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Hi my kitty has had kittens and 1 of them is a male tortoiseshell and I'm just wondering how would I tell if it's sterile when it's older
Take it to a vet ??
Take it to a vet ??
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Male Tortoiseshell
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Why do you want to know? Do you want to try some breeding??
In practice, you will want to neuter, either sterile or not. You dont want to risk a sprayer, whom is also nerwously wandering around and meowing loudly seeking after a female...
But yes, they arent common, and most of them are sterile or almost sterile.
In practice, you will want to neuter, either sterile or not. You dont want to risk a sprayer, whom is also nerwously wandering around and meowing loudly seeking after a female...
But yes, they arent common, and most of them are sterile or almost sterile.
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We may be interested in breeding but in saying that we're not sure atm this is new to us and we only found out through a friend that a male tortoiseshell is rare and it's even rarer for them to be fertile so just looking for information about it
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Are you sure he’s male? Telling the gender of a kitten can be tricky.
But, yes, male tortie are very rare (only 1/3000 torties/calicos/torbies are male). And, the reason for this is that a tortie needs both the O allele (coding for orange) and the o allele (coding for not orange). The O/o alleles sit on the X-chromosome. So, for a cat to have Oo, they would naturally need to have XX. Therefore, the only way for a male cat to be a tortie, would be for him to inherit an extra X-chromosome, making him XXY, similar to Kleinefelter syndrome in humans, causing sterility.
But, yes, male tortie are very rare (only 1/3000 torties/calicos/torbies are male). And, the reason for this is that a tortie needs both the O allele (coding for orange) and the o allele (coding for not orange). The O/o alleles sit on the X-chromosome. So, for a cat to have Oo, they would naturally need to have XX. Therefore, the only way for a male cat to be a tortie, would be for him to inherit an extra X-chromosome, making him XXY, similar to Kleinefelter syndrome in humans, causing sterility.
Can you include a picture? I am very interested in seeing a male torti, I have never seen one in over 50 years of having cats!
Apparently among cat show people, a male tortie isn't unheard of, and some aren't sterile and have been used for breeding. But they only throw one color; their offspring aren't more likely to be male torties or anything else unusual. I don't recommend deliberately breeding non-purebreds. And whether he's sterile or not, he will still act like a tom if he isn't neutered.
Yes, please post pics! I wanna see him!
Yes, please post pics! I wanna see him!
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Why do you want to breed this kitten? Just because it’s rare?
Do you need help finding a low cost spay/neuter center for mom?
Do you need help finding a low cost spay/neuter center for mom?
