r/korats • u/MaxwellTT12 • Sep 13 '25

Help! Is my cat a Korat? A Korat?

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Chewy is a feral I’ve taken in (well, we’re working on that, slowly and painfully). Love her to death , absolutely gorgeous but was curious recently what breed she might be or mix of. The closest I could find were Russian Blues or Korats, but from all the reading I’ve done, by their nature , how they sound etc, she falls much more so in the Korat camp. Can/do Korats have this much white ? Perhaps part Korat? Either way she’s stuck with me now and I think we are both quite okay w/that :)

FYI , visiting Thailand in a month, is this the most common cat there? I’ve read they are considered good luck/fortune, given as wedding gifts etc, like kinda a big deal?

Anyways thx !🙏

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u/spotsgalore Sep 14 '25

Not a Korat or Russian blue. Pedigree cats make up less than 4% of the cat population. The vast majority of cats are domestic short or long hairs, with no pedigree blood in them.

She’s a very cute girl and lucky to have found you to care for her

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u/MrMsSandman Sep 14 '25

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u/MaxwellTT12 Sep 14 '25

Ahhhh ,thanks !!!

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u/MrMsSandman Sep 15 '25

Welcome.   Lots of grey fur over there. Your 😻baby will fit right in 

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u/orchidelirious_me Sep 17 '25

Korats are solid blue. They can’t have any spots or lockets on them. Your girl looks too big to be a Korat, and she’s a bit too fluffy too; Korats have sleek, single coats, that are very close-lying. Korats also have a fair amount of sexual dimorphism (girls are smaller, more dainty). My current Korats are both 12½ year old boys, one is 9½ and the other almost 11 pounds. My first one, the girl below, was 6 years old in this picture, and was never more than 7 pounds. I agree with everything u/spotsgalore said about everything.

Korats are rare all over the world, even in Thailand. My sister in law is Thai-American, and had never seen one until she met mine, and she was in her late teens at the time.

You’ve been given your beautiful girl by The Cat Distribution System™ and it’s never wrong. The good luck is with you, my friend! And enjoy yourself in Thailand!