There are other spotty and marbled pedigree breeds too so let s look at the spotty ones first.
Cat marbled fur.
Regular tabby cats can have spotty or marbled fur too here s our very own robbie cat showing off his spots.
A cat may have spots or marbled fur but that doesn t necessarily make it a bengal cat.
The ground colour of its long fur varies from brownish grey to ochreous brown above and greyish to buff below.
Robbie s spotty tummy.
But even if your cat shows all of the above there are other domestic breeds that exhibit these traits too.
Originally her intent had only been to produce a domestic spotted bengal cat.
A cat may have spots or marbled fur but that doesn t necessarily make it a bengal.
His owner recalls the moment he met the cat.
Regular tabby cats can have these characteristics too.
Domestic seal point tabby cat by cassie j originally posted to flickr as troubles this version from wikimedia commons.
It was due to the overwhelming popular demand of cat show judges and audiences clamoring to see this amazing marble kitten in madison square garden and all over the country that jean mill began campaigning to add the marbled pattern to the bengal breed standard.
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.
There s one of the oldest domesticated breeds the egyptian mau and also the ocicat brown spotted manx.