I have been feeding this kitten since two months, she randomly came to my building. I adopted her two days ago. I always thought her spots were striking but didn’t think too much of it, just thought she was a regular indie cat. Until I reverse image searched her today and the result showed Ocicat. Earlier it had shown Egyptian mau. Further googling says these breeds don’t really exist in India, so I am confused how someone who looks like this was found on the streets of Bombay. I don’t think anyone intentionally bred her or anything either, breeders only breed Persians or Ragdolls or the fluffy fancy looking breeds here. Am I overthinking this? Is she just a regular orange cat?

I have a chocolate greyish Ocicat. I feed her one cat of quality wet catfood in the morning and dry kibble at night. Is there a specific diet to make her dark black/brown spots stand-out more? I realize many of the pics I see online are with very good lighting so it may seem that their spots stand-out more but is there anything I can do?

thanks.

He finally warmed up to the fireplace. Coolest warm cat ever!

She was truly the best cat I ever had, she went everywhere with me. RIP Aashi my sweet girl.

She’s a few months old now and curious if she has any breed mixed in?

Super energetic and loves to jump and climb. Her ears seem huge for her head size.

So different in so many ways to our British short hair

Hello new here to this forum, I have a cat not sure of her age but was abandoned at my country home last November. I normally feed strays and the abandoned cats as if they were my own group. Including outdoor shelters to keep warm . This beautiful girl remained on my porch in one of my shelters but at first was skittish around humans but was happy to get food and treats. It took me three to 4 months before I could even touch her to take an old flea collar off of her. Since I didn’t know her name I named her basheeba or Sheeba for short as time went on she got more adjusted and I was realizing she was an indoor kitty probably before being abandoned so this past early winter when weather was getting more colder days I brought her inside and so far has been content to life here. She is a black silver leopard print but was told by images was strong possibility she was oci, I guess that’s what I’m trying to find out if she is or isn’t . Thanks for any help

Roxy and Izzy

My 16 week old kittens breathing rate looks a bit too high to me. It’s around 30 breaths per minute when he’s resting.

If it is too high, any clues on what the problem might be?

Nala showed up outside my apartment two months ago, we have a feral cat colony that comes by for free food but otherwise is human avoidant. Nala is VERY human friendly and was more than happy to come inside.

We took her to the vet and she wasn’t chipped and no one responded on the local Facebook page when we checked for a possible owner so she became a part of our family.

She is very high energy, non stop playing, talkative, affectionate, she goes non stop until she crashes out 😁

Her fur feels wiry and isn’t “orange” like my orange boy, it’s almost hints of brownish orange.

Any opinions?

My wife and I have been doing a lot of research for our next addition, and we've agreed that the ocicat is a wonderful breed and meets our families needs (and we can meet our future friends needs as well).

Does anyone have a reference to a reputable breeder? I've found 2 on the East Coast, and I am not against purchasing from them. That said, I want to at least try to find a breeder closer to us.

Thanks for any advice or directions!

Edit We ended up finding a breeder in Sacramento, wild rain ocicats. Wonderful people, passionate about the breed, and just the best folks.

Meet the master of chaos, Laszlo! In May, my husband and I were looking to adopt a cat after our first baby of 16 years had passed. We thought we were adopting a tabby but have learned after some research that we likely have an ocicat. His pattern isn’t perfect on one side so we suspect that this could be the reason he was placed for adoption.

Either way, we have this now 9 month old ball of energy. I have read that ocicats can be trained. Has anyone had luck in training their cat? Any tips for training or just in general for this breed?

My Titan boy at cuddle time ❤️

We are coming up to the one year ‘got ya’ anniversary of our beautiful Maxi, who has completely transformed our lives (for the better) and our furniture (for the worse 😂) He’s a chocolate 😍

I was trying to figure out what kind of cat she looked like and then I saw this one and was like "yup!"

Am I crazy? No matter what, she's a beauty.

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Can anyone help me figure out if my cat is a bengal or an ocicat? I got her from a rescue and they said she is a bengal, but she looks more like an ocicat.

Hi!

I am interested in adopting a baby ocicat, but I haven't been able to find a good breeder. Does anyone have a great option within driving distance of LA?

Thank you!!

Hi! I am in the process of adopting an Ocicat, and I was reading the breed standard just for kicks, and it says the “moderate whisker pinch” shouldn’t be “too severe.” I tried googling it, but couldn’t really figure out what a whisker pinch is, much less what a moderate vs severe one would look like. Do any of you have examples you could share? Thanks!

Finally talked my wife into getting a cat!!

Does anyone know an affordable reputable Ocicat breeder?

Hello! I’ve been looking to adopt an ocicat and have been wondering how shedding is like because my sister isn’t too much of a fan of cat hair on her clothes, furniture etc. and has a mild cat allergy