What Kind of Cat is This

[dkitts]

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• dkitts
• Jul 14, 2014

 This is Chaplin a very handsome Snowshoe Siamese

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• dkitts
• Jul 14, 2014

This is his sister Trinity what would you call her??

 

[emandjee]

Chaplain & Trinity are absolutely gorgeous!

I think Trinity is a DSH calico! Lovely! I love calicos!

 

 

[StefanZ]

 
Chaplain & Trinity are absolutely gorgeous!

I think Trinity is a DSH calico! Lovely! I love calicos!

 

Yeah,  tortoiseshell "tortie" and white are often called for calico.   

  Or if you want, a sort of tuxedo where " the tuxedo part" has several colors.  

Red and black tortie, with white.

If you manage to discrimine the classical tabby M on her forehead, and even some tabby stripes, it would be a torbie with white.

torbie = tortoise shell and tabby..

Good luck!

 

[dkitts]

Ok but she is still Siamese

 

[dkitts]

They are litter mates. She has the Siamese profile my question is although she is clearly of Siamese stock looking at her brother what do you call a Siamese cat that has calico fur?

 

[dkitts]

 

[emandjee]

They are litter mates. She has the Siamese profile my question is although she is clearly of Siamese stock looking at her brother what do you call a Siamese cat that has calico fur?

Hmmm not sure, Dkitts. I will say I'm not the expert on feline genetics here, but I thought to be a full Siamese, they'd all have to be pointed? Have you seen both parents? If not, she could have a moggie sire in there, making her a Siamese mix. Cats are known to have multiple sires in one litter if your cat isn't from an authentic breeder.

Not to say that takes away anything from Trinity, of course. I love moggies because they're also hardier in general. Purebreds came from moggies, too, not the other way around.