Could My Cat Be A Chimera? Snowshoe Siamese?

[AshleySalv]

So just recently I got a kitten named Tabitha ane she has very interestig marks. She seems to have snowshoe markings but only on one side. The other half of her is completely white.
We know her mother is a siamese, however the father is unknown. The rest of her siblings came out with different markings.

If any one could tell me what they think, id appreciate it. Oh yeah, and she’s 3 months old if that helps.

 

[Kieka]

Can you upload more photos? Full body and face on?

 

[AshleySalv]

Can you upload more photos? Full body and face on?

Sure thing!

 

[AshleySalv]

So just recently I got a kitten named Tabitha ane she has very interestig marks. She seems to have snowshoe markings but only on one side. The other half of her is completely white.
We know her mother is a siamese, however the father is unknown. The rest of her siblings came out with different markings.

If any one could tell me what they think, id appreciate it. Oh yeah, and she’s 3 months old if that helps.

Here’s some more photos:

 

[silkenpaw]

More likely she just has more white spotting on her right side. The only sure way to tell is to have tissue grown for chromosome analysis. I’m not sure you want to go that far.

 

[Willowy]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure she just has a big white spot over that eye. The rest of her body will darken with age, on both sides. You can see how the white over her eye is a different color than the "white" on her body.

She's pretty! A snowshoe lookalike.

 

[AshleySalv]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure she just has a big white spot over that eye. The rest of her body will darken with age, on both sides. You can see how the white over her eye is a different color than the "white" on her body.

She's pretty! A snowshoe lookalike.

Thank you and yes I agree she is a snowshoe! This cat and her share the same markings. She has the brown on the side of her eye which I assume will darken.

 

[duckpond]

The important thing is she is a beautiful, healthy little girl!

 

[silkenpaw]

I agree with duckpond about healthy and happy being the most important! And pretty, which she is.

 

[AshleySalv]

I agree with duckpond about healthy and happy being the most important! And pretty, which she is.[/QUOTE



Of course 100 percent.

 

[AshleySalv]

Hello everyone!

Tabitha’s markings have developed a whole lot and I thought maybe everyone who participated in this forum might be interested in how much she’s grown

 

[TobiDaDog]

She's gorgeous!!

 

[Kat0121]

She's gorgeous!

 

[AshleySalv]

She's gorgeous!!

She's gorgeous!

She thanks you

 

[StefanZ]

Prettier and prettier for every day which goes. But today she reached the niveu she was supposed to reach first next months!

 

[AshleySalv]

Prettier and prettier for every day which goes. But today she reached the niveu she was supposed to reach first next months!

Awww (:

 

[sivyaleah]

She's adorable, but not a chimera.
A chimera has an even "split face", for instance, fully red on one side and fully black on the other.

 

[jcat]

What a beautiful girl - very distinctive!

 

[lutece]

A chimera has an even "split face", for instance, fully red on one side and fully black on the other.

That's a myth. A half-and-half face, with one side red and one side black, is a normal variation of the tortoiseshell pattern. It is very striking, but it doesn't indicate that the cat is a chimera. Although it is possible for a chimera to have a half-and-half face, most do not; most have random patching on the head and body.

Lots and lots of pictures of chimeras and mosaics here:
CAT CHIMERAS (MALE AND FEMALE)

When to suspect a chimera:
* Impossible combination of colors, patterns or hair lengths. For example, blue patches and black patches, or brown tabby and solid black.
* A male tortoiseshell may be XXY or a chimera.

 

[AshleySalv]

She's adorable, but not a chimera.
A chimera has an even "split face", for instance, fully red on one side and fully black on the other.

Yes, I know. That became more apparent as she aged. (: