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The Egyptian Mau Cat: A Noble History - Blog Entry

17 Mar 2007 08:45 PM

Dear Marjorie:

I just realized I am the proud owner of an Egyptian Mau. When I tell you how I became one, you will doubt that my Fiona is truely a Mau..but she is. There is not a criteria she lacks. Crazy thing is, she came to my back door in Baltimore City 2 summers ago. Yes, a stray. She was about 10 weeks old and feeding her outside was insufficient. This beautiful, silver, charcoal spotted cat wanted in and I relented. Got her shots and then shortly thereafter took her back to the vet to get her spayed. At this second visit I inquired as to what breed she might be because she looked so unusual. The vet said she indeed look exotic but did not know to what breed she belonged. At any rate, like I said, that was 2 years ago. 2 DAYS ago I was told about a genetically engineered Tiger like cat called a Toyger. While looking for information about these Toygers, I stumbled upon a site that dealth with cat breeds. Unbelievably, there was my Fiona looking right at me with the words "Egyptian Mau" right under her picture along with a description that *I* could have written about my own cat. How can I verify that I indeed have a Mau? In al reality, I don't care if she is nothing but a mutt - I adore this animal - but I'm telling you - this IS a Mau!