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Update- I also found this. 'A (non-silver) tabby must have at least one parent that is either a shaded or a tabby. A silver tabby must have at least one silver tabby, shaded or smoke parent' - Basic Feline Genetics – The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc (cfa.org) The torbie female that birthed...

Well, any information I can find states that male kittens only- get 100% of their color from their mother 100% of the time. Female kittens have a 50/50 chance to inherit colors or combinations thereof from either parent. It has to do with the X Y chromosomes and how may copies they get for...

He has what I can only describe as faint rosettes. His underbelly is 'spotted'. He looks like a Bengal mix although it seems unlikely. I guess you never know. That's what is confusing here. If a dam determines the color of a male kitten 100% of the time with no exceptions, then how does the...

So, this is sort of a long post but hopefully you can keep up. First of all, and most importantly I have read in several places that a male kitten's color can only be determined by the dam's coloration or a dilution thereof. In my own personal experience, I have seen otherwise, and I will...

I've already spent over $1000 on vet bills this year and I'm a single parent but I've been strongly considering taking at least my daughter's cat. I can't see that their symptoms match any common cat illnesses that I've read about lately.

So, I have an outdoor cat colony that I have been caring for. About a month ago, one of my 8-week-old kittens showed some signs of lethargy. I would check in on her on my way back and forth to work. I figured it was probably just a short-term virus that would run its course. Recently my...

Thank you very much, yes I'll ask the vet. I live in a small town and it seems like I've had more luck on my own at times than with the local vet sadly.. If their tummies look any bigger, I'll take them in. I had lost an orphan kitten when I was a child around 9. I was nursing it and it was...

So I can't actually tell if she is or not bc i leave them alone for the most part. The kittens are 4 days old, and their bellies look a bit distended. I usually check on them 4-5 times a day. I'll shine a light in their box, pet mama, let them be. Mother is very ok with my presence, purring and...