I have two cats, both male, I have heard they are more expensive or unique if they have more than two colors... One has three and the other has four. What do you know about this, I am interested in it just for my own information, It would be cool to have an expensive cat I got for free from a farmer. They are part siamese too. Very sweet kind loving animals.
2007-03-17 05:24:05 · 8 answers · asked by Grandma of six 5 in Pets ➔ Cats
What you have likely heard, is that if you have a red/white/black or cream/grey/white male cat, that it is a rare thing, and it is indeed.
This pattern is called calico or dilute calico, and occurs on average, only once in every 100,000 calico kittens. And out of those, only one in every 10,000 is actually fertile.
But there is no value to such a male, fertile or not, other than as a curiosity. They breed as a genetic orange (red factor) and white cat.
This is a sex linked issue, since only females carry the red gene. Any male cat you have ever seen that is red, red tabby, red and white, or possibly a rare calico, had a mother who was either a calico or red, or red/white. A red male cannot sire red colored kittens unless the female has the gene.
What happens is that the red gene is linked to the X chromosome in female cats who are genetically XX. Male cats are genetically XY. A kitten/fetus must have a Y chomosome to be a male.
When sperm meets eggs, the chromosomes break apart and pair with each other, one from the female, going to one from the male.
A male calico is born when you have incomplete separation of a female's chromosomes who drift around as XX and glue themselves to a Y, producing a male kitten that is XXY instead of XY.
The reason they are infertile, is due to a confusion in development and the glands responsible for the sperm never truly develop the ability to produce viable "product".
There are however, some viable calico/tortie male cats. You might like to visit this page:
http://tortietom.nidoba.nl/tortiete.html
2007-03-17 05:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by carraigcreative 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, this is a material world, indeed!! I had a stray cat for 11 years I loved and pampered ads cried over (still do!) and to me He was the most expensive cat on this planet, based n how muchwe loved each other!! :)
2007-03-17 05:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by Minina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, numbers of colors a cat has nothing to do with their worth in cash. Only a purebred would be worth something.
2007-03-17 07:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have 2 cats that are kinda rare & it have lots of colors. i got them for 100$ each. health care came with! wow cheap
2007-03-17 05:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by take.my.hand. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is a rumor. Never heard that. I am not a cat expert, so don't rely on me. Google or yahoo the question. Thanks for asking! Hope this helps. =)
2007-03-17 05:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by louierockyjim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tink only purebreds are. I have a muti-colored cat, and I can' give it away.
2007-03-17 05:29:21 · answer #6 · answered by curious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that if you have a male Tortie, they are worth more.
2007-03-17 06:34:15 · answer #7 · answered by RaeOLyte 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it really matters what color they are.
2007-03-17 06:29:11 · answer #8 · answered by Sheila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋