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Hello sir,
My name is Rachel and I'm 14, I absolutely love cats!
Recently, my mother bought me a kitten, who is the most adorable sweetheart on the planet! Her name is Sugar. Though, I am not sure on what kind of cat she is. I'm sure however, she is probably a mix. Any idea's? I would really appreciate it.
Here is a picture;

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o70/Koneako_Shisaku/l_3647b15be78940c9bf94917...

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Rachel,

From the picture, it is difficult to tell the coat length.  She looks to have a Siamese or pointed pattern with tabby markings in the pattern (i.e. color on the ears, the face, the paws, and the tail), so I would call her a seal lynnx point.  I am not sure if she is any specific breed, but the Siamese pattern is in the feral popultaion and she looks to have a medium length coat (from the picture), so she would be a seal lynx point domestic medium hair.

No matter what, Sugar is as cute as they come and probably has the most beautiful blue eyes.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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