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carola - 26 Nov 2005 10:56 GMT

I don't know why, but I'm trying to find out what original breed our
longhaired Tiffany could be.
I have consulted books and internet, but it's not easy at all. For a Maine
Coon she's too small although the other characteristics (temper, neck, tail)
are dead on. The Norwegian forest cat could fit too, but then Tiffy is not
a tabby, but black and white.
The Turkish longhair could be taken into consideration too because of the
missing undercoat. Persian: no, the nose is definitely different.
Or can I forget it altogether?
Tiffy's mom is a black longhair with no breed, and her father is a European
shorthair moggie.

carola

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jacquie0 - 26 Nov 2005 22:12 GMT

> I don't know why, but I'm trying to find out what original breed our
> longhaired Tiffany could be.
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Do you love her? In my opinion, that's all that should matter. I have
three cats of my own and I don't know for certain their breeds either. I
DO know that I love them very much, and that I will do all in my power
to make sure that they stay happy and healthy. To me, that is the most
important thing. Every thing else is irrelevant.

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carola - 27 Nov 2005 07:06 GMT

: > I don't know why, but I'm trying to find out what original breed our
: > longhaired Tiffany could be.
: > Tiffy's mom is a black longhair with no breed, and her father is a European
: > shorthair moggie.
: >
: > carola

: Do you love her? In my opinion, that's all that should matter. I have
: three cats of my own and I don't know for certain their breeds either. I
: DO know that I love them very much, and that I will do all in my power
: to make sure that they stay happy and healthy. To me, that is the most
: important thing. Every thing else is irrelevant.

Yes, I do love her, that's why I'm interested. I'd like to find out more
about her.
But I realize that there are so many characteristics to be taken into
account that it's not easy at all:
coat, undercoat, ears, body, tail, size, colour, you name it.
Of course she is a European Longhair, but I wonder what longhaired ancestor
has left his genes with her.
The most likely seems to be the Norwegian Forest cat.

carola

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jacquie0 - 27 Nov 2005 14:24 GMT

> : > I don't know why, but I'm trying to find out what original breed our
> : > longhaired Tiffany could be.
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> carola

Do you have any pictures of her? It would probably help you if you could
post a couple of good shots of her so that someone here might be able to
assist you in trying to find out her general breed.
Is she a big girl? Is she all hair?
I know that one of mine has a lot of Maine Coon in her due to her size,
hair, whiskers, and disposition. I know that my kitten looks like he too
is part Maine Coon as well. My original male is just a moogie though. He
has the best disposition of my three, and he has 23 toes. My friends
call him a Hemmingway cat, but, again, although he is not a cat that
likes to cuddle, he is the most lovable of the three.
Good luck with trying to find your little girls breed.
If you want, you can email me personally at
jacquie0@rogersremovespam.com with some pictures of your girl and I will
try my best to help you out. Remove the obvious.

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Ted Davis - 27 Nov 2005 00:59 GMT

>I don't know why, but I'm trying to find out what original breed our
>longhaired Tiffany could be.
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>Tiffy's mom is a black longhair with no breed, and her father is a European
>shorthair moggie.

It's most likely that she has little or no specific papered recognized
breed ancestry in her background - she's most likely moggie all the
way back. To my thinking, that is a good thing.

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