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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: tez2384 on October 21, 2007, 23:31:48 PM

Title: cat identification help
Post by: tez2384 on October 21, 2007, 23:31:48 PM
Hi me and my gf where walking down the street the other day and saw a large cat about the size of a english bulldog (the one in the churchill advert) and with a head about 5/6 inches across from earhole to earhole, it had dark tabie/bengal markings and was a little plump but very muscular, it definatly was not a mainecoon so does anyone have an idea what it could be? my gf thinks it may have been a bengal.
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 22, 2007, 01:43:23 AM
Sorry no idea but the big head would seem to say this cat is a male and likely unneutered.
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: Corporal Smokey on October 22, 2007, 08:59:59 AM
Could be a really big British or Exotic shorthair. Not sure about the markings though. I think we need to see pictures. Sounds like a handsome one!  :rofl:
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: Beccles on October 22, 2007, 10:31:48 AM
Big BSH tomcat, I'd go with... if it was a Maine Coon or NFC you'd probably have realised it.

Scots wildcats are bigger yet but they are VERY distinctive looking and also extremely rare.
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: tez2384 on October 22, 2007, 14:15:38 PM
it was a handsome chap alot bigger than ive ever seen, It looked just like a very large moggy but with strong tabby/bengal markings so i thought it must be some sort of pedigree,
It was about twice the size of large cats i have seen before.
Ill take some pictures if i see it again
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: dolcetta46 on October 22, 2007, 14:24:21 PM
A domesticated Ocelot?? :wow:
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: Millys Mum on October 22, 2007, 19:38:40 PM
A bloody big moggie with a rear package to match  :rofl: Some can get to 8kg and not be a special breed. I pity any cat who fights him for a bin bag   :scared: :scared:
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: tez2384 on October 22, 2007, 19:42:59 PM
I hope my kittens get that big then ill pity anyone that tries to fight them  :rofl:

He was so friendly he was sitting on a door step meowing (i would say this is were he lived) i was so shocked to see how huge he was
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: Millys Mum on October 22, 2007, 19:50:27 PM
They only get that big when left to "mature" and believe me its not worth the smell  :rofl:
Title: Re: cat identification help
Post by: tez2384 on October 22, 2007, 19:53:12 PM
There both getting spayed as soon as there old enough because i dont want them having kittens as theres so many in recuses that need homes, The size tiggy is though she looks like a boy i just cant see any bits  :rofl: