my 8 week old female kitten has arrived at our house with a few delays at long last and i just wanted to know if she was a tortishell or calico whats the difference??? she is mostly black with two ginger patchs over her eyes and a ginger hind leg and white fet and a white belly with lots of ginger specks all over her black coat.
2006-12-30 17:09:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi there...she sounds like a tortoise shell.
Here are photos of both a calico and a tortie...
Calico: http://www.greatneckcameraclub.org/images/Rachel%20Braver/Pitska,%20The%20Calico.jpg
Tortie: http://www.eagle.ca/~roda/RodMerArts/SwallowHill/Kiisu.html
More details about both and photos located lower down the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoiseshell_cat
2006-12-30 18:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Calico for sure. I have a calico kitty 2 years old and she is the sweetest most loving cat I have ever had in my life. Her fur is bunny soft and very shiny because she is retentive about keeping herself clean. In fact right now she just jumped up on my computer desk and wants her hug. Good Luck with your new kitten!
2006-12-30 17:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by Maggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe she would be classified as tortoiseshell. I have a calico and she has very defines patches on her body and the white under body. Calicos and torties are very lovely cats either way though.
2006-12-30 17:26:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calico cats are primarily white with patches of black and orange, while tortoiseshell cats are similar to calicos but with far less visible white fur.
2006-12-30 17:15:06 · answer #4 · answered by Meli 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they are solid patches she is a calico, if the colors have more of a smudged or smeared appearance then it's tortishell. there are several websites with pictures on this topic, they also explain the scientific reasons behind coloring.
2006-12-30 17:15:02 · answer #5 · answered by ginnyp82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She sounds like a tortishell. They have a more blotchy coloring.....calico usually have larger and more defined spots of color.
2006-12-30 17:14:42 · answer #6 · answered by eigna728 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America, she would be called a calico. Brits call them "Tortie with white."
Calicos have white somewhere in their fur - often on the tummy. Torties are black and brown, generally.
2006-12-30 17:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by Meg M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Torties are black based in color with patches of other colors, mostly orange.
Calicos are white based with orange, black patches.
Search the internet for pictures-there are dozens of websites that have pictures for you to see.
2006-12-30 17:40:37 · answer #8 · answered by tmrvt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
calico,the white of any kind makes her a calico. torties are black based.good luck
2006-12-30 17:27:08 · answer #9 · answered by lilkismet73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she definantly sounds like a tortishell! I had a cat exactly like that
with practically the same color minus the white.
2006-12-30 18:36:20 · answer #10 · answered by supermans lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋