Spoil the Sheltie
Hey, I don't know much about cat breeds and this has been bothering me for some time. I know its probably a simple question *everyone* knows but I don't, so please help me out hereOkay, what is a Tabby cat? is it an actual breed or like a mixture of breeds or what? I haven't seen it as an actual cat breed yet people seem to refer to it as one. Any help? Thanks
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The Cat Groomer
Tabby is actually a pattern.....more than it is a color or breed.
Tabby means the cat is striped. And there are actually different tabby (striped) patterns ( mackeral, classic and marble)
So you can have an orange, classic tabby cat, or a silver, mackeral tabby cat....etc.
OK?
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Spoil the Sheltie
Yep, thanks Jen!
“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running
from one falling star to another till i drop. This is the night, what it does to you.
I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”
- Jack Kerouac; On The Road
The Cat Groomer
YUP. Calico is a color, not a breed.
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Spoil the Sheltie
Gotcha
“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running
from one falling star to another till i drop. This is the night, what it does to you.
I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”
- Jack Kerouac; On The Road
todd and angel
I have a orange tabby cat. her name is angel.
Pillar, crumbling
And it's the same with torties. It's a pattern not a breed
Or with tuxies
Todd, have you posted Angel in the Tabbies United thread??
The Cat Groomer
yes. Torties, which is actually short for tortoise shell, is a color and tuxedo is a pattern and can be any color. (although most people only refer to the black or solid blue as tuxies) My orange cat Lucas and my brown tabby cat Calvin both sport the traditional tuxedo pattern (white bib, white toes/feet, and white on belly with the option of white on the face).
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Spoil the Sheltie
Aww Tuxes are so cute!!
“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running
from one falling star to another till i drop. This is the night, what it does to you.
I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”
- Jack Kerouac; On The Road
todd and angel
no I don't have a photo of angel in the united thread as I have a learning Disability don,t now how to go about posting a photos to the site. but I like to post a photo of her some time.Originally posted by Barbara
And it's the same with torties. It's a pattern not a breed
Or with tuxies
Todd, have you posted Angel in the Tabbies United thread??
I'm Canadian......eh?
Speckles is a Tabby but I read in a book somewhere that she is a "blotched" tabby. Meaning that she has some stripes, but the sides are more in circles instead of stripes.
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