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| Pretty Joey |
Thank you Debbie Buchanan for the Trixie Cave!
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Thank you Millie Agrawal for the foods, and catnip!
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| Katherina likes to ride in her red convertible |
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| Sheila loves Scratch and Rest |
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| Baron hanging out on boxes |
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| The twins, Domino and Checker hanging out on boxes |
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Tabby
Cats
By
Jill Anne Sparapany
Cats are very unique
animals and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Tabby cats, in
particular, are very popular in American households. Some people believe the
tabby is a specific breed, but the name "tabby" only refers to
the pattern of the coat.
Tabby is the most common cat
coat pattern. They share the same colors as solid color cats – the only
difference is their stripes, called tabby markings. The patterns are more
distinct on shorthaired cats than the longhaired ones. The color range includes
cream, brown, red, blue and silver. They may also have combinations of these
colors – red/brown and blue/brown.
Felines with the tabby
pattern have thin lines around their face and the distinctive "M"
shape on their foreheads. Common features are a white chin and the white around
their eyes is called ‘eyeliner’. The white spot on their chest is called a
‘locket’.
The
silver tabby is the only tabby that does not also come in solid. Silver is a
variation of black that is only seen in tabbies. Within
each of the tabby colors, there is a wide range of differences. Some reds have
a deep, mahogany color while others are very
light. Blues can have a very light, powdery blue shade or be almost a navy
blue.
Many cats may not show
the tabby patterns in all of their coats, but only in portions of their coats.
Here is a bit about the
five different types of tabbies:
Classic – A classic tabby has wide swirled or
bulls-eye patterns around its sides. Often, they have broad stripes running
down the middle of their back.
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| Paul has wide swirls on his sides and back |
Ticked – Sometimes called an Abyssinian tabby,
this patterned cat doesn't have the signature stripes on its body but each hair
is ticked – having bands of color on it. Some have the stripes on their legs
and face, called ‘bars’. The “M” face marking distinguishes this cat as a
tabby.
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| Molly's ticked pattern and bars on her legs |
Spotted – This tabby has spot-like markings all
over its coat. Sometimes the spots are large, other times they are small.
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| Taffey has the tabby spotted pattern |
Patched –
The patched tabby often has red and brown patches around its coat and sometimes
is referred to as a "tortie”, which is short for tortoiseshell. Torties
combine two solid colors – red and black – and the majority of torties are
female. The primary color on torties is black and the amount of red can vary.
Every tortie has its
own unique color pattern. Torties have been called Mother Nature's idea of
abstract art.
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| Great is a beautiful tortie |
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| Shelly is a red and black tort |
Mackerel – The most
common tabby pattern is named after the fish! This type of tabby has thin parallel vertical stripes running down its
sides. Some
people also refer to mackerel tabbies as "the guys in the pinstripe
suits". They are also nicknamed the "tiger cat" because of the vertical stripes on their
sides.
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| Rudy in his handsome pin stripes |
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