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Mostly because the orange boy has this little black stripe...i do wonder if it'll fade eventually. Also Jasmin was entirely black the first week or so and now she gets more and more orange spots (not sure if that is common or not with torties)
Momma is a orange beauty. Can't believe someone just abandoned her. She is so sweet and loving.

u/Staphy-Lococcus — 7 days ago
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My 6-month-old kitten’s silver/grey fur seems to be coming through more as he gets older. Is this something that usually keeps changing and grows out, or is he likely to keep this colouring into adulthood?

u/Disastrous_Ad_2053 — 5 days ago
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Hi all lovely people! My 9 month old orange cat recently had multiple teeth extracted after being diagnosed with severe Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS) and food allergies, both of which are autoimmune conditions.

While we were at the clinic, I noticed that 7 out of the 10 cats in the inpatient ward were also orange and had similar diagnoses, all of them having undergone extractions as well. I realize this is a small and likely non-representative sample, but it made me wonder whether there could be any link. Given that the genetics behind orange coat color have been suggested to interact with aspects of T-cell regulation (as Claude informed me), I’m curious if there might be some correlation here.

I’ve also been struggling to understand how such a young cat could develop such a severe autoimmune condition, especially since he has tested negative for common viral triggers like FIV, calicivirus, and herpesvirus.

I’d really appreciate any thoughts or insights.

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u/mibodim — 9 days ago
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Ciao, premetto che questo piccolo tornado di 5 mesi è un trovatello.

Da quando è stato accolto nella mia casa mi sono accorta che c'era /c'è qualcosa di diverso dai soliti gatti "europei".

Si comporta come se fosse un cane, lui non miagola come un comune gatto, ma fa versi strani e gracchia. Non vuole stare in braccio e se capita si dimena per lanciarsi giù dalle mie braccia. Mangia in continuazione qualsiasi cosa ,ruba il cibo ,acqua e i giochi all'altra mia gattina di un anno. Annusa tutto come un cane e morde come se non ci fosse un domani🤦😅 È instancabile!!!!!

Ha il pelo molto liscio e lucidissimo,penso non abbia il sottopelo e poi ogni tanto ha uno sguardo indemoniato.👿

La mia domanda è questa :

Può essere un incrocio tra un gatto europeo e un bengala?

Ne ho avuti di gatti in passato non erano così, lui è proprio un selvaggio!!!!

u/Turbulent-Bag-4653 — 12 days ago
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Hi,

Don't want to overstay my welcome, so will be brief:). One more thing that's unclear (and AI is only confusing me even more and is contradicting itself).

is it true that tuxedo cats have dark skin under areas with vlack fur and light under areas with white coat? because my lady cat has white skin underneath, I guess, everywhere.

is it also a sigh of her being a tortie?

Previous post - https://www.reddit.com/r/CatGenetics/s/q9Hl5KXYBE

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u/Strict_Cheesecake659 — 10 days ago
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A person wrote a very interesting comment about two-colored black and white female cats:

'You can check her toebeans and lip+roof of mouth. Cryptic torties will often have mixed colored toebeans and freckles'

the thing I don't understand: is it enough to have toebeans to be considered a cryptic tortie? i mean my cat is two-coloured, her paw pads also two-coloured..

previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CatGenetics/s/r1ipnMImC0

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u/Strict_Cheesecake659 — 11 days ago