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Expert: - 6/9/2010


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Little Izzy
We just adopted our 2nd kitten and although I'm pretty sure she's a mix - I was wondering if you could tell me what she might be a mix of? I'm asking because my 7 year old daughter is VERY into cats and has several books on all the different breeds but we can't find a breed that little Izzy looks similar to. I attached a photo- shes gray and in the photo some of the patches look brown but they are more of a peach/flesh color, she has spots on the back of her ear and big blue eyes. My daughter and I thank you for your time and help!

Answer
Linda,.

The reason the eyes are blue is that Little Izzy is a very young kitten,  The eyes will turn color, probably to gold or green as she gets older.

She is a domestic medium hair and the color is blue patched tabby.  I.e., it is a blue tabby with patches of cream tabby.  The "thumb prints" on the ear are part of the tabby pattern and they have come up as cream tabby in Little Izzy.  If we take the normal brown patched tabby and add the dilute gene, you get a blue patched tabby.

This pattern, color, and coat length are all well entrenched in the feral population, so she is a conglomeration of many breeds, including the American Shorthair and Maine Coon, just to name two native North American breeds.

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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