Thanks, GoldenKitty. She is a Maine Coon. Her brother, Chester, also has a very pretty coat!Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
From what I see she is a Shaded Silver Patched Tabby. Very pretty - where did you get her from? Silvers are not a common color in the general cat population unless there is a purebred in there.
WOW, Stunning duo!Originally Posted by MoonPie
I've always wondered what to call this coloring/marking on my Gypsy:
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Her registration papers should say what color she is.Originally Posted by MoonPie
Thanks, GoldenKitty. She is a Maine Coon. Her brother, Chester, also has a very pretty coat!
This is Chester. What would you call his coloring/marking?
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He's a black silver tabby (classic tabby).Originally Posted by MoonPie
Thanks, GoldenKitty. She is a Maine Coon. Her brother, Chester, also has a very pretty coat!
This is Chester. What would you call his coloring/marking?
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You are so right about the papers - that hadn't occurred to me!Originally Posted by NorthernGlow
Her registration papers should say what color she is.
I would say that Chester is a black silver ticked tabby. Looks a bit too pale to be a smoke, but black smoke is another option, should see a pic from the front to be more sure.
Awesome!Originally Posted by MoonPie
You are so right about the papers - that hadn't occurred to me!
Gypsy is described as a Blue Ticked Torbie
Chester is described as a Black Silver Ticked Tabby
Thanks, everyone!
Very strange. They don't look a bit ticked to me. Not even a heterozygote ticked tabby will show off that kind of classic tabby pattern on the body.Originally Posted by MoonPie
You are so right about the papers - that hadn't occurred to me!
Gypsy is described as a Blue Ticked Torbie
Chester is described as a Black Silver Ticked Tabby
Thanks, everyone!
I guess I don't understand exactly what ticking is ... for both of these kitties, their individual hairs are colored at the tips, and become closer to white as you get closer to the body.Originally Posted by Sol
Very strange. They don't look a bit ticked to me. Not even a heterozygote ticked tabby will show off that kind of classic tabby pattern on the body.
It's normal for a tabby to have hairs that are colored differently at the tipsor have bands of color of the hairs (and many cats have lighter fur close to the body) but if they also have stripes they are a mackerel tabby rather than a ticked tabby, and if they have swirls and a 'bullseye' they are a classic tabby.Originally Posted by MoonPie
I guess I don't understand exactly what ticking is ... for both of these kitties, their individual hairs are colored at the tips, and become closer to white as you get closer to the body.
You can also see ticked tabbies in lots of other breeds (like BSHs of courseOriginally Posted by Sol
Ticked tabby is the agouti "pattern" seen in the Aby and the Somali.
The cats shown in this thread are absolutely not ticked tabbies. Not only do they not look a bit like it, it's not an approved pattern in Maine Coons.
Ooohhh! Chester's coat looks just like the picture of the Black Silver Ticked MC you found! Except his nose is brick-red, not black.Originally Posted by Nekochan
Here are some ticked tabby Maine Coon photos I found: