I hear it is genetically impossible for a female cat to have three colours. is this true/
2006-10-14 23:18:56 · 31 answers · asked by Aiso 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
No the genetic fluck is you will never see a tri-colored calico who is a firtile male. Just can't be done. Cat-zinova is too busy with the ladies to fuss about a third color!
2006-10-14 23:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by littlescreechowl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is actually not true. A 3 colored cat is called a Calico and most calico cats are female as well as tortoiseshell colored cats. Very rarely a male calico or tortie color cat is born but in these cases the cats are almost always sterile.
2006-10-14 23:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by MsDolittle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is the other way around males are not suppose to be calico or three colors but in a rare case they can be! Norseman are you the one who has the cat with six toes that has the neighborhood terrorized! I heard about this on the news a couple weeks ago!What a cat!
2006-10-14 23:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A calico cat must be a tri-color, with its three colors in distinct patches, not mixed as in a tortoiseshell cat. Some breed standards specify what percentage of the body must be white; others allow tabby striping in the color patches. To be a true tri-color, a calico cat's colors must be: white; red or cream; and black, blue, chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, or fawn. The variations in color from red and black are caused by a gene which dilutes, or lightens up the basic color, and produces a dilute calico cat, most commonly with a coat of white, cream, and blue.
2006-10-14 23:31:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reverse is true, a calico male is extremely rare, but possible and actually very valuable. I have one now and have had quite a few female calicos over the years. I have actually seen a male at the vet.
2006-10-14 23:36:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat is a female and has 3 colours. White black and brown.
2006-10-14 23:21:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nicky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tortoiseshell cats are female and consist of three colours. There are many cats that are females and have more than three colours in there coat.
2006-10-14 23:25:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 05:23:23 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are talking about "tortoiseshell" and "calico" cats. It's true that if the cat had black, white and orange fur the cat is FEMALE. This color type excludes males.
2006-10-14 23:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. One of my cats is tri-coloured and she is very much a female in every sense of the word.
2006-10-14 23:36:22 · answer #10 · answered by mimseycal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋