What's your favorite cat breed?

[FrostRanger]

Cats come in many wonderful breeds and mixes but what's your favorite?

Mine are ragdolls and Manx. Ragdolls are huge, fluffy and so sweet. I have a ragdoll mix named Raven and she is the sweetest fluffiest girl, she is an absolute love sponge. I also had some ragdoll mixes growing up that were also extremely sweet. Not to mention a stray ragdoll tom that used to hang around (boy must have been at least 20lbs, he was massive) and he was also a sweet boy. Basically every ragdoll I've met has been wonderful, but I can't say I've met a mean cat either, sure some had more sass than others - looking at you Maya - none have been jerks.

First encounter I had with a Manx was with a feral I named Lana Skye who I initially mistook for a bobcat. She is feral but she has greatly warmed to me and oh my goodness is she friendly. When she is around she follows me around like a puppy. I ended up getting adopted by 2 of her sons (one sadly got ran over a few months ago) and they are every bit as friendly if not more so. Follow me around like puppies and absolutely demands attention. Not only are they sweethearts but they are absolutely fabulous mousers. I used to have a problem with mice eating the birds' food but a few days after Lana started hanging around I found a mouse she killed when coming home from work one morning. Her sons have also inherited her amazing skills - in fact Phoenix caught a big rat today. He is definitely earning his keep keeping the rodents away. If you want a sweet cat that is a great hunter, the Manx is your cat

Shoutout to all the moggies (mixed breed cats) as well who are just as wonderful. The best cat is the one at your home IMO

 

[The Moonshiner]

Bengals

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Cats that stay outside and hunt. Those are my favorite.

 

[TexasBlues]

pictures? All manx are bob-tailed, but not all bob-tailed are manx.

 

[FrostRanger]

pictures? All manx are bob-tailed, but not all bob-tailed are manx.

This is Lana sleeping with her kittens last year (the 2 gingers are Phoenix and Edgeworth. Being a feral she is not purebred at all but she definitely has Manx blood in her. Aside from being tailless herself, the genes that cause her to be tailless are dominant as out of that litter, 2 of her kittens have normal tails (the father has a normal tail). The gene that causes taillessness in Manx is dominant whereas in many other bobtail breeds the gene is recessive

Here is a picture of the late Edgeworth as he was a very handsome boy

He had only a nub of a tail (and said nub was bent). He was a very sweet boy

He has a normal tail but this is Phoenix. Super sweet, follows me around the house demanding to be held and pet

 

[FrostRanger]

pictures? All manx are bob-tailed, but not all bob-tailed are manx.

Also not all Manx are bobtailed, some do in fact have normal tails and they are often used in breeding as breeding 2 manx with bobtails makes it more likely the kittens will have spinal defects when born

 

[TexasBlues]

you are totally right.

 

[The Sniper]

I thought cats dont come in breed just traits does anybody breed cats??
I have2 stripey brown tabbys a third that is very dark and has long hair, and 2 grey dudes that are so grey they look solid color

 

[The Sniper]

I really just want a orang cat

 

[TexasBlues]

I had a feral cat when I was kid that just had a nub. her kittens would range from a bob to full length. the bob tails ferals are my favorite