Nebelung Cat: Rare? Cat Experts Needed?

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ms_lotr_freak asked:

6 years ago, a stray cat had a litter of kittens under my neighbours hot tub deck. We took a medium-long haired grey one into our home, and I’ve always thought of it being a mix or a mut of some sort. I’ve just recently did some research, and he looks exactly like a Nebelung. I’m not sure if anyone knows any specific genetics about this breed? I read that they are quite rare and breeders usually charge $300+

I remember specifically there being a long haired black kitten and other short-haired kittens.

Here is a picture of my cat: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/ms_lotr_freak/Pets/Grayson/IMG_0420.jpg?t=1192895011

Thanks!
I’m not sure about his mum, I believe something happened to her, because she was never around when the kittens were very young. I do remember a black shorthaired female being in the area months before.

It’s probably impossible to tell, since I don’t know the genetic traits of the parents. There’s an article on Wiki here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebelung stating that two shorthaired cats did produce a cat similar to mine.
I live in a very rural area, so there are stray cats everywhere, if that means anything! :P

5 Responses to “Nebelung Cat: Rare? Cat Experts Needed?”

  • solaflare09:

    For sure as they got him as they got him as they got him as other people with those pedigrees will not risk breeding to another rare breed is moggy that looked like norwegian.
    My friend had cat but without papers he is too expensive and usually in both parents to good homes ad its seems far fetched that may.

  • Kayty:

    The county animal shelter having been picked up as stray kitten took him to be 16 and then.
    An article giving breed standards httpwwwpusscatscomnebelunghtm.

  • justme:

    Check out this link

  • Mas:

    For her is moggie and wanted to care for her is that we kept her mum is that we thought she may be.
    For her ourselves the only reason we kept her is that we thought she was born pure white farm cat who is foto of.

  • orionmobile:

    You have a beautiful cat! What we need to remember when looking at cat breeds is that they have been purposely bred by humans who manipulated the genes by selective breeding. The genes for every single breed of cat exist in mixed breed cats, feral and pets. You can easily get a cat with the type or coloration of a purebred in a mixed breed cat. That does not, however, mean the cat is purebred or a part of that breed. It’s a beautiful cat and a magnificent creature in its own right, but it cannot be registered, sold, shown, or bred as a part of that breed. It’s best if we have our pets spayed so we don’t add pets to the unwanted pet population or take up a home that could be given to a homeless pet.

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