Frodo is adorable! I just wanna hug him! I love orange kittens!!! :)
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Frodo is adorable! I just wanna hug him! I love orange kittens!!! :)
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LOOK AT THOSE LITTLE BITY KITTY FEET!!!!!!!!!!:eek:
AND LITTLE BITY BABY KITTY EARS!!!!:eek:
IM IN LOVE ... IM IN LOVE... IM IN LOVE!!!!!!
Oh Frodo is soooo precious! He looks a lot like my Trevor might have looked at that age, although I didn't meet Trev until he was 3 lbs. What a tiny little cutie!
I think Frodo is going to be a big guy...........by looking at those feet ;) He sure is cute though!
Here's another pic of Tigger...
http://a8.cpimg.com/image/A8/F4/1037...-00C90133-.jpg
Tiger looks sweet :) and very pretty!
I had a big orange tabby named Cleady. Then one day, he just disappeared. For about five days he didn't come home, and then one night, I was almost asleep, and I heard purring. I thought, "That's funny.. the other cat is downstairs.." so I sat up in bed, looked around, and nothing was there. I figured it must have been my imagination. So I lay back down again, and I hear purring.. by now I'm awake so I know it's not my imagination, but there was nothing in the room. I rolled over, and as I did (ok.. now I'm getting goosebumps) I felt a lump down by my feet where Cleady always used to lay when he slept on my bed. I looked down there, and there was nothing there.. so I'm scratching my head, moving my leg back and forth, back and forth, and there is this lump and the purring sound the whole time. Tears started rolling down my cheeks as I said, "Hi Cleady.. I know you are here.." That night when I slept I had a dream that Cleady was in a big field of flowers, running and jumping like crazy (which he was having a hard time with when he went missing because he was developing arthritis), chasing a huge butterfly. It was sunny and warm there, and the flowers were EVERYWHERE.. fields and fields of them.. I think that's what Rainbow Bridge must look like, because after that night, I knew he was ok, and I haven't heard from him since. But that's ok, because I know I don't have to worry. (sniff sniff) :)
Thanks! Cleady sounds like he was a wonderful kitty!
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Originally posted by Nomilynn
I had a big orange tabby named Cleady. Then one day, he just disappeared. For about five days he didn't come home, and then one night, I was almost asleep, and I heard purring. I thought, "That's funny.. the other cat is downstairs.." so I sat up in bed, looked around, and nothing was there. I figured it must have been my imagination. So I lay back down again, and I hear purring.. by now I'm awake so I know it's not my imagination, but there was nothing in the room. I rolled over, and as I did (ok.. now I'm getting goosebumps) I felt a lump down by my feet where Cleady always used to lay when he slept on my bed. I looked down there, and there was nothing there.. so I'm scratching my head, moving my leg back and forth, back and forth, and there is this lump and the purring sound the whole time. Tears started rolling down my cheeks as I said, "Hi Cleady.. I know you are here.." That night when I slept I had a dream that Cleady was in a big field of flowers, running and jumping like crazy (which he was having a hard time with when he went missing because he was developing arthritis), chasing a huge butterfly. It was sunny and warm there, and the flowers were EVERYWHERE.. fields and fields of them.. I think that's what Rainbow Bridge must look like, because after that night, I knew he was ok, and I haven't heard from him since. But that's ok, because I know I don't have to worry. (sniff sniff) :)
What a great story about Cleady.................I have tears in my eyes.
Hey, speaking of orange tabbies..................
I am 'fostering' a little 8 week old orange boy right now! He is so cute!
I went to the vet on Sat. and there was a woman there who rescues stray/feral/abandoned cats. She had a litter of 7 kittens that had been dumped at 10 days old (WHAT is wrong with people?!!)
Anyway, she took them home and bottlefed them all. She was asking people to either adopt some OR help her foster because she was getting over-run with kittens. :eek:
I said I would take one, and asked her which one had the nicest personality. She said "oh, for sure the little orange boy here" :)
This is day 3, and we are getting kind of attached :rolleyes:
Our 2 kitties aren't too happy right now, but no fights or hissing have occurred either, so..................maybe we might keep him! YEA!!!
I'll post some pics of the little cutey when I get my film back.
Hopefully you can keep him!!!
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Originally posted by The Cat Factory
Hopefully you can keep him!!!
I hope so! He is quite active , but oh so entertaining :)
Okay here's the lot.
They're 5 and 1/2 weeks old now.
Hmmm, can't seem to figure out how to attach more than one picture to a single post, so here they are separately.
Sam
Frodo
YOUR CATS ARE SOOO CUTE! I just wanna hug them all!!!!!!!!:D :D :)
Kitty-Cass, their eyes all look blue. Are they?
They are adorable! :rolleyes: :)
if you like orange tabbies please please please vote Corkscrew for the Science Diet superstar pet of the month. If he wins we get a years supply of science diet, so please please please vote. The link is at the bottom of my signature:D
Kitty Cass, your kittens are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't get my eyes off of them! They are so sweet and tiny!
By the way, I voted for Corkscrew. He or she is at 20% now!
Tubby and Peanut's mom - I LOVE that pic of the orange kitten!! So cute!! Here's my Noah
Inever knew most tabby's were males, what an intriguing fact.
I just now saw this thread. Wow http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/eek8.gif there sure are a lot of great pictures in this thread. I'm also an orange cat lover. Sunny is half aby and half tabby. Here's his picture. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...5/fdaf77b2.jpg
Here's a picture of Puff. I had her when I was a kid. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/fdaf777c.jpg
OMG!:eek: :eek: ur cats are sooo beautiful!
Yorkster! How is it going with the little orange boy? Are you keeping him?? :D
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Originally posted by lovemymaltese
Inever knew most tabby's were males, what an intriguing fact.
It's not that most tabbies are male, it's that most "orange" tabbies are male. Any other kind of tabby it's not predictable. The reason is " a female orange cat can only happen when both parents carry the red(or orange) gene. That is why most orange cats are male; only one of their parents need to carry the gene."
Karen, that's interesting! I didn't know. I'd like to be able to go back and see Fister's grandparents. :) Fister and his sister was the last litter his mum had before she got neutered, but before that, she had 5 totally black kittens.
This is Fister's mum and sister
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f/fd93adca.jpg
That's very interesting because my first cat Puff was a female DLH orange tabby and her mother was a DSH orange tabby. Puff had two litters of kittens and they were all orange tabby's. The father was also a DSH orange tabby. Some were going to have long hair and some were short hair. She had six in the first litter and five in the second litter. I seem to remember that there were quite a few females. I don't know what Puff's father was.Quote:
Originally posted by Karen
It's not that most tabbies are male, it's that most "orange" tabbies are male. Any other kind of tabby it's not predictable. The reason is " a female orange cat can only happen when both parents carry the red(or orange) gene. That is why most orange cats are male; only one of their parents need to carry the gene."
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Yorkster! How is it going with the little orange boy? Are you keeping him?? :D
Well, yes we are keeping him- I kinda new that would happen :rolleyes: (I admit I was sort of being sneaky, cuz I knew my hubby would not want to let him go- hehehe!)
We named him Rudy and I will post some more pics when the film is back. His best buddy right now is the dog!
Well I just had 3 weeks of holidays and got to spend so much time with the kittens - I need to take more photos this week as they've changed so much! They're 9 weeks old now and tearing the place apart!
Their eye colour started changing a few weeks ago - Frodo's eyes are almost all gold now, to match his fur. The other three are much slower to change, they're still sort of slate blue with the gold lightly starting in the centre outwards.
Yes definately, we want to see some new pics! :)
I second that motion. Please post some new pics. :)
Here's a picture of my orange and white tabby when he was a kitten. His name is Alfie, he's now 8 years old. He's pictured with his best friend, Solo, who passed away March 2002. :( Alf had a bit of a meltdown after Solo died, but he has two new friends and he's back to his happy, playful self now.
http://members.aol.com/leilanijo/s-a.jpg
Soleilani
Soleilani, I can't see your pic :(
Welcome to Pet Talk BTW :)
right after i posted that i could not see your pic, it came up :confused:
Both of your kitties are beautiful!
Found this on a website at http://www.westcoastcat.com/scratchins/orangecats.html:
Are All Orange Cats Male?
Are All Calico Cats Female?
Dear Tabby explains the Birds and Bees and how your Cat’s Colour is Determined
All cats have 19 pairs of chromosomes. These chromosomes carry genes passed down from a cat’s two parents, and these genes determine a cat’s physical appearance, innate intelligence, susceptibility to disease and so on. There’s a copy of all 19 pairs of chromosomes in every cell of a cat’s body.
Like humans, cats have one pair of sex chromosomes. These are the ones that make them male or female and they play an essential role in determining a cat’s colour. In females, both sex chromosomes are X making girl kitties XX. Males are XY, the Y making them male. A kitten gets one chromosome from Mom and one from Dad. Moms only have X’s so the variable is given by the Dad, if he gives his X, the kitten is a girl, if he gives his Y, it is a boy.
The gene which makes a cat ginger (orange) is located on the X chromosome. The gene for ginger will override all other colours. Since males have only one X, they either are or aren’t ginger - no halfway about it. Girl cats have two X’s in each cell. As far as the cells are concerned two X’s is one too many, so each cell deactivates one of the X chromosomes in a fairly random fashion. Sometimes the ginger X will be left on producing a bit of orange fur and in some cells the ginger X will be turned off and the genes for black, brown or other colour fur will be produced. And there you have a Calico or Tortoiseshell Cat.
Since males only need to have the orange gene on one chromosome to become ginger, and females have to have it on two, ginger males outnumber females 3 to 1. To show both orange and another colour such as black or brown a cat has to have two different X chromosomes per cell. Therefore calico (or tortoiseshell) female cats outnumber males by at least 200 to 1, some stats go as high as 3,000 to 1. When a male tortie does appear, (a result of a mutation producing two X’s and one Y) he is invariable sterile and exhibits feminine behaviour such as nurturing nearby young.
Why do we have so many orange and white cats? Because white isn’t a colour but the absence of colour. The genes that cause the suppression of colour are stronger than the genes for any colour including the mighty orange. Since white isn’t a colour and is merely hiding the genes for colour, white cats often produce coloured kittens.
All this talk about birds and bees! - I’m taking a break and going hunting!
My Josephine's babies prove the 3-1 orange theory - there are 3 males, one female!
Here are photos from yesterday, they are 11 weeks now. Sheesh do I ever love them!
Here's Sam
and Merry
And my princess Mathilda (Pippin just wasn't a feminine enough name for her!)