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Expert: - 1/20/2011


Question

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My daughter is currently living in Thailand. A year ago she found a small starving kitten in her garden. No one claimed him so she kept him.  He has grown into the most beautiful cat, and we think he may be, at least in part, an ocicat as he is quite large (larger than her other cat of the same age) and has lots of spots - I attach a photo and would be interested in your opinion, thank you

Answer
Diane,

He is a red spotted/mackerel tabby domestic shorthair.  It is doubtful there is any Ocicat as Ocicats do not come in red and it is not a very common breed in general. Cats come in a variety of sizes and, yes, he is rather large and well muscled, but that is certainly possible, given the feral population in Thailand.

However, he sure is handsome!!!!!!!!!!!

Best regards... Norm.  
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    CommentThere are pictures of ocicats on the ocicat uk website and some of those are ginger! Thanks for your help, we love him anyway


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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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