There are plenty of exceptions, but as a general rule I believe males are more affectionate than females.
I don't know if tabbies tend to be more affectionate as a general rule, but I have noticed that orange tabbies seem to be especially sociable to people, and brown tabbies seem to be predisposed to having sweet, gentle, loving personalities. My cats' vet agrees with this, especially about the orange boys.
It's been established that some personality traits are genetically linked to coat colors/patterns, so it's possible that there might be something real to the theory about orange tabbies being sociable to humans and brown tabbies being sweet and gentle.
BTW, all cats are tabbies under the skin. Tabby is the natural coat pattern of Felis sylvestris, the direct ancestor of the domestic cat (Felis felis.) Every cat carries the gene for tabby stripes, but in many of them it's been overwritten by other, non-striped patterns. But it's still there in their genes.
2006-08-16 03:00:52
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answered by Mick 5
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No, I don't agree. I have one male and one female tabby. They are both affectionate though the female is more so.
I work for an all cat vet and we see many, many tabbies of both sexes. Sometimes the males are affectionate -- sometimes they aren't. Sometimes the females are affectionate -- sometimes they aren't.
I think it's the personality of the cat as well as how it was raised more than the sex of the cat.
2006-08-16 09:20:58
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answered by 6TwistedWhiskers 5
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I think male cats in general are more affectionate thabn females
2006-08-16 11:20:10
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answered by Anonymous
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I have a male Tabby and a Female Calico cat who is both black and yellow Tabby. They are both very friendly but between them both I would have to say that my Female is more so.
2006-08-16 15:09:29
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answered by book worm 2
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Yes, I do notice that....I have an orange tabby cat his name is Golden..and he is very affectionate....he loves to be around me...and sit in my lap....he purrs when I hold him...and he will sometimes take his nose and nuzzle it with mine...I love my kitty kat
2006-08-16 11:12:08
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answered by nay nay 1
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i have two tabbies, and yes the male is more affectionate.
2006-08-16 10:42:44
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answered by billysimas 3
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yea my males are very affectionate
2006-08-16 09:18:51
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answered by macleod709 7
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You obviously haven't met my orange cat 'k' -- she's always making bread on my arm or chest.
2006-08-16 09:22:38
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answered by robabard 5
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yeah - orange ones too. My female is very unsocial. :)
2006-08-16 09:20:27
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answered by daisylane 3
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