Talk:Egyptian Mau

message: "The spots on an Egyptian Mau are not just on the coat; a shaved Mau has spots on its skin."  This is true of all cats, not just the Mau.  Take a look at the virtually hairless Sphynx -- it comes in all colors and patterns because color and pattern are more than fur deep.  Reference: http://cfa.org/breeds/profiles/sphynx.html and http://cfa.org/breeds/standards/sphynx.html. Jenanne 17:29, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Spots

message: About the name origin, I have to wonder if the etymology of both the Egyptian and Chinese words for cat is onomatopoeic.  In Italian though the words for dog and cat are cane and gatto, parents affectionately call them bau-bau and mau-mau when speaking to their toddlers.  I've always assumed it was like meow-meow. Halconen (talk) 03:04, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: I fail to see any reason for talking about the Ocicat and Bengal in the initial introduction to the Egyptian Mau. This is not an article on spotted cat breeds in general, but on the Egyptian Mau itself.  The topics concerning other spotted domesticated cats should be delegated to a later subsection in the article, if not another article in general.  Please rework this!--Satcat27 (talk) 05:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why are we talking about other cat breeds? 

message: I took my 8mo Mau into the vet today to get neutered and I put down in the comment section that his breed is sensitive to anesthesia; something that you commonly find when researching Maus.  My vet gave me a phone call and said that he went through all his known medical journals and online vet resources and the general consensus in the medical community is that this sensitivity is just a rumor.  Does anybody have any citations that can substantiate Mau's sensitivity to anesthesia?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by SiegeX (talk • contribs) 18:08, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mau's Sensitivity to Anesthesia: Rumor? 

message: An Egyptian Mau is a cat that has registration papers from a cat registry that certifies it as such.  They have documented parentage, a record of which can be obtained through certified pedigrees.  EMRO does not work with Egyptian Mau cats.  EMRO works with Egyptian and KSA street cats. Under many importation policies, some these cats would be considered "Native Maus." However, many more would not qualify as they are in colors and hairlengths not allowed within the Egyptian Mau breed. It is misleading and borderline fradulent to call these cats Egyptian Maus. I will wait for someone to rework this, but if nobody steps up, I will do it myself. Satcat27 (talk) 17:14, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  EMRO Does Not Work With Egyptian Maus 

message: The book, "Do cats always land on their feet?" by Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori is used to cite the claim that "Maus have been clocked running at more than 30mph" but it actually states the following:-
"The average domestic cat can run at a speed of around 30mph. Egyptian Maus are reportedly the fastest breed of domestic cat, capable of reaching 36mph".
How can this be sufficient research to be able to make such a wild claim on the Wiki article? That an Egyptian Mau has been clocked at 30mph? 
This myth needs to be ended.
I have been trying to find evidence for many years to support or dispute this but as of yet have drawn a blank. 
It's too difficult to find evidence to support or disprove such an absurb claim as it is simply not repeated anywhere else in the world. 
I shall make contact with the authors of this book and ask them to clarify their claim.
It now appears that the Wiki article has been changed to state that that the Mau in fact has longer hind legs:-
This has now been added to support the Egyptian Mau MYTH regarding their running speed:-
"The Egyptian Mau is the fastest of the domestic cats, with its longer hind legs, and unique flap of skin extending from the flank to the back knee, providing for greater agility and length of stride. Maus have been clocked running over 30 mph".
Once again I would wholly dispute the 'clocked' top speed of 30mph and also that it's longer hind legs are in fact a reason for this. 
The Mau MAY or MAY not actually have longer hind legs. I would say that they are no longer in the back legs than any other typical cat breed. 
This is simply another unsubstatiated claim by the auther of this article to prop up a silly myth about the Mau being the fastest cat.
 The auther has referenced a 20 year old book which makes a throwaway comment without any evidence to support.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.118.224.149 (talk) 13:17, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Additional, reliable references, either in support of the claim or specifically refuting it, to clear up this long-standing quibble, would be very welcome. However, WP:V applies: the book is a reliable source. Meanwhile, if the colloquialism "clocked" in the article text needs to be changed to match more closely the source wording, that would be completely acceptable. --Old Moonraker (talk) 13:30, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The assertion can be used if it meets the WP:Reliability test using a WP:RS.  WP: Truth does not require factual accuracy.  And we can't use WP:OR. And opposing reliably sourced viewpoints can be put in. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:18, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Not the fastest breed of domestic cat

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message: Is a now defunct rescue organisation of cats in the country of origin of the breed really noteworthy enough for a paragraph in this article? Most of the text is about how the cats are moggies and not Egyptian Maus. I can't think of any other cat articles where rescue organisations are mentioned. Traumnovelle (talk) 08:57, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably not. Thanks for cleaning up the cat breed articles btw. Happy editing, SilverTiger12 (talk) 19:41, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  EMRO notability?