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Is My Cat Part Egyptian Mau?

by Marisa
(Monroe Ny)

Cleo

Cleo

Hello..after seeing some pictures of Egyptian Maus I was wondering if my beautiful cat Cleopatra was part Egyptian Mau.

She is small-medium sized, and has the spots on her back and legs, with some line marks on her legs also. When I brush her hair back you can still see the spot on her skin. She is very loving and smart and often makes these noises not like meows, but makes sounds when she comes near, wants attention or when she jumps from things.

It's hard to explain its not a growl either but an inner sounding noise. Her skin folds under the belly, and her front legs are longer than her back.

If she is that would be really interesting because she is such a different cat, and the fact that I named her Cleopatra without even knowing this makes her even more special.

I have more pictures if you need a better look.
Thanks for this great site.

Marisa


Hi Marisa.... Thanks for visiting and asking. You may have seen some of the other pages where visitors ask whether their cats are purebred. You are wisely asking if Cleopatra is part purebred, which is more likely.

Perhaps you might be kind enough to email me some more photos and I will then make a comment. You can see my email address here.

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Is My Cat Part Egyptian Mau?

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Aug 06, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		My Beautiful Ellie
by: Linda

Ellie came to me by my daughter Aimee.

Aimee brought Ellie home, and she refused to use the litter box, and it was very frustrating.

Then one day Aimee flipped a hair bow across the room, and Ellie ran did a tumble, picked the hairbow up in her mouth, and brought it back to Aimee!!!!! From that day on for 8 years, Ellie will fetch hairbows... sometimes the hairbows are so big, she has to walk straddling them to return them.

One day Ellie had kittens, and all died but one. We named that kitten, MING, because thats how her meow sounds.

One day Meng brings me a turkey feather and lays it by my hand... and I throw it across the room.... next thing I know, Meng has brought the turkey feather back placed it next to my hand, and scratches my hand with her paw to throw it again, and we do this for hours.

Genetics, huh? Isnt it amazing@!!!!! These are the smartest most lovingest cats I have ever seen!!!!!

They are truly my family, and the joys of my life.

They are special, I dont know if they dont know they are cats, or if they think they are human, but sometimes I think Ellie thinks she if my mother.HA.

These are special spiritual cats, and none of them should be killed!!!!

Maybe the bad people who are killing them fear something about these cats. Seems like whomever would harm them would be cursed and their children as well.

Thank you so much. Linda

{note from Admin: this is a submission under Egyptian Maus that I have converted to a comment}
Jul 16, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Very very close!
by: Phil (London)

Hi Marisa, I only just noticed this post so sorry for the late reply. Of all the 'Is my cat an Egyptian Mau' queries on the site lately, Cleopatra is the one that looks like a Mau the most! She may well have some, or a lot, of Mau in her genes - or she might be a tabby that has broken mackerel stripes that look like spots.

As Finn mentioned, I do have two purebred Maus, but that doesn't qualify me as an expert, so take what I say in the light of that. I would also point you towards the website of the Egyptian Mau Rescue Organization and their 'Adoptions' page; EMRO rescues cats from the streets of Cairo and other cities in Egypt, and many of these street cats are feral Maus, or as I like to call them, 'egyptian maus' (without capital letters) - many spotted cats there.

It's a bit of a muddy area really; as things stand, and as I understand things, an 'Egyptian Mau' is a purebred cat. However, the feral cats of Cairo can quite accurately be called 'egyptian maus', as mau is the Egyptian word for cat!

She's a lovely cat, by the way - what an amazing fluke in your choice of name!
Jul 16, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Very very close!
by: Phil (London)

Hi Marisa, I only just noticed this post so sorry for the late reply. Of all the 'Is my cat an Egyptian Mau' queries on the site lately, Cleopatra is the one that looks like a Mau the most! She may well have some, or a lot, of Mau in her genes - or she might be a tabby that has broken mackerel stripes that look like spots.

As Finn mentioned, I do have two purebred Maus, but that doesn't qualify me as an expert, so take what I say in the light of that. I would also point you towards the website of the Egyptian Mau Rescue Organization and their 'Adoptions' page; EMRO rescues cats from the streets of Cairo and other cities in Egypt, and many of these street cats are feral Maus, or as I like to call them, 'egyptian maus' (without capital letters) - many spotted cats there.

It's a bit of a muddy area really; as things stand, and as I understand things, an 'Egyptian Mau' is a purebred cat. However, the feral cats of Cairo can quite accurately be called 'egyptian maus', as mau is the Egyptian word for cat!

She's a lovely cat, by the way!
Jul 03, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Cleo
by: Maggie Sharp

Your Cleo looks a lot like my mother's cat, Mae.
(see http://www.pictures-of-cats.org/marvellous-miss-mae.html)
Mae is simply a brown spotted tabby, and I think your Cleo is too. A lot of people come here asking what breed their cat is, when really their cat is a moggie. Which are far greater in number than pedigree cats.
Jun 30, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Elegant Cleopatra
by: Finn Frode, Denmark

Hi Marisa.
Your Cleopatra is a very elegant spotted cat - and loving too from what you tell. She looks like a real lady. That the spots are visible on the skin too is not so unusual - on the hairless Sphynx cats that actually looks kinda funny.
I think you should also read the article on http://www.pictures-of-cats.org/what-breed-is-my-cat2.html - especially Phil's comments as he knows this breed real well. He has two purebred Maus if I recall correctly. ;-)
Whatever Cleopatra may be, you have a beautiful cat that has become special to you. And isn't that all that matters? ;-)

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Jun 30, 2010
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starstarstarstarstar 		Looks like a Mau
by: Anonymous

Pretty Kitty Looks like a Egyptian Mau

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