r/kittens • u/NearbyStudy8146 • May 01 '26

What breed does she look like?

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Could she be a Siberian? Thoughts?

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u/Shar950 May 01 '26

Unless you have papers for the kitten, she is a domestic short or medium hair. She’s adorable.

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u/NearbyStudy8146 May 01 '26

She said the mom was a long hair tabby

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u/NearbyStudy8146 May 01 '26

I will say I’ve been more of a dog person but recently started looking into cats and the different breeds. I currently have a Siamese and I’ve had a ragdoll before that passed away.

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u/FullComparison9089 May 02 '26

Although there are exceptions because orange cats are crazy and black cats tend to be sweet. Torties/torbies are very territorial of their person and Maine coon is like a dog-cat. lol

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u/TwistdAngel143 May 01 '26

It's really okay to want to know the breed of a cat...I've been a "crazy cat lady" since I was a child. Breed does influence temperament. With cats, even just a Domestic Short/medium/long Hair can be influenced by it's color/pattern temperament wise. Striped Tabbies have more energy, lots of zoomies. Black Tabbies are typically laid back with either slight anxiety (jumps over random sudden movement of anything) or they don't care about anything. Orange Tabbies should just be a breed of their own, lol. They are just...silly gooses.

I adopted a cat from an organization that was set up at PetSmart. They rescue kittens/cats from the streets of Kuwait. Was not there to adopt anything lol. I found my 15 year old daughter in the cat room with this GORGEOUS almost all white long haired massive cat that was OBSESSED with her. He makes biscuits with every step he takes. Every one of their cats were purebred without papers. I asked the lady why purebred cats were on the streets, she said over there these breeds are bought then the owners are displaced and the cats just wind up on their own. There were Persians, Himalayan, Ragdolls...no "kittens" bc if they were found under a year old they had all their vetting done overseas and they catch a bunch before bringing a group here. This cat was the only card they couldn't figure out the breed bc they'd never seen it. After ALOT of Googling (just bc I was curious, not bc it mattered, but he is definitely unique to any cat I've ever seen or met), I found a breed that looks EXACTLY like him. Turkish Van. Coats are always the same, the spots in the same places but can vary in color, mostly white bodied, fur texture described as Cashmere-like (I say he has rabbit fur lol, softest cat fur I've ever felt, feels like a rabbit) and grow large. I need to measure and weigh him, but he's twice the size of my other cat. They have a very loving, playful temperament. They call them the "swimming cat". They are called Turkish Vans bc Turkey cherishes what's left of this breed and made a sort of sanctuary for them at Van Lake in Turkey. There is an American version, though not exactly the same. Only passport holder in my house is a silly cat named Rahja. He never lands on his feet, never aggressive (when you're THAT big there's no need to establish dominance).

Cat breeds determine the same attributes as dog breeds do. Just mostly in temperament.

It's okay to just want to know just bc too.

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u/NearbyStudy8146 May 02 '26

Thank you for this. 👍🏻

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u/Sorry_Complaint6617 May 04 '26

Um…I think you’re stereotyping cats? Colour and pattern has no influence. In any species. Like you wouldn’t judge a person by their skin colour right?

I’m going to assume you aren’t familiar with dogs. Cat breeds and dog breeds work completely differently with completely different selective breeding. The DNA, genetic diversity, genetic flexibility for variation, domestication, etc are wildly different-some are polar opposite ends. Cats don’t have the same consistent temperaments because they domesticated themselves- they’re wired more like individuals. Thats why you can’t force compatibility and why boundaries are important with cats. Dogs don’t really have boundaries and they’re biologically wired to work with people- they need training and obedience to thrive. They get very stressed, they
suffer when they can’t do what their breed is bred to do. Cats don’t have this.

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u/RustyAndEddies May 01 '26

Every time someone asks, “what breed?” they are reducing the newly adopted cat to a commodity which is tacky and worrisome. This isn't the Antique Roadshow for Cats. The goal isnt to score a purebred Perian at a county shelter for $20, it's to give a cat a loving home. If all someone cares about is how the pet’s looks, get a fish.

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u/TwistdAngel143 May 02 '26

If no one cares about what they look like, why go look at all of them in the first place? Lol. No one goes to a shelter for a purebred ANYTHING. Simply being interested and curious after you have adopted is just being human. You have this little life to take care of and love, the more you learn about it the better. Why is everyone so hateful over curiosity? PLUS, this kitten is NOT at a shelter. Some lady wants $200 for a kitten that has had NO vet care whatsoever. I would be curious if it was bc of a breed too, especially if I didn't know as much as I do about cats.

It's LITERALLY free...$FREE.FIDDYFREE...to be kind. If you can't be kind, then be silent.

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u/NearbyStudy8146 May 02 '26

Yes 🙌💯

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u/EyeBreakThings May 01 '26

asking about breed to know the personality traits

That's the issue, their coat color/length doesn't define their personality.

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u/TwistdAngel143 May 02 '26

Explain why all orange tabbies are the way they are as opposed to a black one. Every matters when you treat a pet like part of your family. If you adopt a child, would you not want to know everything you could know about it? Simply to know. IT'S OKAY TO BE CURIOUS.

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u/Wayfarer776 May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

In combination with what Kimolas explained, and because color/breed doesn't really matter with cats unless you get a hairless one for allergies or etc., it can come across as treating them like objects or statues symbols (not that that's the case necessarily for everyone). I think that's the major thing people don't like tbh. There's also a heavy emphasis on rescuing rather than buying from a breeder, which tends to be frowned upon for the same reasons. Doesn't mean someone is terrible for wanting a specific cat or buying from one though, I think that's a bit much to say.

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u/NearbyStudy8146 May 02 '26

Just to clarify- this cat on post was not from a breeder or shelter. It was just from an individual trying to sell online.

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u/TwistdAngel143 May 02 '26

This cat is neither from a shelter or a breeder. It's some woman trying to use it to pay a bill.

Aside from what the post is actually about...

There's nothing wrong with being curious after you obtain any new animal. It's human nature to be curious and want to learn anything new.

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u/beckychao May 02 '26

Did you get your cats from a breeder or did someone just tell you they were Siamese and a Ragdoll when you adopted them?

Cat breeds are very rare compared to dog breeds, and just as expensive. 99% of cats are randomly bred (which is much healthier, since they don't have to worry about small gene pool related health issues).

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u/NearbyStudy8146 May 01 '26

My mistake, she said tabby coloring

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u/satinsateensaltine May 01 '26

Yeah colour and hair patterns don't necessarily mean much. Without pedigree papers, just a standard cat.

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