Wayne, spotted cats are just one of the four types of tabbies.
This is an abyssinian (or see Kasho today for the long-haired variety, also known as a Somali. Abyssinians are also known as stripeless tabbies for obvious reaons:
This is a classic tabby, or blotched tabby:
This is a mackerel tabby, called such becuase of the fish-scale look:
And this is a spotted tabby:
The tabby is a coat pattern, not a breed. Almost all breeds can be tabbies.
Ocicats, however, are a breed. All Ocicats breeding with any othe ocicats will produce litters that look like their parents. Tabbies breeding to tabbies can produce anything.
This is an ocicat:
Hope that helps!
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