How can I discover my cat's breed and learn about her ancestry?

Hello. The best anyone can do is call your cat a Domestic Shorthair. Perhaps in the future, we will have the ability to distinguish breeds through DNA , like we can do with dogs now. But, the entire cat genome for every breed has not been established yet. You might check this out, where they can identify by broad geographic breed group where your cat best fits ( https://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/cat/ancestry ). Thanks for using PetCoach.

Cute cat! It would be hard to tell just by looks what breed she is, however I see some possible oriental background with the longer face, perhaps mixed with a domestic shorthair. The best way to find out breed is through a genetic breed test, which usually only requires a cheek swab that is then sent to a lab. It might be worth doing if you're curious about her breed!

Kijani does not look like a pure breed cat, she is probably mix breed. if it is important for you to know the exact mix of breeds you can have a DNA test done. many companies offer this service and the process is easy and quite cheap. this is just one example: http://www.animalsdna.com/www.animalsdna.com/index.html

That may be difficult. There is some breed detection being offered by a company called Wisdom Panel. I recommend to look into this. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

What a beautiful cat! Judging by her coat color and quality she very well could be a Turkish Angora, however there is no way to know for sure. There are several different DNA testing kits that you could try that may help you determine her breed. Whatever her breed, she’s gorgeous! Good luck on with your lovely cat!

The best way to tell what breed your cat is would be to do a DNA test. Unless you got the cat from a breeder, in which case you would know the breed, the cat is most likely a mixed breed. Mixed breed cats are described by their haircoat (short, medium or long). So Max looks to be a DMH or domestic medium hair. ( https://www.petplan.co.uk/pet-information/cat/advice/cat-dna-test/ )

The best option is to have a Dna breed test done, there are many companies that you can find online that are offering this test. They will send you a kit which you will need to complete and send back to them, it's very simple.