What are the characteristics of an Oriental kitten?

Cat_Crazy · #1 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 12:46 PM

Right let me explain, I thought I would ask here as I know some of you breed Orientals so may be able to help.

A little kitten has come into the rescue centre that I work with after being found wandering, she has a collar on so belongs to someone but not managed to trace her owner yet.

Anyway the vet thinks that she is only 6 weeks old, which if that is true it's disgusting that she was allowed outdoors.

The thing is i'm not convinced she is that young at all.

She seems very oriental looking to me so I wonder if she is a cross breed, do Oriental cats tend to be smaller?

She is very tiny but she seems very agile and co-ordinated, certainly not like 6 week old kittens I have seen in the past, I would guess more like 12 or even 14 weeks.

The reason why I seem to think she has Oriental in her is that she has a rather triangular head, not as extreme as Siamese types but more so then other moggies I have seen.

Her body is very long and lean, she looks skinny but she isn't it's just her build.

Her tail is very long, it is actually longer than her entire body and can reach right to her forehead if rested along her back.

Her eyes are greenish, I say greenish because they are green in the centre and have a yellow ring around them.

She is pure black, has a very soft and shiny coat.

She is such a wonderfull affectionate thing and likes to climb right on your chest and snuggle under your chin, she loves the sound of her own voice and likes to 'talk' to you which is really cute

So I hope all that made sense with me mumbling away.

Basically I want to know if she sounds like she is an Oriental mix and if so are they generally smaller cats?

I just worry that we are calling her a 6 week old moggie so if someone called the vet about a 14 week old Oriental they would not make the conection and refer them to us.

I am about to take some pictures now although it's tricky as she dosn't like staying still.

Cat_Crazy · #2 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 12:55 PM

Here are some pictures of her.

Cat_Crazy · #3 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 12:59 PM

and some more.

I couldn't manage to get one of her eyes but hopefully I described it well enough for you to know what I mean.

ellie8024 · #4 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 01:01 PM

i have an egyptian mau cross that i took in when she was pregnant with her second litter (i knew the owners and they werent coping) and i know her kittens were very like how you have described. this is the cat whom i had my run ins with the vet with as they told me her 7 week old kittens were not even 4 weeks yet. both litters were the same. hope thats of some help and they were as you described.. oriental looking with more of a russian blue shaped face (i think they look almost love heart shaped

), lean and with the same greenish eyes. at the time i was fostering some 6 week old kittens and muffins baby was 13 weeks.. they were the same size

lilbird · #5 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 01:07 PM

What does she weigh?
Orientals are generally slighter in build- at least to start off with and they are slower to mature.
She looks too svelte to be a 6 week old kitten so a cross breed is a distinct possibility

ellie8024 · #6 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 01:16 PM

have added some pics here of my old little ones and what age they were to give you a rough idea. your lil one looks about 8-9 weeks if i go by my old babies

1st pic is danny aged 13 weeks
2nd is Max aged 4 weeks
3rd is 1 yr old muffin with her babies .. muffin is mummy cat and max and danny are her sons

Cat_Crazy · #7 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 01:32 PM

I havn't actually weighed her yet but will do later on once she wakes up.

I just can't see her being 6 weeks old but the vet weighed her and gave that age judging on her size etc.

She dosn't have the podgy kitten belly that would still be there at 6 weeks old and it actually quite muscular if you know what I mean?

She seems to have a lot of defination to her and that tail really is unbelivably long!

Her eyes are quite slanted as well, I thought that she possibly had an infection when I saw her from a distance as they looked half closed but they are very clear and bright it's just the way they are shaped, you can see it a little on the pic of her face although she closed them.

Saikou · #8 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 01:41 PM

She is very cute. She could have some siamese or oriental in her, possibly a cross. I don't think oris are smaller in stature than their moggie counterparts, but they are slighter in build, although they should feel heavier than they look.

To me she doesn't look like she has a particularly triangular face, but then I am used to looking a modern type siamese and orientals for most of the day.

She does look longer in the body than you would expect a 6 week old to look, although that could be the picture, she does seem to have more of a mini adult body shape than you would expect from a 6 week old kitten who should still have a baby body shape. She doesn't look as old as 12 or 14 weeks old though, maybe somewhere in between 9/10 weeks.

Cat_Crazy · #9 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saikou

She is very cute. She could have some siamese or oriental in her, possibly a cross. I don't think oris are smaller in stature than their moggie counterparts, but they are slighter in build, although they should feel heavier than they look.

To me she doesn't look like she has a particularly triangular face, but then I am used to looking a modern type siamese and orientals for most of the day.

She does look longer in the body than you would expect a 6 week old to look, although that could be the picture, she does seem to have more of a mini adult body shape than you would expect from a 6 week old kitten who should still have a baby body shape. She doesn't look as old as 12 or 14 weeks old though, maybe somewhere in between 9/10 weeks.

That is great thanks!

She could possibly be a cross but there's no way of knowing either way.

I will be changing her age however on the paperwork because there is no way she is 6 weeks old.

xxwelshcrazyxx · #10 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 01:58 PM

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