Cat question

[Ram07]

I just was given a kitten, very cute, but black....offerd a Calico??? cat...this one is little different...main colour is white with all the patches..and its a male....for sure not numbers matching, but free...very cute!

Just a cute cat, but I'm told that males are rare....true?

[JB400]

Could you post a pic so we could try and "Spot" the cat

[charge69]

What?  First you say it is a black cat then, "the main color is white" ? which is it?  Pics or it didn't happen !

[Ram07]

will get some when the kid is here...best i can do...

[Ram07]

picked up a black cat...they have another cat i can have...a calico...main colour is white...never seen one before...its a male...4 weeks old!

[JB400]

You've never seen a calico cat?  Calico means it has 3 colors by the  way.  I had one, it's one of my favorite cats.  Orange tabbys and silver tabbys are good ones to have as well; good mousers

[nvrbdn]

you just dont find male calico cats. the calico's are all female. that would be very rare.

[Ram07]

yes. i know they are rare, but can get one...well took it..gotta wait three weeks, and the main colour is white with all the different patches on it....rare cat, huh?

[ODZKing]

Rare indeed. Because genetic determination of some coat colors in cats is linked to the X chromosome, calicoes are nearly always female.
Because of the genetics involved, calico males generally have impaired vitality and are almost always sterile.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_cat

[Ponch ®]

what is a "colour"? 

[Darkman]

That is how the real world spells it......

[Slowpoke]

for example here is my tiny dulite calico Amora

[JB400]

Nice cat, but I wouldn't allow a cat where my dishes are at.  That's a big no no in my house.   There's other places for the cat, kitchen counter is not one of them.

[TruckDriver]

My cats are always on the counters. I grew up with it, and I'm used to it now. That's why you sterilize everything on the counter quik before you make anything. I'm not as bad as my parents were when I grew up. They would let one or two cats sit right on the kitchen table with us when we were eating

By the way, years ago, I had a mostly black female calico cat.

[polywideblock]

arn't males prone to deafness?

[RTDaddy]

arn't males prone to deafness?

Males in ANY species are prone to deafness, especially the species humanoid marrytus.   

"IF YOU'RE UNDER CONTROL, YOU AIN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH." 

[Musicman]

I'm not as bad as my parents were when I grew up. They would let one or two cats sit right on the kitchen table with us when we were eating

My cat was taken from the wild, so he still has that natural instinct to be on the lookout at dinner time. He insist on standing guard while you eat (sitting in a chair), and insists that you stand guard while he eats. Seventeen years later, he's nearly domesticated and is not quite as insistent about it. He will sometimes overlook the disparity if you are not present through the entire meal.... but dining alone still makes him nervous, he wants to see you there when he turns to look behind him.

[Ram07]

The Calico cat main colour/color is white with orange/grey/black on it....won't be ready to come here for 3 more weeks. Guess the people that has him could be wrong saying he's male....they have 3 litters to give away...I'll post a pic when I get it...him/her either way, cute cat...thatnks for the info!

[ODZKing]

 

[Dino]

[Tilar]

you just dont find male calico cats. the calico's are all female. that would be very rare.

Mom has had cats as long as I can remember with lots of them being Calico, but I've never seen a male.

[polywideblock]

you just dont find male calico cats. the calico's are all female. that would be very rare.

Mom has had cats as long as I can remember with lots of them being Calico, but I've never seen a male.

their deaf and get hit by cars

[Dino]

you just dont find male calico cats. the calico's are all female. that would be very rare.

Mom has had cats as long as I can remember with lots of them being Calico, but I've never seen a male.

their deaf and get hit by cars

Contrary to some belief, domesticated cats should NOT go outside without a leash.  In that aspect you need to consider them the same as a dog.  It breaks my heart to see a kitty on the side of the road, could've been avoided.

I have two cats (always have more than one, they need buddy's as well) and they can roam wherever they want in the house.  We also have a wide porch door that is screened so they can enjoy the outside.  My cats were rescue's and they didn't have their front claws so they wouldn't last long out there.

[BrianShaughnessy]

     

[Bobs69]

I was told that males are very rare.  And have attitudes.