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I've seen a couple different cats with the blue eye on the black side. One of them is longer hair on the orange side. Something is clearly going on. Maybe it's neither tortie nor chimera. Even your source says the longer hair on one part is a giveaway, but why the blue eye? Clearly the blue...

That's exactly what I'm talking about. Enjoy that moment. Anything else is ruining it. Pet her. Love her. Let that be a happy memory instead of looking up. Look at her.

This cat has a lot shorter fur than that grey one. Just IMO the tail base probably shouldn't be quite that thick. Also in yours there's slight evidence of unevenness. Actually you know what? I take that back. I would want to feel the tails in question before I say this.

Well I was wrong then, but this is due to bad info. Facts about Chimera Cats This is in addition to human chimeras often being split down the body. Understanding Genetics I always trusted sources that said split-faces weren't just regular torties because I didn't think a regular tortie...

The times when there's some kind of clear barrier, however rare or common, are the times when you can really spot one. That's why I would give the OP's cat a higher-than-normal chance to be a chimera, because of that belly stripe and the way it looks, but I admit that this still means it's...

This doesn't look like an injury to the tail to me. It looks genetically stubby because it's also way thicker than normal. I actually see what *might* be a little Japanese Bobtail in the face, but they normally have kinked tails, not merely stub tails that aren't kinked. In fact I can't really...

Here would be my bet (but to actually bet, I would need odds, because chimeras are rare, but assuming the odds reflected the frequency of chimera versus torties, here would be my bet): Seems like the cat whose butt this is was a tortie and the cat whose front half this is was not. There is...

You have done vastly more than most would. It's not uncommon to put an animal down the moment it's diagnosed with a terminal illness or barring that, when it first starts getting worse. I won't call even that wrong because that's how Nature does it. Prepare by not preparing. Enjoy the time you...

Guessing isn't always accurate since I can't get my hand in there and see actual size, but the cat looks like a 6-weeker to me. Perhaps 7 or even 8. Note that because the cat is so puffy it could be delfating my estimate. I'd rather just tell you that than try to adjust for it myself.

I agree with Lettuce. It's a short tail, but doesn't look abnormal in any way; it's just short. Evolution tends to shorten the tail of anything that doesn't necessarily need a longer tail, so IMO it's not only possible but likely to see shorter and shorter tails in random-bred cats all the...

The kitten is very small yet and could grow up to be a colourpoint Ragdoll or an applehead Balinese (longhaired Siamese). Even without papers it's common to describe the cat as what it most looks like. These are two very different kinds of cat and if the kitten is mixed or random heritage it...

Clearly they did lock him in and the cat demanded to be let out so he could come to you.

They absolutely will. If you don't bend over backwards to feed them, they can easily starve. You would think it's darwin-award-worthy and a result of some kind of horrible dysgenic selection but it's not. It's the best adaptation to have in order to get the best food available. Thus the...

I was happy with the Korat example despite the eyes. It's hard to find the "glass green" drop of water on a lotus leaf thing. It's also hard to find the darkest grey cats, and that is one of them. I believe Korat is supposed to be very dark. Korat Article – The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc...

If there's a hint of purebreed ancestry (which there's usually not any of, because most cats don't have any) it would be easier to see on an older cat. You can use an aging ray or just wait a couple months. It looks like a normal domestic shorthair to me right now, but may appear more distinct...

The follow-up question for this hypothesis (for me) would be to ask if there are a greater concentration of black spots near the back of the head and up beyond the shoulders where the cat can't reach as efficiently, allowing fleas to gather with impunity in those areas. From the pictures the...

She has a very, very unique snout that with its large cheeks, could be Maine Coon. However, it's also slightly, slightly pushed-in and she has very big eyes, so she also could be part Persian or British Shorthair (Persians are the ones that I think have larger-than-normal eyes). The breed that...

Okay, in that light he is obviously non-dilute. Here's a dilute orange for comparison.

Yes, some people are definitely referring to it as mocha now. It's definitely endemic though, and it's not well-known.

They should add this to the list. They mention sable and (confusingly) this guy also calls what he has a sable, but it's totally different. New Coat Color Mutation Discovered in Thai Cats This is NOT a Tonkinese, which is a Burmese which is stacked with Siamese colourpoint. It's its own...