My solid white persian had 4 kittens 2 nights ago. The dad is a Seal Point Himalayan. My solid white female is masking blue.
I am not a pro at genetics, but maybe someone out there knows the answer to this:
How in the world did she end up with a SOLID BLACK kitten? Is this normal, or is there something not right with her bloodline?
Thanks SO much!!
2006-08-24 04:00:11 · 15 answers · asked by tab42104 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
I am ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE that the dad is a SEAL POINT! I own the mother and the father. There are NO other males in my house, and my cats DO NOT ever go outside.
Thanks for everyone's help!
2006-08-24 04:18:19 · update #1
It's probably in the genetics of both. You solid white Persian had some and the Seal Point did when they copulated the genes joined together and out came a solid black baby!! Congratulations!!
I don't see anything wrong with the color but you could check with a vet. Again, congratulations, you're like a grandparent to them!! Kittens are great--aren't they!!
2006-08-24 04:48:09 · answer #1 · answered by Elizabeth S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is entirely possible. What you see in the parents today is not necessarily what their grandparents, etc. looked like. Those genes are carried on from one generation to the next. Sometimes you get a genetic trait that emerges just every so often. All pointed cats have a dark ancestor in their history somewhere. It is possible to see almost anything when breeding - that is part of what makes it exciting.
2006-08-24 11:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by Okkieneko 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cats can have multiple litters at one birth... they can get pregnant more than once from more than one male. My cat is the product of this.... my cat is calico and siamese... other littermates include the following: tabbys, one other calico, a solid black, a black and white, and 2 gray striped kittens. The mother was a black and white cat. Go figure??? the mother was found by the way... little whore!! : )
2006-08-24 11:08:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
are u sure hes the dad? sometimes cats have a dominant gene and it reverts back to one of the relatives. If u have a ginger male, most of the time the kittens are all ginger, the same as if there is a tabby cat involved, most if not all end up being tabby.
2006-08-24 11:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by nicole 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had couple of cats,,male was solid black..female was black and white..and when she got a birth,,5 kittens was black and white but sixth was Siamese,,and I was wondering how this could happen??genetic problem,,
2006-08-24 12:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by wieslaw r 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe, you're wrong with the dad... or if you're sure, probably one of them has an ancestor solid black, in fact in humans the different genetics may appear through five generations...
2006-08-24 11:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by esther c 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have u ever done punnent squares? well it shows how u can have hereditary and dominant genes from parents. if she had a black parent or grandparent, and same with the father, then of course there's gonna be a black cat in thereit's nothing to worry about.
2006-08-24 11:06:55 · answer #7 · answered by allena s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's genetics, coat color can vary greatly within a litter.
Also, do you remember that cat they cloned? The clone had a different coat than the original cat and they said it had something to do with womb conditions.
2006-08-24 11:15:37 · answer #8 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on her lineage... Do you know what her parents look like? Im not sure if it is genetically possible or not (I don't know much about cats either in that sense so...) but if one of her parents or grand kitties were black, it could be? Sounds like it could make some sense...
2006-08-24 11:07:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it will be so. But i dont think there is a serious thing or not right with her bloodline.
2006-08-24 11:07:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋