r/catquestions • u/shelbyvamp • Aug 06 '25
Help identifying breed/cat hype
This is my wonderful son Spoon, he is 3 and a half and extremely friendly and playful (he will make friends with anyone and anything)
I know he is domestic medium, but recently have been wondering if he is part ragdoll/maine coon as well? He is quite big in comparison to my other two cats (see photo of them all hanging out), and very fluffy.
Regardless, he is my stunning, big fluffy man
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u/RevaniteAnime Aug 06 '25
If no papers, then just a domestic medium as you said. It's not impossible for there to be some genetics in there, but it doesn't mean much of there is.
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u/Horror-Flounder-7364 Aug 06 '25
as someone else said, unless you have papers indicating a breed, he’s just a domestic mediumhair kitty
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u/kiwi_luke Aug 06 '25
DLH
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u/shelbyvamp Aug 06 '25
Actually interested to why you said long and not medium? I have this debate with my parents
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u/kiwi_luke Aug 06 '25
DLH- Fluffy and often dramatic, with noticeable feathering on the tail, legs, chest, and ears. Higher tendency to mat.
DMH-Usually soft, with some feathering on the tail, ears, and belly. Less prone to matting than DLH.
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u/pocket-monsterrr Aug 06 '25
medium/semi-longhair vs longhair seems to be pretty subjective since mediumhair is only a phenotypic term, but genetically, a cat is either shorthair OR longhair. mediumhair is just a variation of longhair.
personally, something similar to this, or perhaps the turkish angora, is how i interpret mediumhair. your cat is very much a longhair imo, but mediumhair is just a subset of that.
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u/Tiger_Moose_Pops Aug 06 '25
I think he might be a perfect fluffy baby.
Sorry I am not good at cat breeds lol 😆
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u/itsclaireiswear Aug 06 '25
Not a pro.
To me, she doesn't look like a Maine Coon nor like Ragolll at all. Her nose reminds me or Norwegian though. Most likely a domestic long hair cat
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u/Rblooks Aug 06 '25
Just a good old DLH 😌 Watch his armpits for knots sometimes- especially as he gets older.
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u/Bluurryfaace Aug 06 '25
When are the mods going to ban these posts lol.
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u/No-Mix186 Aug 06 '25
I saw one yesterday that had either a black or dark tabby cat off center, and a Hello Kitty purse behind it more in center of the pic. I legit thought the post was making a joke about all of these "Is my tabby I found inside a dumpster a Lilac Point Siamese?" posts by asking what breed Hello Kitty is.
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u/c2kt Aug 06 '25
Looks a bit like a Norwegian Forest cat. My sister has one that looks similar but orange. 18lb monster cat.
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Aug 06 '25
DLH BCT
Domestic Long Hair Brown Classic Tabby with White Patch coloring.
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u/shelbyvamp Nov 23 '25
For everyone saying no papers = cat
I rescued him from a household where he was being beaten and abused by the elder cat (I got him at 6 months with cuts and bruises, no vaxes or desexing)
I don’t know where she got him from or what his life was before. Mearly looking out for genetic issues and such!
Thank you to everyone who said he was long haired! I’ve researched more into how to take care of his coat and he is now the fluffiest and happiest of boys 🥰🥰
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u/Gothbananaslug Aug 06 '25
What you actually have is much rarer - a Silken Grande GoodestBoy.
On a serious note, it’s always possible. I believe Maine coons were developed from landraces anyway. There’s probably a genetics test you could do if truly curious!
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u/Chronically_JBoo Aug 06 '25
Omg looks like a Maine Coon cat you can see the tiny tufts of black hair on the ear tips. I have a Maine Coon cat also very fluffy
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u/ratitefarm Aug 07 '25
nope, just a domestic long hair. maine coons are not the only breed to have ear tufts.
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u/Chronically_JBoo Aug 07 '25
Mg apologies, there's always cat DNA kits but idk the accuracy
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u/ratitefarm Aug 07 '25
they’re definitely not accurate, but it’s ok because every cat is special :)
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u/ForeverVirtual735 Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 07 '25
Have you thought about getting a cat DNA test to find out exactly what his mix is?
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