.

Compared to this Maine Coon from The Opal Temple. You can see that the topline is smooth and “short” but the fur gets gradually longer towards the belly and pants where it achieves maximum fluff. Also note that the Maine Coon’s head doesn’t disappear into a Lion King worthy mane, the ruff is more moderate and follows the same pattern as the rest of the coat of being short up top flowing downward into the longer part of the coat.

There are random-bred cats with one or more of these “Maine Coon” features, and there are Maine Coon’s which are more moderate or more extreme and don’t meet the standard to a T.

I can show you pedigree Maine Coon’s with wide forehead, tall ears, insubstantial ear tufts, proportions not well-balanced or however many faults you want to list.

I can also show you random-bred cats with squared heads and muzzles, well-spaced ears, a coat that’s short in the right places and long in the right places and falls just so.

I’ve met cats where I’ve been told they’re a Maine Coon mix and I don’t go “Oh obviously” but “Yeah, I can see that.” This isn’t commonplace, but it’s happened a few times where the cat has been passable as a poorly bred Maine Coon or mix.

But what gets me is so often I see people - online and in person - who say their cat is a Maine Coon or Maine Coon mix, they sweat up down and sideways that it must be true because the cat looks so much like a Maine Coon…

And then the cat is the moggiest moggy to have ever moggied. Not a single Maine Coon feature in sight, unless you include long fur - and some of them don’t even have that! Is the resemblance that they’re both cats? Is that what you’re seeing?

If you’re going to try to sell me on your cat being a Maine Coon or mix at least show me you have a basic understanding of the breed’s conformation and show me what features make you feel that way about your cat that don’t include “big” and “fluffy.”

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Exactly!

this is my old cat, Lola, who passed away about six years ago ^^ we always assumed that she was a norwegian forest cat, because she was HUGE and HEAVY while being a healthy weight. she was also very motherly to me when i was little. Unfortunately this is the only picture I have of her right now, but doesn't she look sweet? :)

Oh she looks like such a sweetheart! Can't confirm that she was a wegie tho as sometimes cats just get big haha. She's black with medium white!

I think the difference in how cats of different personalities react to small children is interesting. We had two cats when I was young that are no longer with us, but one of them was very tolerant of me and my antics and was content to sit and let me play with his fluffy tail, while the other was very much on edge all the time and Did Not Like this loud Beast in her house.

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Are you a veterinarian?

No, I am very much just an enthusiast! I've stated this in my rules but please do not expect any medical advice from me D:

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This is a black and red tortoiseshell! She has a lovely big patch of red on the tip of her tail, how cute! She might also have a little white on her chest, but it's hard to see.

(via 合成着色一切なし！尻尾の先っちょだけ茶色い猫 : カラパイア)

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Not an id but a little explanation!

The white cat is probably just scratching as cats usually do after they poop (it knows full well that it needs to push forward, not down, to open the door), and the bicolor cat took this as "Hey, this looks fun to play with actually!"

Not exactly helping, but still really cute.

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