12/5/2023 0 Comments Cream striped cat![]() ![]() Sometimes this persists even in an older white cat. Young white cats often have vague smudges of color on the top of the head where the color is not completely suppressed. Solid white cats are the result of a different gene that suppresses color completely. The tabby-suppressing gene is not effective on red or cream cats, so you won't see red or cream cats without tabby markings. If you look at a black leopard in a zoo, you might also see these shadow markings, because the black leopard has a similar spot-suppressing gene! Sometimes the tabby pattern is not totally suppressed, so you might see indistinct "shadow" tabby markings in certain lights even on a solid black cat. Most solid colored cats are the result of a recessive gene that suppresses the tabby pattern. Sometimes white cats have blue eyes, sometimes they have green or gold eyes, and sometimes one eye is blue and one eye is green or gold! This last color is called "odd-eyed white." Solid blue does not indicate that a cat is related to any of these breeds. ![]() This color is also sometimes called "maltese." This is the color of the Russian Blue, Chartreux, and Korat, but it can appear in almost any other breed as well, and is also seen in non-purebreds. It may be a dark slate gray, a medium gray, or a pale ash gray. Black cats can "rust" in the sunlight, the coat turning a lighter brownish shade. It may be coal black, grayish black, or brownish black. A "solid black" is just that: black all over.If your cat is pretty much the same color all over, it is a "solid." Some people, especially in the UK, use the word "self" instead of "solid." To make sure, part the hairs and look at the roots. In all cases, silver tabbies have a pale ground color and white roots. You can also have a blue silver, cream silver, or red silver tabby (red silver is also known as "cameo tabby") depending on the color of the stripes. ![]() A "silver tabby" has black stripes on a white ground color.These stripes look sand-colored or peach-colored rather than orange. A "cream tabby" has cream stripes on a pale cream ground color.The orange stripes may be dark reddish orange, or light "marmalade" orange. A "red tabby" has orange stripes on a cream ground color.The gray stripes may be a dark slate gray, or a lighter blue-gray. A "blue tabby" has gray stripes on a grayish or buff ground color.The black stripes may be coal black, or a little bit brownish. A "brown tabby" has black stripes on a brownish or grayish ground color.The color of the agouti hairs (the "ground color") may vary tremendously from cat to cat, some cats may have a washed out gray ground color and others will have rich orange tones. You can tell what color a tabby is by looking at the color of its stripes and its tail tip. This is the color of the Abyssinian cat, but it also appears in non-purebreds and does not mean the cat is Abyssinian. However, like all tabbies, it has tabby markings on the face and agouti hairs on the body. A "ticked tabby" (sometimes called "Abyssinian tabby" or "agouti tabby") does not have stripes or spots on its body.Sometimes these are large spots, sometimes small spots, and sometimes they appear to be broken mackerel stripes. A "spotted tabby" has spots all over its sides.This color is called "blotched tabby" in the UK. A "classic tabby" cat has bold, swirling patterns on its sides like marble cake.This is what some people refer to as a "tiger." A "mackerel tabby" has narrow stripes that run in parallel down its sides.This banding is called "agouti." Tabby is thought to be the "wild type" (the original color) of domesticated cats. If you look up close at the light parts of a tabby's coat, you will see that the individual hairs are striped with alternating light and dark bands, like the fur of a rabbit or a squirrel. If your cat has stripes, it is a "tabby." (Some people call these "tiger cats.") All tabbies have thin pencil lines on the face, expressive markings around the eyes, and a tabby "M" on the forehead. We also use the term "blue" for the color that is commonly called "gray" or "maltese." Note: Cat fanciers use the term "red" for the color that is commonly called "orange," "marmalade," or "ginger". There are additional color mutations that are seen only in certain breeds these colors are covered in the color genetics section. There are many colors and patterns that are genetically possible in the cat, so this section only covers the colors that you are most likely to see. This section is primarily intended to answer the question, "What color is my cat?" It also explains basic color terminology and gives some information about how the colors and patterns work together. ![]()
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