A cat may have spots or marbled fur but that doesn t necessarily make it a bengal cat.
Cat marbled fur.
The marbled cat is similar in size to a domestic cat but has rounded ears and a very long tail that is as long as the cat s head and body.
Scrappy was sitting on his own and though he was cute we didn t think others would regard him to be as cute as his siblings.
There s one of the oldest domesticated breeds the egyptian mau and also the ocicat brown spotted manx.
Back in 1997 a man named david bought a black kitty not knowing that one day it will get marble like fur.
His owner recalls the moment he met the cat.
Originally her intent had only been to produce a domestic spotted bengal cat.
Domestic seal point tabby cat by cassie j originally posted to flickr as troubles this version from wikimedia commons.
Regular tabby cats can have these characteristics too.
Robbie s spotty tummy.
There are other spotty and marbled pedigree breeds too so let s look at the spotty ones first.
Regular tabby cats can have spotty or marbled fur too here s our very own robbie cat showing off his spots.
I made the decision to take scrappy as i knew he would be the last one to be taken if at all david told the meow post.
The ground colour of its long fur varies from brownish grey to ochreous brown above and greyish to buff below.