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Is Calla Possibly Part Mau?

by Jessi
(Carlsbad, CA)

Calla as a young kitten.

Calla as a young kitten.

I was astonished when brushing my cat that her fur was not black all the way through and I started researching. One of our cats Lily came from a rescue - Calla - our black cat just showed up.

She is VERY loyal to me and after 1.5 years is warming up to my husband, she plays with Lily and once in a while sleeps with her - but just as easily could be on her own.

Calla is VERY intelligent - very agile and very athletic - sometimes reminding me of a dancer. My photos are not that good - but I will post anyway.

Sometimes her eyes seems green, other times a greenish golden. She is VERY alert. Calla greets us at the door 95% of the time. She is not very vocal, but when she talks she makes quiet noises, sometimes a soft meow, sometimes a chirp - hard to explain. She loves sleeping under the covers and will sit on my lap - but not for long. When we first had her - probably about 6 months old - she played rough with toys and "fought" plastic bags - also chewed things like a puppy?

PS
I can send more images I doubt she is 100% but really starting to think she is part Mau.

Jessi

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Is Calla Possibly Part Mau?

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Jul 05, 2010
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by: Jessi

Thanks Michael,

I think you bring up good points. Sometimes her fur "rusts" almost a wine or chocolate and also once in a while I think I see Tabby markings as well.

Jul 05, 2010
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by: Michael

Hi, thanks for visiting and asking. There seems to be a bit of a trend at the moment to ask if a cat is part Egyptian Mau.

The answer is either, "I don't know" or "no" - sorry.

In the case of Calla there is nothing really that tells me (for one and I am not the gospel on this topic) she is part Egyptian Mau. A lot of random bred cats will have the characteristics that you mention.

However, she appears to be a melanistic cat as her black coat has faint markings. However, this may not indicate melanism. Melanism is classically apparent in the black panther, which is a melanistic jaguar or leopard, usually. The spotted pattern is heavily masked by black pigmentation, which is melanin.

Someone probably will or might provide a better answer and in the meantime thanks again and good luck. Calla looks a fine cat.

Best
Michael

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