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[@UsefulCharts]

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[@JoseSanchez-yp5dp]

What if I only have a dog

[@Digitalhunny]

Just an FYI Ragdolls are supper chatty too! My daughter owns 2 of the most gorgeous critters. Leave it to my kid to find a violet cat, eh?! Guessing she's making up for all those years living with me & my stupid (yet _severe)_ allergy to dander. But they're puuurfect grandchildren! I get to love them only when I'm well drugged to do so, than leave, LoL! For those that don't know dander is dried saliva, urine & dead skin mixed together. These form a microscopic powder that gets on to clothing, furniture & stays behind for weeks after you or your pets leaves.🤗Hugs to you from your hometown city! ps. We're _trying_ to wish our rain to you guys, we know you need it so badly out there.

[@danielcarneiro5483]

i thought it would be your cat's family tree with his parents, grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents etc lol

[@kaushiksheshnagraj7176]

Usually I don't comment on anyone's video but your content is superb so I am commenting on your video. Wow this video is fantastic. Every line is a point. Your channel deserve more subscriber. I regularly watch your videos from 2 years. As a old subscriber I want a help from you that please make a video on skanderbeg because I realised that only you can describe it nicely. As I know you from the old days, I think you will definitely make a video on this topic

[@the-nighttimes]

i don't know if you know, but from a genetic standpoint chuti and ketsls coat patterns aren't that different, both of their base colors are black, just that chuti has a copy of a white spotting gene, and no striping, while ketsl has also one copy of white spotting (just showing a bit differently) and a mackarel stripe pattern, which may be only one copy away from no stripe patterns!

[@TheWatcher5292]

I was hoping it was gonna be a cat family tree, showing your cats black and white great grandparents lol

[@chombus2602]

Me too 😂

[@andpad8380]

Me too, I would love to see that

[@huldanoren951]

A family of catbreeders who have bred cats for generations could probably do that

[@susana5052]

Brilliant!😁

[@igor-yp1xv]

I wanna see that!

[@MrBcardinal35]

If you go back far enough you’ll find the House of Purrsenda

[@kateo2826]

I just snorted lol 😂 ❤️🐈‍⬛

[@CallieMasters5000]

Gotta check that matrilineal line!!

[@MistbornPrincess]

😂🤣😺👸🏼

[@marvfj6451]

Boooooo! Not really! Good one!

[@Nezermondez]

best comment hahaha

[@ThePlayfarer]

Next video: "My cat is descended from European royalty, here's how."

[@the11382]

Maybe his cats are descended from Charlemagne’s cat?

[@marvfj6451]

This is so great! Don’t listen to any haters or naysayers!!

[@eustache_dauger]

Or "How my cat is 92nd in line for the Swedish throne" 😂

[@TimThomason]

Charles II did some really freaky stuff, man.

[@cm275]

@@eustache_dauger All hail King Milo, first of his name.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

As a joke my cousin (who has money enough to throw away) did an online dna test usually done with humans to learn ethnicity except he did it with his dog, rabbit and pig. Not separate tests, he took saliva samples of all three and mixed them in one vial then mailed it in. Couple of months later he gets the report saying he is 53% Unicorn, 36% Sasquatch, and 11% Loch Ness Monster. He got the report on April 1. Apparently the website has the same sense of humor that my cousin has.

[@amouramarie]

Haha, that's great. They probably have the same standard Mythical Creature DNA test results for every joker who sends in a mishmash of DNA nonsense.

[@zknight4481]

I’ll take things that didn’t happen for $600

[@Personwtcats]

@@zknight4481 Why? It seems perfectly plausible.

[@kristadallimore]

That sounds like something I would do. 😂

[@unclesham5507]

That's absolutely something that could happen. Lab work is boring as shit man. ANYTHING to break it up a little is just amazing most days.

[@Korwinexile]

"Brrr" sound is not weird at all, it's called a "trill" or a "chirp", which wild some cats also do. The cats trill to communicate that they are content and happy. The trills are normally exchanged by the bonded pairs of cats, pair mates, between siblings and parents in the family. Thus, Chuti recognizes you as the family and says: "all is great, keep on spoiling me".

[@kristadallimore]

I was going to comment and say the trill/brrr is common, but you beat me to it! My cat and my brother's cat are both Domestic Medium Hairs taken from the same cat colony in my neighbors backyard, many years and generations apart, and they both do the brrr.

[@lgempet2869]

Yes, my two cats make that same vocalization & it’s not unusual. Actually, my female, cat does this much more often than her littermate brother. BTW, they are Oriental Shorthair/American Shorthair mix.

[@Dashi90]

This was just an excuse for Matt to show off his cats. Don't lie, Matt, we see you! And this being the internet, we want more cats!

[@UsefulCharts]

Guilty.

[@salisburythefox8324]

@@UsefulCharts to be fair, this is about your cats and their ancestry so I'm not going to gush. I like it. Good video too. This is why I love your channel.

[@Insert-thing-here-Fan]

@@UsefulCharts my cat is a peterbald. Just wanted to you to know

[@jasonyan713]

to be honest I enjoyed learning about his cats

[@redshuttleredacted6422]

@@UsefulCharts approx 3/4 = introducing your cats, 1/4 = actual ancestry analysis. but good vid lol

[@Jack-496]

Next video: “Tracking My Cats Royal Heritage”

[@guspolly]

They’re cats so they already consider themselves royalty

[@rainstreet78]

"How My Cat is Descended From Charlemagne"

[@mohamedsirajeddinemansour]

@@guspolly Thats seems a bit wrong and suspicious ...

[@jimtalbott9535]

@@rainstreet78 ALL cats think they’re descended from either Charlemagne, or Basil II (rodentslayer).

[@bpouelas]

“Europe’s Hidden Matrilineal Cat Dynasty | House of Meowsenda”

[@Egg58618]

I love how he just spends nearly a third of the video talking about his cats.

[@rationallyruby]

As any at dad should…

[@margaretgeorge2547]

This is a video about cats-

[@mariae772]

i probably would too tho

[@elenasodyssey8087]

and you bet i watched every minute ahahah

[@rosy_chan283]

And you bet i enjoyed every second of it

[@invaderfrombeyond]

11:00 That's a trill. It's my favorite noise a cat makes, because I feel it kind of equates to "excited elation" most of the time. My cat used to *only* trill to communicate, he's even learned trill tones; he's got low and high trills. Within the last year or so he's learned to do this whisper meow thing; like imagine a cat breathing out a "heh"; that's him. But in the good ol' days he just walked around cheeping like a parakeet.

[@InterstateLoveSong]

My cat trills too much! Jumping up and down to/from? Trill all the way.

[@kelsey9605]

My cat will trill everytime she tries to run to get the lazer

[@sillygoose42069]

My 7-8 year old family cat does that whenever he gets a head scratch

[@ireneiniguez4083]

my cat trills just to talk to me. it’s funny because i feel like he thinks i understand because it’s what i respond to the most

[@sapphirII]

I got a bit of chill when I heard the noise. The cats I had when I was a teenager did that. They died nearly 10 years ago of old age and I miss them.

[@SabethRavenwing]

My old cat was a Maine coon ragdoll mix and would tell you all about his day when you came home. He had such a wide rang of calls even my non cat person partner could understand him. He was a lot like Ketsl, except he always wanted cuddles. He would even sit next to bath tub and cry worriedly when I bathed. He would follower me room to room and sit next to me were ever I went. He knew how the laser pointer worked and would come over and bite it when he was done playing. He had basic dog commands and even sat nicely for his dinner. He was also very gentle, almost never used claws or teeth. Only time he scratched the dogs was when the oldest one as a puppy stole a treat from him for the third time during training. Yes he train right next to the dogs. He'd even work with them to hunt any critter dumb enough to come in the house. It been 5 years since he passed and I've yet to find a cat I liked well enough to adopt. Turns out I'm not really a cat person I was his person.

[@mikamikan1079]

I hate dogs but same

[@acediaethos4469]

that last sentence is beautiful 💕

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

Yup me 2. Your kitty sounds super cool. I'm a first time cat dad of a Ragamuffin named Ollie. He is my lil partner. Take it easy and thank you for sharing

[@lobstereleven4610]

I’m pretty sure my cat is 50% meth and 50% bread loaf. She only has those two settings.

[@coc12345]

Hol'up

[@enanaaaa]

@@coc12345 wait a damn minute

[@salisburythefox8324]

Meth? He probably ate a mushroom XD

[@user-ny4jw6yq5l]

catloaf what will they do

[@arionthedeer7372]

I love bread

[@ShadowoftheDude]

That little “brrt” is called a trill, and it’s a kind of kitty greeting. Roughly translates to: “it’s so good to see you!”

[@joshgrossheider513]

It's multi purpose for my cat. It can mean, "you surprised me", "you woke me up" "leave me alone" "you're ignoring me"

[@piccolopagalingling6284]

one of my cats loves trilling all the time even just to talk (she likes doing that instead of meowing), it's adorable🥺

[@tempestofquestions]

I thought all cats did this?

[@piccolopagalingling6284]

@@tempestofquestions pretty much all cats do it from time to time, it's just some cats do it more than others

[@aeroxoxo]

my cat does that all the time lol it's cute

[@muhammadhanif2660]

Me : struggling 3 hours before my last college test Also Me : dna cat test recomendation *clicked

[@crevice5369]

In other words. Spending thousands on college and going into debt < actually learning something

[@nperegri]

Ragdolls do not have a genetic mutation that makes them go limp - that's a misconception due to marketing. They have a propensity to go limp when picking them up because of their docile natures. I have a ragdoll with a pedigree and she's so easy-going but really, it's up to her when she goes limp. Sometimes it strikes her mood, sometimes she'll do it when my boyfriend picks her up and won't when I do it for a season. Many breeders - including the one I got mine from - will attest that the "limp gene" is marketing. Ann Baker was known to make up stories about the origin of her ragdolls, even claiming at one point that they had alien DNA! Whatever the truth may be, they are fantastic cats and I am so in love with the breed. You cannot ask for a better housecat, imo.

[@burtpanzer]

My Mom has one, and from the moment he arrived, I couldn't believe how calm and confident he was. I had expected him to hide under the couch for a day or two, but he didn't show the slightest concern as we followed him around. When he had completed his cursory assessment of the new surroundings, he walked from one side of a utility closet to the opposite side and sat on a paint can facing us all for the first time. He just sat and looked at us as if to say, "So this it huh?" I was stunned, and nicknamed him "Prince Hairy" due to his attitude of being Royalty, and he is a champion pure breed from a long line of champions, but he's also quite playful and energetic at times. =D

[@billmankin6204]

My boy Max has me convinced he is primarily Ragdoll. He is not tested, and was a rescue, so his origin is a dice roll, but given his history - got him at 8 months old from shelter after he was "discovered" to be in a no-cats apartment, entirely possible he is a bred Ragdoll. He has the correct white coat / blue eyes, and his point coloration is cream / orange. He certainly has the disposition, large and in charge, dedicated to his daddy, and incredibly docile and affectionate. Also more interested in humonns rather than the other cats. Loves to sleep with me, and will climb up to rub all over my face before settling down in my lap for as long as I can stay in one place. Can't imagine a better companion, although his two "brothers" give him a run for the money.

[@EPalsson]

@@burtpanzerMy cat (ginger shorthair, breed unknown) acted the exact same way when he arrived. I expected fear and anxiety, but he seemed to feel at home in about 20 minutes. 🤷🏻‍♀️ He is an outdoor cat so he went out the next day and promptly chased other cats away from our property. We call him "King of [neighborhood name]".

[@madamsloth]

I absolutely love how in depth you described your cats’ personalities

[@hecticfreeze]

- "Can you please move to the other side of the bed?" - **Screams of cat anguish**

[@tedadams1324]

It was a CATastrophe, wasn't it???

[@tedadams1324]

@@bigmoniesponge Just don't make me walk the CAT walk.

[@tedadams1324]

@@bigmoniesponge CATaclysmic, huh?

[@tedadams1324]

@@bigmoniesponge Perhaps it is because I'm CATholic.

[@tedadams1324]

@@bigmoniesponge :)

[@TheDragonCat99]

While talkativeness can be a result of genetics, it can also be a result of how a cat is raised. If you keep responding to a cat’s every meow past kitten hood, it can reinforce that behavior regardless of the cat’s genetics.

[@dianafarmer5445]

My Cats a Bengal, she's sposed to be a talker and I did talk to her a lot as a kitten. Now she drives nuts sometimes she won't shutup. She even meows very loudly to tell me she's going to do a poop.

[@alexandriamorton5591]

Agreed

[@IridescenceYT]

@@dianafarmer5445 I used to have a cat that would go around after taking a poop to, presumably, let everyone in the house know of his accomplishment.

[@highpath4776]

Been chosen by a few cats to be their servant. I have a short first name and two of them have learned it and will call or say it (as a short mew , if they wanted my attention), one would learn to ask for food as Fisssshh, Chick-Chick, or Beef. ( mew length and tone varied), she would also jump and open door handles to get the door open to go out, ( the other cat just said out to go out (short meow), the one that jumped would then jump onto the door and sit on the top of it.

[@chantalhill9268]

This is very true! I’ve had cats all my life and they’ve been all different types but they have all been fairly talkative(although my part Siamese definitely takes the cake😁) because I constantly talk to them!!

[@SamAronow]

I have a friend who just moved back to the US with her Israeli street cat. She has a large quotient of African wildcat ancestry, even though she is quite small and ridiculously soft.

[@hecticfreeze]

Everyone I met in Tel Aviv who had a cat got them by just picking up a random cat off the street and taking it home 😄 I'm surprised theres any Israeli cat DNA left that isnt polycat

[@SamAronow]

@@hecticfreeze Ah, but this cat is from Afula!

[@Blue..]

@@hecticfreeze that's how cats work here, you don't adopt a cat - a cat one day just shows up in your house and decides they live there. (I also got a cat like that....)

[@k.m.223]

@@Blue.. I've never set out to get a cat. One has just fallen into my life when the time was right.

[@Palitato]

African Wildcats are actually TINY. Check out the Blackfooted Cat! They ITTY BITTY LITTLE BABIES and they're SO CUTE I wanna snuggle one SO BAD but I know they'd claw off my face with their tiny little paws. ;_;

[@ashleysway]

I had a cat that looked EXACTLY like Chuti follow me home from a pizza shop a few years ago. She was the smallest sweetest thing and just purred and rubbed on my leg the whole walk. It was my mom's house so she didn't want the cat inside so I got her a box, a blanket and some food and in the morning the food was gone and so was the little kitty. I'm sure she's off wooing someone else.

[@degariuslozak2169]

I don't have a cat and can confirm I found this useful

[@JulieWallis1963]

This is what the internet was invented for. Cute cats plus interesting facts makes for some great content.

[@pas-giaw6055]

Yes. Just a family tree, data+cat rant

[@hopiepink]

This is legitimately the best video I've ever watched - DNA and cute cats

[@tedadams1324]

I was surprised by the number of CATegories too. hehe

[@florian8599]

Chuti: Is already cute. Also Chuti: chirps.

[@mohamstaz3618]

Me: *kidnaps Chuti* lol

[@Romy---]

My cat chirps too, it's the cutest.

[@Anna-rk2wi]

As a former Maine coon owner I can attest to their chattiness, and their attachment to one particular person. I was lucky to be that chosen one for my cat, there were a lot of snuggles and trills

[@Fredreegz]

Aww, my cat makes the little 'brrroop!' sounds too! She had a phase where she'd just chirrup all the time, when she came into the room, when she hopped off a chair or when you said hello to her. It seemed like a cheerful almost involuntary noise to say hello or seek attention. She's a keen huntress, so I always imagined one of the birds she caught got stuck in her throat and that's where the chirruping comes from haha

[@erenyeager3829]

I never thought he did lineage of animals. Well here we are.

[@JAStars102]

My cat used the make that "brrp" sound when she was happy too. I miss that noise.

[@martinstent5339]

I think that it is also a greeting. "brrp=happy to see you!" or as I used to think "Greetings earthling!"

[@tabithamashburn8786]

Shorty from KZbin channel Shoko also makes that cute “pbbrt” sound

[@IONATVS]

I’ve heard it called the “activation noise” before since cats that make the noise usually make it when surprised, such as when woken from a nap. Though they also seem to greet folks with it, like “oh my, what a pleasant surprise to see you!”

[@KittuPaladin]

My youngest's cat does the noise too. He's also VERY talkative (I always thought it was because he fell on his head as a kitten)

[@moogleydoot]

boot up sound

[@sardunai952]

An interesting overview of cat-egories.

[@tedadams1324]

That's a CATastrophic pun.

[@sardunai952]

@@tedadams1324 Can't write education without "cat"!

[@christianlingurar7085]

practically a cat-a-log

[@tedadams1324]

@@christianlingurar7085 That's a PURRfect reply!!!! hehe

[@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757]

This is the most wholesome comment section i ever seen

[@kristinapiccolo8556]

This video completely made my week. Seriously is the best video ever, thank you for your content. This is just so interesting 😸😸😸

[@bleeploughly6311]

I LOVE learning about other people’s cats, thank you for sharing!

[@marianasalgado9288]

I was waiting for you to mention the cartilage problems Scottish Fold had... their cute folded ears are just the tip of a terrible health problem that we choose to continue for our own amusement ):

[@remusteahan3521]

Its just cat EDS, which,,,, as someone who has EDS,,, I would not wish on a cat,,,, not to mention to the severity they have it. It's just cruel honestly

[@agresticumbra]

Scottish Folds have Osteochondrodysplasia, not EDS. It is a genetic defect of connective tissue, but not the same as us zebras

[@stevenhale2935]

Do persians have similar issues with their squashed faces?

[@killerkitten-ni7lo]

@@stevenhale2935 Maybe dental problems I’m guessing.

[@claesruth8387]

@@killerkitten-ni7lo No Persians have problem with nose and have tendency to get infections because of the narrow tube.

[@Tsuruchi_420]

Hearing someone talk about their cats is just heartwarming isn't It? Fucking cool

[@dougthedonkey1805]

Nice profile picture

[@nguyenball3021]

9:34 the way Matt emphasized "TO ME" cracked me up, he sounded confident about his favourite's loyalty

[@Snommelp]

@@CharlotteIssyvoo My cat also enjoys grooming the human (i.e. me). It's become an almost daily ritual, whether I like it or not

[@pacjentPS]

My cat does the same thing as Chuti with laser pointer! When we got it, she looked at the dot, looked at us, ignored the dot, came to us and started to jostle the device. We tried several times in the span of few days and eventually gave our laser pointer to another cat owner :) She also does the trill you described, especially when she wakes up from heavier sleep. She's common european. Great video :)

[@pinkpolly88]

I love this video. I could listen to people talk about their cats all day! Your cats are absolutely gorgeous.

[@Bakemonotea]

OMG I just litteraly cried when saw Chuti. The thing is, I had a cat with EXACT SAME LOOK AND COLORING called Pussia which lived for long 18 years. She died two years ago. We've found out what she had a cancer on the last stage, and decided to not continue her suffering. I miss her so much.

[@sandikorevaar4743]

My condolences. My Jezebel had cancer at the same age. I still miss her.

[@byeyaveanicetime6520]

you named your cat after a country?

[@WingedAsarath]

Our Kuroo looks exactly the same as Chuti too!!! Right down to the fur length and size/position of the white markings.

[@clownnny]

@@byeyaveanicetime6520 in Polish Pussia is like a feminine term for fluffy

[@byeyaveanicetime6520]

@@clownnny k

[@GamermanZendrelax]

"You're on my side of the bed." Milo: I like this side because it smells like you.

[@nguyenball3021]

You know your man loves his cats when you see him devoting an entire video to their family tree as if cats are just like any other royal dynasty

[@nguyenball3021]

@@CharlotteIssyvoo Yup, so we can confirm for sure now that a cat-loving gene runs through his family's vein. Also, I totally didn't expect Matt's wife to answer my comment! Cool!

[@nguyenball3021]

@@CharlotteIssyvoo I look forward to that video being released!

[@pirateylass]

Aww! I wish I had seen this video when it was released. I would have loved to see which type my kitty was. Sadly, she got sick suddenly at the beginning of the year, and passed away a month afterwards, on May 3rd. She was a very cute and cuddly nearly 18-year old named Hannah Banana. Always looked like an Egyptian Mau mix. ❤

[@hummingbird_chirps8520]

Andahlya Valeska and Hanana Banana: "Two Souls' Entwined for an Eternity"... 🦋💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🦋

[@sksk-bd7yv]

Our boy: 25% boxer 25% panther 25% wtf? 25% cat with severe adhd All wrapped up in 100% love&joy. Just don't expect morning lie-ins, or to ever do anything without close inspection. Oh, and give up all dreams of keeping beautiful things whole.

[@lucad.marchesi8950]

"Milo, you are on my side of the bed" "There is nothing "your" in this house homman"

[@kellyrobinson6663]

Mine! This whole house is mine!

[@beautifulnatasha]

Our*

[@yuniverse1]

@@beautifulnatasha *Russian Antheme Intensifies*

[@siliconsulfide8]

Honestly, cats mark their territory even in the house, so yes, everything is theirs. Leave human. They own your house now.

[@QuiltedKittenFosters]

Because female cats stay in heat for several days, litter mates can have different fathers. Chuti and Ketsl may only be half-siblings by blood.

[@atheaus3917]

Beyond that, different genes passing over for each individual egg/sperm combination means that even siblings of the same parents can be very different genetically, meaning that the results can reveal different parts of their shared heritage. It’s more likely what you said though

[@iloveowls90]

he said that in the video if you watched the whole thing silly

[@QuiltedKittenFosters]

@@iloveowls90 I typed my comment while I was still watching, before he said it.

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

@@CharlotteIssyvoo it’s too bad the cat DNA test doesn’t show DNA relatives and how much shared DNA and/or estimated relationship for DNA relatives. I guess there’s no market for that since cats aren’t doing genealogy, putting together their family tree or searching for the identity of their bio mom and dads.

[@kimmimichelle3967]

Ketsl is such a cute name! Sounds like cat-pretzel to me, reminding me of when a cat curls up like a pretzel.

[@Rose-jz6ix]

We have two cats both rescued/adopted when they were three human years old. Gracie is a 17 year old black 🖤 & white 🤍 cat. She is large & very maternal helping to raise our grandson until he was three. Even today if we are ill or feeling depressed she will snuggle, otherwise she sits at the window. Olivia is a 14 year old pale ginger coloured longer haired predator. She looks sweet, is very sweet, doesn't like being touched unless it's for a light brush. Her nickname is naughty cat.

[@cassandrahepp6445]

I'm pretty proud of myself. I could name 8 breeds off the top of my head without much effort and was pleasantly surprised that I knew almost all the breeds. I just didn't realize some of the connections. I would love to do this with my 2 cats. Both are calico but couldn't be more different. One is traditional colors with long hair, small bone structure, very aloof and very sporadic. The other has muted colors, short hair, pretty lazy and cuddly and a medium build. She's got a few physical quirks though and is love to find out if it's genetic or just random. Very interesting video!

[@CSGray-nf2hx]

Y’all got it wrong, the cats clearly a descendant of an Egyptian god

[@PauxloE]

All of them, or just the egiptian ones?

[@snigdha8404]

Weren’t they first domesticated in/around Egypt?

[@____________838]

Definitely all, and said goddess bid her childer to go out and protect all the civilizations dependent on grain. Oh

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@snigdha8404 cats were never full domesticated like other animals were. theres multiple instances of them becoming as close to domesticated as we can with them and then them becoming wild again before becoming re semi domesticated. cats just showed up and helped people in exchange for shelter and pets since they moved into food storage to eat rodents and knew if they followed the humans around there would be food and a warm safe place to sleep. Egypt just documented it more and made them into children of a goddess due to this relationship since wild rodents bring in disease. they believed the cats were sent by the gods to hunt evil spirits (the diseases rodents carry) to protect them. so they were treated like the pharohs. it also took us a couple tries to domesticate dogs but we figured it out. Cats however are still semi wild and can live in the wild still (i wouldnt recommend a cat that only knew of the indoors be released into the wild they wouldnt survive due to not learning how to hunt properly like humans) thus the reason colonies of feral cats can thrive while packs of wild dogs have a much harder time. Cats also havent been so broken from breeding causing them to have the same genetic issues and malformations from breed to breed dogs do. it will take decades but most likely centuries to make dogs properly wild again while with cats need just a generation or 2.

[@snigdha8404]

@@Kris-wo4pj yeah yeah, you clarified a lot, thx!

[@srxici9451]

I love the ‘mrrrp’ at 11:10 ! My cat does that as well and I have to agree it is so cute! Love these cats!

[@yktvklk8022]

i wonder why it’s always made a curious

[@dfuher968]

Yeah, my cat does it too. In fact, he has a few variations including a variation to voice his opinion on my unsatisfactory servant performance! Or if he thinks, Im taking too long getting to those bellyrubs, hes after, like I fail to understand, when he jumps on my desk, throws himself between my arm and the keyboard, rolls on his back and pulls up his paws. No no, just too bad if I was already doing something else. Priorities! 😁😁

[@bluedingo1186]

Am I really going to drop money on a DNA test for my cat now? SPOILER ALERT: yes

[@bluecat5669]

Please share the results

[@backintimealwyn5736]

very gullible. THese tests are absurd. Of course his cat is just a mix of everything that exists... he's a stray cat. mAincoon are descendent of european straycats, of course they share genome with all the others.DuH. Your cat is just that : western stray cat. the only category they don't depict, witch makes 90% of cats that are owned, get over it.

[@bluedingo1186]

@@backintimealwyn5736 let people enjoy stuff ffs...

[@Nikki_the_G]

@@backintimealwyn5736 And you are just a human mixed with other humans DuH. Your attempt to piss in the punch bowl or be clever: Failed.

[@Meimoons]

My friend did a DNA test on her dog and she found that her dog was a mix of a Lab and Brittany.

[@suellenw561]

We have 3 cats. Two are littermates. Their mom adopted us in 2009 before giving birth to 6 little balls of fur that summer. We still have 2 of them. Kitty #3 showed up at our door Sat after Thanksgiving in 2017. We believe she was no more than 8 wks old. We also believe someone dumped her. She has a mild case of Cerebellar Hypoplasia. Kitties #1 & #2 tolerate her but will not befriend her. For a few wks this winter, we regularly saw them all together on our bed but that seldom happens. Each had her own place -- not cuddled together. #3 has a very quiet meow & didn't find that until she was about 18 months old. We heard her because she was traveling with us. We finally figured out she needed to potty. Now we know. The older 2 won't travel. Being in a vehicle freaks them out. I could go on but won't.

[@Lil_Devil]

I can't wait to try this with my cat! Shes super small for a full grown cat, and has big eyes just like Chuti. She's also a beautiful tortie colour with 6 toes on every paw. We rescued her from a shelter when she was a kitten, so her breed mix will be entirely a suprise.

[@davidcarcamo5010]

Cats be like: my ancestors built the pyramids

[@tedadams1324]

Yes, but those kitty ancestors are now in the CATacombs. hehe Sorry, I couldn't resist. My puns leave so many felines CATatonic too.

[@babsbylow6869]

Nah- More like "We were worshipped by those who built the pyramids. We haven't forgotten that you know." 😊

[@snigdha8404]

@@babsbylow6869 yeah. Levantines were the first to domesticate cats, followed by Sinai dwellers, and then ancient Egyptians.

[@babsbylow6869]

@@snigdha8404 And the earliest among us to be suckers for those cute fuzzy faces. 🐱

[@solar0wind]

Guys, the cats in ancient Egypt were factory farmed, then killed at 3 months to make mummies and sell them for a lot of money to pilgrims who used them in Bastet's temple to get her approval. People think that cats had such a good life in Egypt while in fact they were the first ones to be factory farmed because people wanted to make money.

[@jacobbaker4695]

I have a flame point Siamese. This guy comes up with a new sound everyday. It's funny how he rarely meows but instead communicates through his grunts.

[@amehak1922]

Ode to Spot Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature, An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature; Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses I was hoping you filmed getting the samples from the cats lol Chuti's chrip is so cute :)

[@TheCatAteMyShoe]

Oh, Data. You get me right there every time...

[@eastwind6820]

“A Data quote!”

[@amehak1922]

@@TheCatAteMyShoe yep, ditto

[@amehak1922]

@@CharlotteIssyvoo I'm imaging a lot of claw marks lol

[@amehak1922]

@@CharlotteIssyvoo that's good

[@clbernier2]

My last two cats were sisters from the same litter, Tiffany & Cartier…they lived to be 22 years old. They stayed outside, but within close distance to me house. Anytime I went outside and whistled (not like at a ballgame, but like to a song) they both would come running. After they passed, I got two more sisters who were from the same litter, they are truly opposites! Diana Ross (black & gold) & Joni Mitchell (tan & white) now just 6 years old. Back in the ‘80s I had my first cat, Coco Chanel who was a tiny tortoise shelled Himalayan…very dog like and very brave.

[@SK8_B0ARD1NG_CAT]

Here are my cats lol Ocho- a black long haired cat with green eyes white feet and white muzzle sides, fairly small. Rios- has nearly the same appearance as his brother (ocho) except one of his muzzle sides has less white and he has fluffier cheeks and a slightly shorter and broader face (not flat face like a Persian) Patches- a female cat who is fairly small but is a short haired tabby unlike the other two. She has green eyes and she is a mix of a brown tabby and a ginger tabby, she has no white spotting and she has ear tufts.

[@ColbyEaton]

I didn’t know this existed and now I’m glad I watched this.

[@ahoyhere8113]

our beloved cat H (RIP) was also extremely intelligent and understood the laser pointer, but his reaction was more like “I tire of these games.” Basecat originally ]said his #1 grouping was abyssinian several years ago but they offered an updated report and apparently he was heavily maine coon. i think the science, for cats, is still really up in the air.

[@rationallyruby]

Yes the more tests they do, the more accurate it will get. Just the same with human ancestry tests. Which is why I find the hand down family tree charts for humans much more interesting and accurate!

[@lfroncek]

Milo's talking is really pissing off my dogs. LOL

[@tedadams1324]

Your puppies sound entirely too DOGmatic to me.

[@tedadams1324]

@@bigmoniesponge Horrible pain, yes. It's enough to make someone CATatonic.

[@murderfaery5715]

Chutis white neck fur looks like a swan

[@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757]

@@tedadams1324 i have to sub

[@tedadams1324]

@@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757 I don't know.....it might be too much of a "PUNishment" for you. hehehehehee

[@eagledove9]

Oh yeah, and about ragdolls having a genetic mutation that causes them to go limp, my cat Toasty has something that reminds me of a 'fainting goat.' If you sort of pet him on the belly while he's standing up, he will 'flop over' and let you rub his belly, or at least he used to - he's gotten stronger as he gets older, and he isn't as limp as he used to be. If you rubbed his belly, he would sometimes fall asleep.

[@briellevlogs8847]

I have been on the fence of buying a cat DNA test and this was very informative! Well done and thank you!

[@jack_corvinus]

Milo is adorable, and I think there's a strong connection between being talkative and being almost overbearing in their attachment to an owner.

[@raerohan4241]

It's quite possible. Since most cats are vocal only to offspring and humans instead of each other, it's probable that the genes which make them vocal occur along with other genes that increase their domestication level, such as friendliness

[@Chuulip]

As a biologist I LOVE these videos about your DNA kit tests and of the systematic trees for life in general

[@backintimealwyn5736]

you're not a biologist . You'd know they're bullocks if you were.

[@alicial1239]

@@backintimealwyn5736 Fortunately you’ve just revealed your own identity: 1st Class Jerk 🏅

[@rebeccacuthbertson1271]

Yep, Matt this is officially the cutest video you have ever done.

[@colibrinoctis2130]

I have an Egyptian Mau, and I can tell you that the part about knowing that the laser comes out of the pointer in your hand, jumping five feet in the air, and chortling are all a trait of that breed. They are super smart, agile, run so fast it feels like they teleport, and so inquisitive that you feel compelled to let them know what you are up to, because if you don’t they keep making sounds or they get your attention in a different way that isn’t so nice. (Best to just talk to them rather than get nipped at for the ignore.) That sound Chuti makes is most definitely a chortle. My Sasha does it all the time, when she’s surprised and also when she walks into a room to ask ‘what is going on’, lol.

[@gailkruger1414]

Thank you so much. This was so very interesting. I am crazy about cats and I am such a cat lover, but my two fluffies have both passed away. They were also large gingers, and both lived for 17 years. All of my passwords include both of their names, so they are in my heart and mind daily.

[@santi2683]

"what breed is your cat?" "Orange"

[@ethanmx2]

One part of me loves this vid, and learning about kitty genetics. The other part of me is convinced Useful just wanted to show off his floofers. 😜

[@Raptor-tooth]

Why not both haha

[@nevadag606]

I’m in love with all three of this man’s cats.

[@ChibiProwl]

I know. Aren’t they cute?🥰😎

[@TheFireBurningWithin]

this was interesting, I think cat owners generally have a greater interest in genetics because cat genetics and phenotype expression is so different to humans.

[@TheFuzzieWuzzie]

I knew Milo was a short haired Maine Coon the minute I saw him!! That is one big boy, and so chatty. I have a Norwegian mix with medium length fur, and thank goodness, to be honest.

[@viskaserk]

also, another breed ( witch was created in the 80's ) is the nebelung, a rare breed, but sometimes found in shelters. it was created by selectively breeding russian blues with the longest and darkest fur coats.

[@denisenilsson1366]

The most common breed is the Bitta. You know, "A Bitta this, a Bitta that, and a Bitta 'What the HELL is THAT?'".

[@MsMelissaAnn]

I've rescued cats for years here in Taiwan. My love that I found at 4 months old, sadly passed 2 years ago. I'd have loved to do this for him. He was HUGE, tabby colored, short haired, super friendly, bold, friends with dogs even, cuddly. Currently I have 3 young cats, all rescues. The first two we got when my old cats long term partner passed after sudden illness and he seemed lonely. They were found on the street at least then 3 weeks old, and likely litter mates. They were a slight distance from each other, the rescuers that found them, waited back for as long as they could, but no sign of mom, which is common, stray dogs, cars... Ppl putting out poison... Basically if the people didn't take them, the kittens wold have died. Interestingly, like yours one is a tabby and one is black, (not tuxedo, but does have a few spots of white hair, barely visible). They are short haired, the tabby is male, Eros, and the back is female, Asteria. Eros (tabby)is daring, cuddly, like your wants to be up on my neck/shoulder. But he does get nippy if you don't pay attention to him when he wants you to. He's also quite big. He also looks at the laser in my hand, rather than on the floor and can jump very high. Asteria (black) is small, shy. She has a kink in her tail. Balance issues. She nearly died after being fixed as well, some infection sprung up and she lost balance, then ability to walk. Took very strong antibiotics, but she recovered. She is talkative, and cuddly, likes to lay on my when I am sleeping. She is shier, but not super scared, when people come, she hides at first, but after 10mins, she'll join everyone. Our last cat we got after our big guy passed. He is white and orange, and his mother was to be a TNR whencit was discovered she was pregnant. She had 3 kittens, a full orange, our white and orange and a tortoise shell. (The 2 siblings wre adopted by my friend) my husband named him SweeSwee, which is Taiwanese for handsome... He is the most talkative, cuddly and purr-minator. He is friendly, but a bit dumber compared to Eros and Asteria. He is curious-killed-the-cat embodied, but it generally leads him to trouble. It's all too common here for people to buy breed cats and dogs and dump them when they no longer want them. Spay/neuter is becoming more common. Due to the likely crazy mix here, I don't think it's possible for me to guess their breeds. I'd love to get them tested.

[@RoRonsku]

Norwegian forest cats and maine coons are both pretty huge and you can't actually properly comprehend it till you actually meet one. Like they can be so ridiculously huge and I love it.

[@lightdreamer_]

Milo and Chuti have the same builds and personalities as my two cats, Balou and Sakura. Balou is a huge loaf yet not fat. A dog in the body of a cat, most loyal and dependent cat I've ever seen. Sakura is kitten-like, hyper fluffy and a smartass. And strangely, does the same thing with the laser, until she saw Balou play with it and went "ah, that's the goal, okay"

[@Anni_Mau]

My 2 cats are just generic "european shorthair" housecat mixes I think. They were found alone on the side of the road in the countryside when they were about 2 weeks old and sick. So just descendends of some semi feral farm kitties probably. Still very extra special of course 😁

[@mimimoonkitty3818]

Yes, I missed European shorthair in this list a lot. As a European myself all the "housecats" we have are European shorthairs. I thought thats normal 😅😅😅

[@SuAva]

@@mimimoonkitty3818 Yeah there's not even a cat breed that looks like European Shorthairs on the tree. I'm not even sure where they would line up.

[@jackiecozzie4803]

My cat also makes that chirruping sound that Chuti makes! He's a mixed breed but he is also long-haired with all black fur (I know Chuti is a tuxedo cat but still she has mostly black fur) so maybe there's a genetic link there

[@kiko.j5]

Same with mine, but i have no idea what breed she is

[@anonymouse8124]

I doubt that noise is genetic; my cat also made it and looked totally different. It's probably more dependent on whether the mother was in the habit of making it - I saw my cat grow up from a kitten to 5 years old, and when I first met her, she didn't even know how to properly meow or purr! She just squeaked, as did her siblings. They all had to learn how to make proper cat noises from their mom, so I doubt "brrp" is an exception. Mine made that particular noise whenever she was surprised or a touch irritated, I think, so if even the meaning can fluctuate, it's likely to be more nurture than nature.

[@jackiecozzie4803]

@@anonymouse8124 lmao my cat is about 6 (I think I could be remembering more) and he still can't purr and makes squeaking noises

[@nutella7644]

my cat, luna, is also a tuxedo cat (idk her breed lmao) and shes loves to make the brrrp sound in the morning

[@Raptor-tooth]

@@anonymouse8124 That can't be it either! I have a cat that makes that noise a ton and she was a bottle fed baby that showed up in our backyard under a piece of tin roofing when her eyes weren't even open yet. She knew her mom for at most a couple days.

[@lizziec9617]

My cat Benny is almost a perfect mix of Ketsl and Chuti. Big fluffy tuxedo, makes the same sort of noises Chuti does, loves belly rubs so much he'll force you to give them to him.

[@tedadams1324]

You mean, a PURRfect mix, right???? hehe

[@TheSleepyCraftsman]

The loaf of floof bread is telling you, "No cameras" at 9:30. 🤣

[@anndebaldo7381]

Loved this video ... love to hear you talk so lovingly about your cats! My cats trill and chirp...and it's amazes me how different in terms of behavior and looks, the mom and her two daughters (same dad) who make up my menagerie, really are! Would love to have them tested. Thanks!

[@mo8guy]

I’ve absolutely loved getting to know your cats, they’re so charming and full of personality.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

I did not know you could do that for pets. Neat!

[@ricey23]

I think Milo is trying to explain the whole of the bed is his side in your clip.

[@KirameshiHakume]

I'm pretty familiar with littermates being total opposites. My family had a pair we adopted from a shelter, Rufus and Omar. Both were American Shorthair, but Rufus had all of the appearances of the Siamese, and Omar was standard grey/dark grey stripe tabby. Rufus was the only cat I have ever seen submit to a bath without a fight. Omar, we learned quickly, she would fight to the bitter end to not have a bath. Rufus was terrified of any and all dogs (including dogs smaller than him). Omar would routinely take on dogs 2 to 3 times her size and win (as well as bring us "gifts" for us to discover upon opening the door). Rufus was my brother's cat as much as my brother was Rufus's human, and the same could be said of myself and Omar.

[@devonjamesj]

My mom had two cats when I was born. They ended up living at my grandmas house but Freddie lived to 21 and Toni lived to 24. It wasn’t until just before Toni passed that I found out 20+ years is uncommon. Still love those cats.

[@lenalongbottom80]

Fantastic content, definitely makes me want to test my girl. She's extremely vocal (she always sounds angry but she's usually not), likes certain people but has lots of boundaries, and even runs up on the other animals and swings on em when she's mad 😂

[@Wintertidal]

The Scottish Fold's mutation doesn't just make its ears fold, its a mutation that affects the cartilage, not producing enough. these cats will have joint problems and arthritis, they will know pain simply for existing because their mutation is "cute".

[@claesruth8387]

In Sweden that cat breed is not approved because of breed health issues that cause pain.

[@TheRukisama]

Milo's a chonk, I love it. The way he lays on you reminds me of my cat Mia, every night she'd take up the same position on my chest. She had that same dog-like devotion to me, though she in general liked everybody (as long as they petted her). She passed away last December at the age of at least 21 (we're not sure how old she was exactly, she was picked up as a stray).

[@aliasilver_636]

As an Abyssinian owner, abys aren't always red-orange. I personally have a blue-silver-faun, which is a combination of the blue-silver coat colour and the faun coat colour. Red-orange is the most popular but personally, I prefer blues, silvers and blue-silvers (there's also a new colouration of lilac too). The thing that bothers me the most is the blue-silver-faun variety of Abyssinian is literally in the first two rows at least twice if you search up the breed in google images, so there's no excuse to exclude them, but now more people get to fully believe that they're ONLY red-orange.

[@Hy-Brasil]

i had two that were(are) unlike any other cat i've ever owned. first one is Pollywog who was given to me by a coworker who was out in the woods metal detecting. he called me to tell me this tiny kitten ran from out of nowhere and climbed up his leg.... the guy is a yeti so this was no easy task for what had to be a five week old kitten. he took him home, called me for advice, but eventually gave him to me because the kitten was lonely while he was at work more than he was at home. so I raised him into a beautiful marble tabby. we referred to him as our Tacocat because the marbling on one side looked like the taco bell logo, the other side looked like a heart.... very muscular beefcake of a kitty with a face like Bengal and many similar personality traits. the funniest thing about his personality was how much he loved kittens, even letting them nurse) tummy rubs, pawing at your stomach until you let him under your shirt, and how he would just shove his head into your hand and smear every inch of his face into your palm. he'd do this every chance he got. We actually found him good home last week.... it wasn't easy but we rescue a LOT of cats and this person was just the perfect fit. when he first met him he was in awe of how beautiful he was. he still sends texts with pictures. thoroughly spoiled him with fancy food and his very own cat tree. the other is Killmouskie (who i still have) he and his sister were rescued at two weeks of age when one of those brush grabbers picked up some hurricane debris. the operator saw the kittens fall out of the mess and shut everything down. my friend called me to see if i could foster and feed them since the mother was no where around (huge feral cat population in the area) unfortunately his sister didn't survive an upper respiratory infection in spite of meds. KM barely survived it himself. he has claimed me as mom as a result. as soon as he was big enough to venture into the rest of the house he was glued to me. spent most of his time in my shirt or on my shoulder. very super chilled out, timid with strangers, loves his tummy rubbed and it's a good thing too because his fur isn't quite like the average cat's, and just like Pollywog, he would allow our other fosters to nurse on him..... it's more like a bobcat.. his coloration is also more like a bobcat's. i forget the official term but it's more like flecks and ticking than stripes or spots and his paws are this silvery sand color. He's definitely one of my more loyal cats. yes, probably because i bottle fed him and saw to literally every need. i've rescued a lot of cats in my life but these two are pretty much my favorites. i love all my cats, obviously, but Polly and KM just found ways to stand out from the average kitty personality.

[@eddiehancockii]

This is my new favorite thing on KZbin.

[@marthanye3029]

cats and charts - my two passions finally brought together ❤

[@A.Martin]

Just a guess from your 2 kittens, they have 2 different fathers as can happen with cats from the same litter.

[@swansonlexie]

My cats are litter mates and you'd never know it. The only similarity is that they have identical striped tails. Leia: So anxious that she's on meds. She has no interest in venturing outdoors, she likes to just lay around and relax. She doesn't like new people but once she gets to know you, she will be constantly on top of you trying to get pets. She will even lick your nose will you sleep in order for you to wake up and give her all the attention in the world. She's white with brown spots and incredibly soft. She has two brown spots on her ears that look much like Princess Leia's space buns, and you could say her white pelt resembles Leia's white robe. Luke: Super courageous and adventurous. He loves the outdoors and would gladly live outside if we let him, he's run head first into windows many times (including today) just to watch the birds. He's really not into physical attention other than belly scratches but loves meeting new people. He enjoys playing with everything and has a few favorite stuffed animals and balls that he insists playing fetch with all day. He loves stuffed animals so much that he'll steal them from my daughter's room. Luke is brown with darker brown stripes and a white chest and face. The way the white splits the brown on his head/face, we think it looks like Luke Skywalker's hair in the original trilogy, and the brown on his body with the white chest looks like classic Jedi attire. Not only are the cats siblings that resemble their namesakes, they were adopted on May the 4th (May the Force/Star Wars Day) and their foster mom had a rebel tattoo that we didn't know about until we picked up our sweet babies. For anyone who read this entire thing, thank you for coming to my TedTalk

[@imaginempress3408]

Your charts make me so happy. My brain learns thru visual examples like charts.

[@alva--._..l-._.-l.._.--]

I'm not owned by a cat and I really enjoyed watching this video. It was very informative and easy to follow. And by the way, your cats are REALLY cute! 😍😍😍

[@jaxe_edits]

Of course you're not owned by a cat...

[@skorpius2029]

@@jaxe_edits well some people are

[@maxcelcat]

I've heard the "brr?" sound described as the cat startup sound :-D

[@Mari_Oh]

That was so incredibly interesting! I could just watch the life stories and lineages of different cats all day LOL

[@lynne8760]

Your description of Milo being “over the top” cracked me up. I’m staying with my daughter and her Maine Coon is obsessed with me. He sits on the arm of the couch and stares at me for hours! Of course I don’t mind one bit…he’s a love bug!