I think my cat was marked as "American Shorthair." Based on every other American Shorthair I've seen, I'm pretty sure "American Shorthair" is code for "basically a mutt but who cares because kitty."
The American shorthair is actually a real breed - but yea, most vets and rescues just use it as "mutt" shorthand. When I moved with my kitties to the UK, their new vet thought they were fancy and exotic because of the breed listed on their paperwork ;)
As to the poll, I have two purebreeds (Peterbalds), two that I kinda know a bit (they're 1/4 Siamese and 3/4 idunno - they're grey tabbies), and two rescues that I've got no idea about.
American Shorthair is a breed. Domestic short-hair is code generic short-haired cat. (Substitute length of hair after domestic for any other length of hair for other mutt cats.) My two have totally different body types and coats, both are domestic short-hairs.
One of my cats is mostly Russian Blue but I don't know what else is in him. The other cat is a mutt. I love them both. Neither is a purebred. Even if I only had one cat none of these answers quite work for the Russian Blue, although the third one is perfect for the mutt.
Mine are both mutts according to the shelter I got them from. But, one of them I'm not entirely convinced isn't a pixie bob. She was dropped off at the shelter at 6 weeks, already spayed, something that breeders do. There is a breeder about an hour and a half away.
Breed standard says:
1/2 bob tail: she barely has a nub, which you need to go feeling for.
all black lips: she has a half inch section that is pink.
pronounced bob cat ear tuffs: hers are barely there
These are all things that would have been immediately noticeable when we was born, and thus, making her a breed reject.
I only found out about pixie bobs because I posted a video on YouTube of her chirping, and the recommended videos were all more "pixie bob chirping" videos.
I think my cat was marked as "American Shorthair." Based on every other American Shorthair I've seen, I'm pretty sure "American Shorthair" is code for "basically a mutt but who cares because kitty."
The American shorthair is actually a real breed - but yea, most vets and rescues just use it as "mutt" shorthand. When I moved with my kitties to the UK, their new vet thought they were fancy and exotic because of the breed listed on their paperwork ;)
As to the poll, I have two purebreeds (Peterbalds), two that I kinda know a bit (they're 1/4 Siamese and 3/4 idunno - they're grey tabbies), and two rescues that I've got no idea about.
American Shorthair is a breed. Domestic short-hair is code generic short-haired cat. (Substitute length of hair after domestic for any other length of hair for other mutt cats.) My two have totally different body types and coats, both are domestic short-hairs.
I don't even think my cats are a mix of breeds so much as I doubt they've got any breeds in them.
That is such a good way to put that.
One of my cats is mostly Russian Blue but I don't know what else is in him. The other cat is a mutt. I love them both. Neither is a purebred. Even if I only had one cat none of these answers quite work for the Russian Blue, although the third one is perfect for the mutt.
Mine are both mutts according to the shelter I got them from. But, one of them I'm not entirely convinced isn't a pixie bob. She was dropped off at the shelter at 6 weeks, already spayed, something that breeders do. There is a breeder about an hour and a half away.
Breed standard says:
These are all things that would have been immediately noticeable when we was born, and thus, making her a breed reject.
I only found out about pixie bobs because I posted a video on YouTube of her chirping, and the recommended videos were all more "pixie bob chirping" videos.