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Is my kitten Part Bengal???

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Boris

I'm cute and I- know how to use- that :)

Purred: Sun Jul 5, '09 1:07am PST


	Greenlee is a beautiful tabby, and she sounds like she's a lively kitten. I'm glad that's all that matters to you. I'm sorry you were given such a hard time. Edited by moderator Mon Jul 6, '09 9:30pm PST

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Spike

Tubby tabby- LOVE!

Purred: Sun Jul 5, '09 8:46am PST


	Your cat doesn't have to be purebred or mixed in order to be loved. All cats are precious. Edited by moderator Mon Jul 6, '09 8:53pm PST

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Miss Phoebe

I purr therefore- I am

Purred: Sun Jul 5, '09 10:12am PST


	We just wanted to say THANK YOU to Greenlee's Meowmy for adopting her and giving her a loving home! She is a beautiful kitten!!!

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Spike

Tubby tabby- LOVE!

Purred: Sun Jul 5, '09 10:34am PST


	I second that!

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Abby

Purr Machine

Purred: Sun Jul 5, '09 11:45am PST


	Greenlee is very beautiful kitten, and she is truly beautifully marked. No matter what her ancestry may be she is a lucky kitty to have a wonderful loving family No matter want breed any of us kitties are a loving home is what we want and need. It is fun though to speculate on our ancestry

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kaya skye

not fighting my- demons-we joined- forces

Purred: Mon Jul 6, '09 9:15am PST


	Greenlee looks more like a silver tabby than a brown tabby-yep, there's a difference and that's irrelevant, since "tabby" isn't a breed, it's a coat pattern. Bengal-it's an artificially created breed, and most who aren't shown are sterilized. They have a true pelt, for example, instead of hair. They are very non-aggressive, as a rule-making them a great family cat. Edited by moderator Mon Jul 6, '09 8:47pm PST

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Boris

I'm cute and I- know how to use- that :)

Purred: Mon Jul 6, '09 9:28am PST


	Brown tabbies can be purebred or a distinct product of careful mix breeding too. Edited by moderator Mon Jul 6, '09 8:03pm PST

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Atrus

Fluff butt

Purred: Mon Jul 6, '09 9:39am PST


	No no. I just mean tabby markings by themselves aren't really indicative of anything. Many many cats can have tabby markings, even pointed breeds like Ragdolls. But tabby stripes are distinctive and different from the patterns of Egyptian Maus or Bengals or other cats. Since tabbies are so common, it's just a very inconclusive trait.

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kaya skye

not fighting my- demons-we joined- forces

Purred: Mon Jul 6, '09 9:44am PST


	Greenlee correctly identified the dramatic, distinctive marbling of her coat as a POSSIBLE sign of Bengal ancestry. she also included various other traits, including an extreme interest in water, which ARE Bengal traits. maybe that's what Greenlee is! Edited by moderator Mon Jul 6, '09 8:02pm PST

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Spike

Tubby tabby- LOVE!

Purred: Mon Jul 6, '09 11:55am PST


	It's interesting, but the absolute generic tabby, like Spike, are called brown tabbies rather than grey--even though they are grey. Silver tabbies, in the cat world, are a totally different being. I can't really see the difference, but this, again, is according to the ever-changing breed standards for cats. What I DO know with confidence, is that in the American Shorthair rings, brown tabbies really are brown. This causes me to scratch my head, but your average "tabby" is grey but classified as brown, while a brown show cat is actually brown, and very beautiful. Breed aside, coloration is often debated. Spike is a totally generic cat, but although he is grey, he is officially a brown tabby. Go figure.

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