Basepaws Cat DNA Test Kit - Comprehensive Breed, Health and Dental Analysis Across 114 Traits for Accurate and Easy-to-Use Genetic Insights

I ordered the Basepaws Cat DNA Test Kit to learn more about my tabby’s ancestry and screen for potential health issues, and overall I’m impressed. The swab-and-send process was straightforward—just gently rub the swab inside your cat’s cheek for 30 seconds, seal it up, and drop it in the mail. Basepaws kept me updated via email, and I received the detailed report in right around five weeks, well within their 4–6 week window.The ancestry breakdown was fascinating, identifying my cat’s primary breed group and even estimating wildcat heritage. The health section flagged one variant linked to a common condition, which prompted me to discuss preventive care with my vet—definitely a valuable heads-up. The trait insights (like coat color genetics and predicted personality tendencies) were a fun bonus, though I’d take those with a grain of salt.My only quibbles are the price—it’s a bit steep compared to human DNA kits—and the occasional delay in customer support responses. Otherwise, the online dashboard is user-friendly, and the downloadable PDF makes sharing results with my veterinarian easy. If you’re curious about your cat’s background or want a proactive look at genetic health, this kit is a great resource.

Our big ahh tabby cat was brought into a shelter in Hawaii as a hurricane rescue at roughly two-three years of age, and kept for adoption as he was too nice to belong outside. My partner and I adopted him happily as he was getting snubbed for small kittens. He is now going to be roughly 8-9 years of age in September. Being that he was a stray in a place like Hawaii where rich people love to abandon their cats and cause feral colonies across the islands, we knew he could be just about anything short of exotic, so we got him this DNA test as a little early birthday present back in June.The DNA test itself was very simple, with instructions a cave man could understand, so someone easily confused by long hefty instruction manuals like me had no issues doing it. The hardest part was just getting the swab to stay in his cheek for the allotted time, and that’s more a my-cat-issue than a basepaws issue.The DNA results were exactly on time as predicted on their online site once they received the return package with his sample. We never would have guessed he had majority Ragdoll just from looking at him! But his temperament and personality are 100% a Ragdoll. He was also a Maine Coon, which certainly explains why he’s such a huge cat!They also accurately assessed his dental health, which has been bad seemingly his entire life, so we knew we were going to get “high risk” in that. We didn’t need a test to tell us he had bad breath, but at least we know they were right about it lolThank you to these guys for supplying DNA tests for cats when the market is overwhelmingly mainly for dogs!

Well, I love genetics so as soon as I found out about Basepaws cat DNA tests I immediately wanted to have my 2 cats tested. I'm quite satisfied with the results. Basepaws compares your cat's DNA to the DNA in their database and then tells you which breed groups your cat has the most similar DNA to. And they rank the breeds in that group by how similar the DNA of your cat is to that breed. It's not like the dog DNA breed tests which are much more black & white because DNA breed testing for cats hasn't been around as long and cat's did not go through the same process of domestication that dogs did. Basepaws also tests for a number of diseases which can be very useful. Both my cats came back as carriers for a gene mutation that causes a hemophilia-like bleeding disorder, but they only have one copy of the gene so they don't have the disease, so that was a relief.Basepaws was really good about keeping you up to date on the progress of the DNA sample. I got numerous emails letting me know when the samples were being processed and analyzed. I does take a while after mailing in the samples for the results to be reported so it was nice to get the updates.All in all, this DNA test is definitely worth it. It seems pretty accurate and with more time and more DNA samples I expect Basepaws will continuously update their algorithms and send clients their updated DNA results.For now my cats came back as...Hazel is the torbie and she came back as a polycat (mixed breed) and Norwegian Forest Cat mix, and Ruby the orange tabby came back as a Ragdoll, polycat mix with a little Persian. Both had a small amount of Bengal. (I was told that Ruby is Hazel's mother, but not 100% sure.) I was expecting them to be Maine Coon mixes and I suspected Ruby had a tiny bit of Persian because she has such a pretty profile, so I was right about the Persian, but surprised to see the Ragdoll and NFC instead, but I can see it now that I know what to look for. NFC is so close to Maine Coon, anyway. The tests results have simply fascinated me. I recommend getting your cat tested through Basepaws. It's not just fun, it can be very helpful as far as health issues, too. And the more samples they get, the more their database will increase, thus making the tests more accurate and informative. We will actually all help each other to help our cats the more we get them tested. It's a snowball effect type thing.

Great information from the DNA test! I just wish the "Summary" page was easier to read. All info is there, but I think it could be laid out better for understanding. Otherwise, it's great!!