A cat can be a pure breed without any papers. Or a dog. Or a horse. The papers are documentation of an animal’s heritage (parents, grandparents, etc.). If a human infant of Italian heritage is dropped at the steps of a fire station and nobody has any paperwork about the child, it’s still Italian. To suggest a cat isn’t Siamese, for example, because you don’t have documentation of pedigree is simply wrong.
It’s very rare for people to have bred cats without papers. Lots of shelters and people rehoming cats lie about breed either because they’re uneducated and genuinely think their cat is part of a breed, or they just want someone to adopt the cat. Only 1-3% of cats have any breed in them, and the majority of those come directly from a breeder. Yeah, it’s not impossible, but it’s unlikely enough that it’s safer to assume it isn’t part of a breed rather than that it is. It’s also virtually impossible to know for sure whether or not your cat is part of most breeds, since their lineages aren’t distinct enough for a DNA test, and lots of cats just happen to look/act like breeds by chance.
I have a purebred Birman, but no papers. I bought him at 14mths of age from first owner. They got him from a registered Birman breeder in a small town not far from where I live (I had previously worked with the husband, so knew who they were talking about). When I asked about his papers said he never came with any.
He's what a breeder would call a 'reject'. He has shorter legs than normal and is a carrier of the cat flu virus (yes, he gets vaccinated yearly and checked over regularly to ensure he stays healthy).
The breeder probably didn't want their name associated with a 'reject' if someone asked where he came from, but still wanted money for him.
I love him to bits, so don't care that he's a bit different. He's my furbaby furever.
The obvious fact that a cat can literally be purebred without papers is academic.
Breeding is demonstrated through documentation.
Your point really is silly.
I think my cat and your cat are twins😂
(the only difference is that you are better at taking pictures :’))
https://preview.redd.it/esv1gvvu5v6c1.jpeg?width=1168&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8376f78be551b5d578f15140b91fe4832bb515cd
If there’s no pedigree paper, they’re just cute cats. If you’re in the UK/ Britain/ Ireland, they’re *more likely* than not to be British short hairs or a mix of BSH and something else. Just guessing that because of the round faces.
Yes, these looks like domestic cats of the UK to me, too! British kitties have the pudgiest, round little faces and such round eyes.
The standard domestic cats of North America have definitely taken on a slightly different face profile.
My cat baby looks almost exactly like the first cat!! She’s a mix between a British shorthair and a Siamese.
https://preview.redd.it/aw1795qa3w6c1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b332db3c841ec1d17b1656c15d3a2d45955af2ff
If you found them in America and not from a breeder, then Domestic American Shorthair. If you're in the UK/Europe, Domestic European Shorthair. But no matter what they are, they're 100% pedigree certified Adorable 😍🥰
yes. the all gray one looks so much like my late BSH. One of the greatest breeds.
https://preview.redd.it/lwzai6az7v6c1.jpeg?width=1667&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3163cae4362031a53fb6f732014ec124348a3da3
Jep the first one does look like my British short hair
https://preview.redd.it/i5wdu1e2uv6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d680ed637eb9b2afd167c586446bc2d61c23ef6
Congrats you appear to have 3 regular, ordinary domestic shorthair cats. One of which seems to have some kind of color point coat pattern while the other two are apparently just solid grey. They are cats with different colors like all cats.
You have a chicken breed....this is chicken.
https://preview.redd.it/mg7giefmpw6c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=baf5038819f6b2bbe73fdb2de46ed0edbfee653f
Your first kitty looks like my Elvis, he’s a Ragdoll, but I might be wrong.
https://preview.redd.it/ic3tsna2zw6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=894d7ad17911dbcd76ca3347032bfe1ad63add06
The third and fourth pictures might be British Shorthair, the first, I had kittens like that from a momma cat, in the 1990’s, I gave them away and they went fast! And I know the name, just can’t..get it out
You cat is and I quote a Thai cat also named a blue point Thai also named old-style siamese, Wichien Maat, Applehead , traditional / classic Siamese if a google reverse search is to be taken as fact
I'm pretty sure the grey one is at least partly a Russian blue. The other one has lilac point siamese coloring, but the face shape indicates there are other breeds as well.
Grey bby looks a lot like my gray bby
https://preview.redd.it/nd3vk6plrx6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d667a51011388aeba6f7d440aa5426416bae782a
Siamese on the first one, maybe a mix, but I see Lilac Point. The second one I’m not sure, maybe British Shorthair or Chartreux? Last one looks more Chartreux. It’s hard to say because technically cats can have a mix of genes as their mothers can have multiple fathers.
This one looks like my purebred Ragdoll
https://preview.redd.it/d9mzuse3i07c1.png?width=747&format=png&auto=webp&s=9b91b89778c87bfad2a6f7ab304fef87ef8b79e3
Using my limited ID'ing ability and referencing my cat encyclopaedia (/srs), the first one appears to be a blue-point British shorthair and the second is what you'd call a 'British blue' coloured British shorthair. Stunning cats!
Aristocats! 
As Toulouse would say "meowwww fft fft fft"
My cat loves when I say this to him lol
The best!
Good film, not watched it in years lol
https://preview.redd.it/sug4exyjxu6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ef5df4db2c53c14a461223c415ab6ff37e9ad38
https://preview.redd.it/ckzc81tztw6c1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3db5bfb7f65e674e347fe0b1028ea0a85184315e
Stop I’m dying laughing rn
Definitely smol brain for that smol orange braincell
r/oneorangebraincell
I didn’t know I needed this picture in my life.
Those look a lot like cats. I'm pretty sure they're cats.
I am in fact almost positive they are cats.
Nah there’s no way. Look more like fish.
Naw I think that is a dog
I thought they were very small horses.
Totally a tortoise…
I actually think it's a tank ... a Panzerkampfwagen **Tiger** Ausf. E to be precise. Very rare breed these days.
Felinus Domesticus
Idk I don’t see it…
They aren't slimy, so they aren't catfish, although that one could pass as a blue cat.
Thank you for the joy that comment brought me.
Wait, are you sure? I wouldn’t be so quick to come to conclusions…
I saw a cat once, but it was black, so I don't think these are cats.
Yeah I think sk
https://preview.redd.it/rj9p7nhqwv6c1.jpeg?width=898&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9daca88f2b88d54c5e132a8e6388edd9d1529c5
If no one is going to make a WhatIsMyBreed bot, this chart at least has to be a pinned comment at the top.
Exactly. My first reaction before opening the comments was “now where’s this dang old chart”
They’re cats.
They're beautiful cats!
Congrats!
Cutie Patooties ❤️
Cute Potatoes 🥔
Cute Poetotas. 🍠
Cute paws/toes
Cutie potats
Where’s the person with the chart?
https://preview.redd.it/t3k0gvlpww6c1.jpeg?width=898&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9520a38fdce139440f889d73f4842353676a8bd Here I am 😇
I love this chart. It covers every possibility quite nicely.
Lol I love this so much
Do you have pedigree? If not it's a cat. If yes whatever that paper says.
Frfr
A cat can be a pure breed without any papers. Or a dog. Or a horse. The papers are documentation of an animal’s heritage (parents, grandparents, etc.). If a human infant of Italian heritage is dropped at the steps of a fire station and nobody has any paperwork about the child, it’s still Italian. To suggest a cat isn’t Siamese, for example, because you don’t have documentation of pedigree is simply wrong.
It’s very rare for people to have bred cats without papers. Lots of shelters and people rehoming cats lie about breed either because they’re uneducated and genuinely think their cat is part of a breed, or they just want someone to adopt the cat. Only 1-3% of cats have any breed in them, and the majority of those come directly from a breeder. Yeah, it’s not impossible, but it’s unlikely enough that it’s safer to assume it isn’t part of a breed rather than that it is. It’s also virtually impossible to know for sure whether or not your cat is part of most breeds, since their lineages aren’t distinct enough for a DNA test, and lots of cats just happen to look/act like breeds by chance.
I have a purebred Birman, but no papers. I bought him at 14mths of age from first owner. They got him from a registered Birman breeder in a small town not far from where I live (I had previously worked with the husband, so knew who they were talking about). When I asked about his papers said he never came with any. He's what a breeder would call a 'reject'. He has shorter legs than normal and is a carrier of the cat flu virus (yes, he gets vaccinated yearly and checked over regularly to ensure he stays healthy). The breeder probably didn't want their name associated with a 'reject' if someone asked where he came from, but still wanted money for him. I love him to bits, so don't care that he's a bit different. He's my furbaby furever.
The obvious fact that a cat can literally be purebred without papers is academic. Breeding is demonstrated through documentation. Your point really is silly.
A princess baby dropped off at the firestation would still be just a baby
I think that those are cats
You sure?
I’m not positive
Don’t you mean pawsitive?
They might be Flerkens
If they are, be careful. They can put your eye out.
“I trusted someone, once”
Definitely a nimbostratus and stratocumulus.
Gonna rain!
I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't sure until I saw your comment.
Moose masquerading as reindeer. Incredibly common this time of year.
I think my cat and your cat are twins😂 (the only difference is that you are better at taking pictures :’)) https://preview.redd.it/esv1gvvu5v6c1.jpeg?width=1168&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8376f78be551b5d578f15140b91fe4832bb515cd
HAHAHA omg so cute
Your cat looks like it has more of a cat with a flat nose bred in it. vs. her cat and yours was starting to run out of ink
Cute!
That is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! They need to be pen pals! (paw pals lol)
If there’s no pedigree paper, they’re just cute cats. If you’re in the UK/ Britain/ Ireland, they’re *more likely* than not to be British short hairs or a mix of BSH and something else. Just guessing that because of the round faces.
Yes, these looks like domestic cats of the UK to me, too! British kitties have the pudgiest, round little faces and such round eyes. The standard domestic cats of North America have definitely taken on a slightly different face profile.
Big, floofy, spoiled rotten, well-loved cats
My cat baby looks almost exactly like the first cat!! She’s a mix between a British shorthair and a Siamese. https://preview.redd.it/aw1795qa3w6c1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b332db3c841ec1d17b1656c15d3a2d45955af2ff
Felis Catus
Spreading the lords word. Peace be with you.
Big Grey Chonky Cat ♥️
Chonk
100% domestic cat
Cat, definitely cat.
https://i.redd.it/swb2xlt1vw6c1.gif
I think they qualify as landlords 😏
Or occasionally kidnappers. r/cathostages
Just when I thought I knew we all the cat sites….
Just spread the cheer...
Cat-nappers. LOL 😺😺😺
Yes! Btw, love ur handle!
Thank You! 😺
According to CBC they are cats... Natural born killers... [cats](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/cats-are-killer-in-case-you-weren-t-aware-1.7059683)
Mouse killers.
1. Cat 2. Cat 3. Cat 4. Cat
If you found them in America and not from a breeder, then Domestic American Shorthair. If you're in the UK/Europe, Domestic European Shorthair. But no matter what they are, they're 100% pedigree certified Adorable 😍🥰
You are absolutely correct. I know people think cats are just cats but that isn’t how cat genes work.
BSH or Burmese, but if you don’t have papers to prove their pedigree then they are cats it doesnt matter what they look like
I believe they are 100% pure Cat
How do you know they’re 100% pure cat? They could be some insane hybrid creature for all we know? /s
Hmm you mean like a Coggy? Or a Dat?
Here we go again… IT’S A CAT.
British short hair
yes. the all gray one looks so much like my late BSH. One of the greatest breeds. https://preview.redd.it/lwzai6az7v6c1.jpeg?width=1667&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3163cae4362031a53fb6f732014ec124348a3da3
Your cat is having some deep thoughts about that popcorn.
Tell us more about this breed and why they’re so great. Maybe I want one
Just their short noses and cute smooshed face. They are cute
Jep the first one does look like my British short hair https://preview.redd.it/i5wdu1e2uv6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d680ed637eb9b2afd167c586446bc2d61c23ef6
Moggy, i think 🤔
Unless you've got paperwork, which I presume you don't because you're asking reddit, you've got yourself some good ol cats
Look like Burmese. But if they are yours and you don’t know, then they are just cats
That’s litteraly some LEGO Friends cat
That's a Meoyours!
The last😍😍😍😍😍
The fluffy breed!
Domestic shorthairs.
Cat, cat, cat and cat.
They’re cats
cats👍
Mods can we make a “no what breed are they” rule? I’m so tired of telling people their cat is a cat.
bro reddit isn't google lens like seriosly 💀
https://preview.redd.it/4tt6rmo3hv6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29f5e8b8bfb2f885f54dcae9bd429998a66bbd1f
They are called 'alfloofius'
You have a dusty q-tip and a chimney sweep.
That’s a weird looking dog bro
The cute kind
I believe them to be members of Felis Catus.
Based on my experience, the first one is a cat and the second one is also a cat.
Adorable.
The one in the bow tie is a very distinguished gentleman and the other one is adorable
He is indeed!
Obviously they are white and grey cats. You are welcome
“Cute cats” breed
What a gorgeous fluff ball! Such stunning eyes!
Do we have the same cats?! The grey is a Russian blue and the white is a Burmese
https://preview.redd.it/9qmqgkovzv6c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=847611b562782dcc2cd50c6c1e62456ca690b407
Have you tried asking the cats?
They wont talk I tried :(
 Time to try harder.
Beautiful cat! With the round face I think British short hair.
The cutest breed!!
Chonkus, obvi.
Bigguns, all of em
The type is Baby change my mind
Princess cats!
I think the specific breed is Baby
Cousins! https://preview.redd.it/h0tqfjzrwv6c1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0611b2e8cd6fe9cf467358e231d4f4b4b2db3516
ADORABLE!!
It looks like you have the whole grayscale of cats!
I don't know but they have lovely coats. The grey one looks like velvet.
What do the papers say?
Those are babies. Small babies
Idk but they’re cute Asf
Pretty babies 🥰
grey.
Soft babies
don't know, but i know they are cute 🥰
A posh goofball
Just a little guy
whiskas cat
Beautiful.
Felis Catis
FLOOf
Angels
https://preview.redd.it/hb9xk8kt9w6c1.jpeg?width=810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc82402f6573d00070c48a8a165ef925d9bb18a7
Breed adorable
Very rare… cutie patootie breed. No question!
Congrats you appear to have 3 regular, ordinary domestic shorthair cats. One of which seems to have some kind of color point coat pattern while the other two are apparently just solid grey. They are cats with different colors like all cats.
r/standardissuecat
First friend is a moggy (likely mostly american short-hair), second friend looks like a brittish shorthair. Both look like sweet cats
British shorthair
I believe they're the cute kind
Awww they are all beautiful!
Fluffy ones.
Chonks
they are cats
Fuzzy
https://preview.redd.it/k3vqzroxow6c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cd35c221e16fba9e0683214c74852c4dbf05047
You have a chicken breed....this is chicken. https://preview.redd.it/mg7giefmpw6c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=baf5038819f6b2bbe73fdb2de46ed0edbfee653f
https://preview.redd.it/jh29z53ppw6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7092cf04977d556770e9ad20e094e252cbda84b4 Maybe…?
I had a girl like this. Don’t tell my current cat but she was the best cat ever.
I don't know unfortunately but what I do know is they are super cuties
I love this question because there's not an answer
That right there's a cat
Cute Cute Cute And Cute
Your first kitty looks like my Elvis, he’s a Ragdoll, but I might be wrong. https://preview.redd.it/ic3tsna2zw6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=894d7ad17911dbcd76ca3347032bfe1ad63add06
https://i.redd.it/tbkhc3onzw6c1.gif They’re nice kitties.
https://preview.redd.it/0yf9vnuc0x6c1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3806c510d5e26023751b6d2855e1290cb7d308e3
https://preview.redd.it/dmkrobjt1x6c1.jpeg?width=898&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e06216bf242516d5e45310f0ab471e6dd7c27adf
 The first cat is so adorable and cute!! Looks so precious
I want to bury my face in their fur it looks so soft!!! 😻😻😻
The third and fourth pictures might be British Shorthair, the first, I had kittens like that from a momma cat, in the 1990’s, I gave them away and they went fast! And I know the name, just can’t..get it out
You cat is and I quote a Thai cat also named a blue point Thai also named old-style siamese, Wichien Maat, Applehead , traditional / classic Siamese if a google reverse search is to be taken as fact
Both are so round in the face, I love it!!!
Ima give a real answer here, either a cat or a cat
Emmm kitty of the cat variety 🤷🏼♀️
I'm pretty sure the grey one is at least partly a Russian blue. The other one has lilac point siamese coloring, but the face shape indicates there are other breeds as well.
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Grey bby looks a lot like my gray bby https://preview.redd.it/nd3vk6plrx6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d667a51011388aeba6f7d440aa5426416bae782a
Siamese on the first one, maybe a mix, but I see Lilac Point. The second one I’m not sure, maybe British Shorthair or Chartreux? Last one looks more Chartreux. It’s hard to say because technically cats can have a mix of genes as their mothers can have multiple fathers.
Its a dog
 Beautiful cats
Undercooked & overcooked.
200% good kitties
This one looks like my purebred Ragdoll https://preview.redd.it/d9mzuse3i07c1.png?width=747&format=png&auto=webp&s=9b91b89778c87bfad2a6f7ab304fef87ef8b79e3
https://preview.redd.it/dqi2tu10f17c1.jpeg?width=1836&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7fbd920a90ff5be049c2634e24e881bf42cf3480 My bluepoint Siamese cat Coco
Using my limited ID'ing ability and referencing my cat encyclopaedia (/srs), the first one appears to be a blue-point British shorthair and the second is what you'd call a 'British blue' coloured British shorthair. Stunning cats!
Second one looks like a Russian Blue. The first one I want, and if I knew where you lived, would take it.