Tuxedo Cats ;)

ileen · Mar 7, 2017

Yes, that's why he was given that name. He used to meow more than he does now, I think. But he meows a lot when I get home. I think he's trying to tell me about his day. I wish I could understand what the meows mean. He meows when I sleep in on weekends, that's an obvious one.

mysticotala · Mar 8, 2017

Curious what the delineation between bicolor and tuxedo is. Anyone have a definition?

tabbytom · Mar 9, 2017

MysticoTala said:
Curious what the delineation between bicolor and tuxedo is. Anyone have a definition?

I'm not an expert on this but roughly the difference between Bicolor and Tuxedo Cat is :-

Bicolor > White chest, legs, belly and facial markings or half white.

Tuxedo Cats > White mitts, chest, belly, nose, white face (area of nose and cheeks) resembling a mask and might have white tipped tail.

Any expert out there may correct me if I'm wrong

ileen · Mar 9, 2017

So if the legs are white, it's not a tuxedo because he's not wearing tuxedo pants or jacket w/sleeves.

tabbytom · Mar 9, 2017

ileen said:
So if the legs are white, it's not a tuxedo because he's not wearing tuxedo pants or jacket w/sleeves.

That's right.

Looking at Luciano again, he is not exactly a Harlequin. A Harlequin has random spotting but Luciano has much bigger patches that makes him more a Bicolor. He is at least or around 60% white.

segelkatt · Mar 9, 2017

Looks like a white cat with black splotches, I would call him a black-and-white cat, no particular color designation but not a tuxedo, too much white. Tuxedos are mostly black with a distinctive white bib, half or so of their face should be white and white gloves and possibly spats. Just think of a human gentleman in formal dress.

betsygee · Mar 9, 2017

Ozzy.

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1CatOverTheLine · Mar 9, 2017

Ozzy is well dressed and very handsome !

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PushPurrCatPaws · Mar 10, 2017

segelkatt said:
Looks like a white cat with black splotches, I would call him a black-and-white cat, no particular color designation but not a tuxedo, too much white. Tuxedos are mostly black with a distinctive white bib, half or so of their face should be white and white gloves and possibly spats. Just think of a human gentleman in formal dress.