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i dont know what breed my cat is

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Question

Davincii
hi there
so here's the deal my cat it a year old and huge! I'm 5'4" and he's as long as my leg, he's black and white. he doesn't like most people but extremely loyal to me. his paws are extremely big for a house cat. he's very heavy but not with fat just with muscle. i sent a picture of him as a kitten to you. i don't have one of him as he is right now, but he's about two feet long.

Answer
Callie,

I would like to start off by saying that the points of purebred cats aren't my expertise. I've mainly cared for mixed breed kitties over the years with the odd exception to the rule. Davincii is absolutely adorable. He looks like a normal mixed breed kitty. He may have some Maine Coon kitty somewhere in his mixed heritage that would account for his large size. In my experience many tabbies I've cared for have been a bit on the large side so it's possible that Davincii just has larger parents and genetics that dictate larger size. My advice would be to enjoy your little guy and have fun guessing at his parentage because unless someone sees the cats that mated to produce Davincii nobody will be able to provide you with a guarantee of what his genes hold.