Spotted House Cat

By Miss Cellania in Animals & Pets on Sep 9, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Domestic cats normally come in solids, stripes, and patches (I have one of each). Some cats have been bred with spots, but the only naturally spotted house cat is the Egyptian Mau.

It is the only naturally spotted cat and has been used in the breeding programmes of other cat breeds, such as the British Shorthair, to provide the spotted gene the breeders require tointroduce the pattern to another breed.

This beautiful cat is part of the post “Fear Me, Love Me, Worship Me: A History of the Domestic Cat”. Link -Thanks, Roy Shechter!

(image credit: Flickr user Muffet)

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Gauldar
Sep 9th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Huh, so that’s why Egyption eye makeup was put on in that style.
Gail Pink
Sep 9th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
What’s with all the cat posts? I thought 9/9/9 was supposed to be the Internet’s “Day Without Cats”?
Gauldar
Sep 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
@Gail Pink

Miss C is a rebel, she’s going against THE MAN!
dooflotchie
Sep 9th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
“…the only naturally spotted house cat is the Egyptian Mau.”

Sorry, but they’re not! I’ve got a 9 year old tabby-and-white moggy cat who was rescued straight from the street at 10-12 weeks old and she is spotted. There’s no way she was the offspring of an Egyptian Mau.

http://www.messybeast.com/spotted-cats.html
Kalel
Sep 9th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Spots are quite normal for house cats, although usually on the carpet.
FishBottleT
Sep 9th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Cat CRAZY!!!! Did no one give Gail Pink the memo about the cats!! ha its ok. it happens..
garrett
Sep 9th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
“…the only naturally spotted house cat is the Egyptian Mau.”

Ocicats are spotted too — and so cool looking:

http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/ocicat.html
Gail Pink
Sep 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Yeah…missed that memo.
Ali S.
Sep 10th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
We shall never bow down the no cats rule! >:3

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