What color/markings are we?

clynn11 · Mar 19, 2013

I took in another rescue mama and her babies. At first glance I thought we had a calico, a ginger, and the rest black and white. But looking in the daylight there are very noticeable tabby markings on two of the b&w ones. I've seen ghost stripes before, but these are more defined. Can anyone give me some insight as to their color and markings?

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maewkaew · Mar 19, 2013

In the 2nd photo it looks like some white hairs interspersed there? could be fever coat?
Otherwise I think they do look like black and white kittens. Ghost tabby markings can vary , some show more. The kitten with more black is black & white bicolor. . Kitten with more white is black & white with a van pattern.

Thanks for taking care of these babies and their mama!

clynn11 · Mar 19, 2013

Thank you! I thought they were black and white but the stripes on the second photo, and also the third the tail is ringed.

maewkaew · Mar 21, 2013

sometimes kittens can go through surprising changes . another possibility is black smoke and white. Shorthair smoke kittens may show more ghost tabby marks. and the one kitten does look like lighter grey around the eyes which is a smoke thing. If smokes they start getting white undercoat at a couple weeks then may go through some crazy changes on the way to adulthood.

clynn11 · Mar 21, 2013

Thank you! I'll keep posting update pictures in here. I don't think it's a fever coat but I could definitely be wrong. Thanks so much for your input!

callista · Mar 22, 2013

Heh, two sets of smoke cats in a week! What would be the odds?

orientalslave · Mar 22, 2013

Smoke cats must be like buses.

minka · Mar 23, 2013

OrientalSlave said:
Smoke cats must be like buses.

???

orientalslave · Mar 23, 2013

Sorry, UK joke. You wait ages for a bus and then three come along at once.

minka · Mar 23, 2013

Oh, yea, Never would have guessed that, lol!

callista · Mar 23, 2013

I guess you'll know when they get older, huh?

They look round and healthy to me, and their fur is neatly groomed. I guess she is a good mama! Take good care of mama and babies, and show us plenty of pictures!