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| 269.1 | Not much difference | SHOGUN::HEFFEL | Tracey Heffelfinger | Tue Jun 24 1986 16:47 | 30 |
| I don't know that there is any difference between Tigers and tabbies
except that a) Tabby is the "real" term for a striped, swirled or spotted
cat and b) black/brown/grey striped cats are more likely to be called
tigers than yellow/white or grey/white striped cats.
By the way, did you know that there are three distinct kinds of
tabbies (actually 4 but most people don't call the last kind tabby)?
The Classic Tabby has "necklaces and bracelettes" as well as the
"M" on the forehead and has large swirls of stripes on the sides.
(Our Sammy is a red Classic Tabby.) The Mackerel tabby has the all
that but has thin straight stripes instead of swirls. (Cinnamon
is a Red Mackeral and Pippin is a black/grey Mackeral.) The spotted
Tabby's stripes break up into spots. (Merry is a Brown Spotted
tabby.) The 4th kind is called Agouti. Agouti cats have a necklace
or two and the "M" on the forehead and sometimes some bracelettes
but they don't have stripes elswhere. Instead they have all over
striping on each hair that produces a "ticked" coat rather reminiscent
of a Mountain Lion. An example of a cat with an Agouti coat is
the Abbysinian.
The Book of the Cat, has more info about cat coats and colors
and eye colors and so on. When I get a chance, I put in some
interesting things from that. By the way, my vet thinks The Book
of the Cat is the best overall cat book around. He got it for his
birthday this year and was afraid to show it to me for fear I would
snitch it. But I had bought it a couple of years before so he was
safe...
tlh
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| 269.2 | WHAT DO I HAVE??? | SOFCON::MCDONOUGH | | Wed Jun 25 1986 11:39 | 24 |
| Hi..
I'm a "newie" to this conference...although I'm active in others..
I've got a "menagerie of six dogs and two cats...and the cats came
along after the dogs..and one moved in on her own.
The other one is the 'question' I have...
This one was found abandoned at birth by it's mother. Three of my
dogs found her the morning after St Patrick's day and we bottle
fed her till she was old enough to eat on her own...actually, my
75 lb. 1/2 German Shepherd/ 1/4 Doberman/ 1/4 Greyhound "adopted"
her and took over the duties that the mother usually performs..
Her name is "Annie" (as in 'Little Orphan') But I call her "Bitch-Mew",
because she's always complaining about something...and Mean!! she's
as cute as anything though...and the name's affectionately used...
Anyway, to get to the point...
This cat is grey striped on the paws, tail and face..complete with a
double "M" on the forehead, has red stripes on her belly, and the
rest of her is what I was always told is "Calico"--red, white, grey
and brown/beige mottled everywhere else. She's got green/yellow
eyes.
What is the proper terminology for this color scheme??
John McD
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| 269.3 | | SHOGUN::HEFFEL | Tracey Heffelfinger | Wed Jun 25 1986 13:45 | 11 |
| In technical terms we call that a mess. ;-)
Actually, I don't think there is any one term that describes
that coat. (I have seen them before by the way. They look like
some one got crazed one night and patched together parts of coats
from several kitties. :-)) I'll look in the cat book tonight to
see if they have anything to say about that kind of pattern in case
I'm just forgetting it, but think what you've got is a "Unique cat".
tlh
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| 269.4 | SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE IS EITHER!! | SOFCON::MCDONOUGH | | Wed Jun 25 1986 14:54 | 8 |
| Re .3
Hmmm..Maybe that's why she's so nasty sometimes...
How about "Calico-Tiger"??
Actually, since she was "raised" by my pups, I really believe that
sometimes she forgets that she's a cat...she chews rawhide doggie
chews, and absolutely loves to steal a dog kibble or two now and
then...and her and my Dachshund "Willi" are best buddy playmates!
JMCD
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| 269.5 | | PUZZLE::CORDESJA | | Mon Nov 17 1986 20:05 | 15 |
| re .4
It sounds like you have yourself a Torbie. A torbie is a tortoiseshell
cat that displays the tabby markings in his tortie pattern.
In case you aren't familiar with the tortie pattern, a tortie is
similar to a calico. A calico is a white cat with unbrindled patches
of orange and black on its body (undrindled meaning unbroken).
A tortie has brindled patches of orange and black and sometimes
tan and white.
If a tortie has an M on the forehead and/or stripes or swirls on
the flanks then he/she is a torbie.
JoAnn
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| 269.6 | I made a mistake | PUZZLE::CORDESJA | | Tue Nov 18 1986 17:16 | 11 |
| Reading over my previous reply (.5) I noticed I made a BIG mistake
without realizing it.
Calico, tortie, and torbie are sex linked colors. They occur in
females only. There are cases where male calico's etc. have been
born, but these are exceptions to the rule. If males are born,
they will usually be sterile.
JoAnn
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| 269.7 | more on genetics | USHS01::MCALLISTER | TARDIS Sales and Service Co. | Tue Nov 18 1986 19:34 | 9 |
| The reason behind the sex link is that the X chromosome carries
the colors orange and black, but only one per X chromosome. Therefore,
a female cat can normally have one copy of each, and it's interaction.
A male cat normally cannot, usually a variant of XXY produces the
relatively rare male tricolor cat. such cats are usually sterile,
and even if they aren't, usually aren't all that valuable.
Dave ( a smoked tortie/torbie Maine coon breeder, if you think tricolor
genetics are bad, figure out that combination!)
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