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    Satin in cats in New Zealand

    Hi there, no the Bengal was not used at anytime in this breeding programme. It would serve no purpose and a sparkly coat was never even considered in my breeding programme. This appears to act differently than the Glitter gene and I am doubtful it is recessive as it is still showing up when two...
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    Sparkly Kitty

    Their whiskers appear normal. I think I should be able to work out this breeding season if it is dominant or recessive.
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    Sparkly Kitty

    Thank you for your reply. I will test for Glitter but I do breed Bengal's also and they only have Glitter on the tips of their hair. The hair on my longhairs, unrelated to Bengal, its along the length of the hair and some hairs almost look transparent.
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    Satin in cats in New Zealand

    I've recently discovered satin in my longhair cats. They are part of a breeding programme and I'm thinking it could be an accumulative gene similar to glitter as I've only really noticed it being very intense in last seasons kitten's, now a year old and the first litter of this season (four...
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    Sparkly Kitty

    I have been working on a breeding programme with a longhaired cat for about eight years now and have last season found satin in my kitten's. I suspect it has been there in my foundation cats (can see minimal satin), from the beginning but perhaps it is an accumulative gene like Glitter? Last...
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