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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2007Male calico cat
I saw my first male calico today! He was adopted last week at the shelter, and we all thought he was a girl, being calico and all. We even shaved the belly looking for a spay scar. The new adopter brought "her" back today to be spayed. The vet did a look under the tail, and said he was a neutered male! The cat is absolutely beautiful and looks girly to me. I still can't believe it's a boy!  Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com > I saw my first male calico today! He was adopted last week at the shelter, > and we all thought he was a girl, being calico and all. We even shaved the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The cat is absolutely beautiful and looks girly to me. I still can't > believe it's a boy! Cool! If I ever found one of these boys, I'd name him Klinefelter and call him Kline for short. /obscure? Signature-- ~kaeli~ Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't stare at someone who does. Just don't lick the TV screen, it leaves streaks. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > If I ever found one of these boys, I'd name him Klinefelter and call him > Kline for short. > > /obscure? For Klinefelter's syndrome, the XXY condition. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com >> I saw my first male calico today! He was adopted last week at the shelter, >> and we all thought he was a girl, being calico and all. We even shaved the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >/obscure? Kleinfelder's syndrome? Somethin like that. Some mixup of boy and girl. Nope, Kleinfelter is correct. > > I saw my first male calico today! He was adopted last week at the shelter, > > and we all thought he was a girl, being calico and all. We even shaved the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > /obscure? Yep! elaborate? I read somewhere that a male calico would probably be sterile. So maybe it wasn't necessary to neuter him??? Sue >I saw my first male calico today! He was adopted last week at the shelter, >and we all thought he was a girl, being calico and all. We even shaved the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The cat is absolutely beautiful and looks girly to me. I still can't > believe it's a boy! >I read somewhere that a male calico would probably be sterile. So maybe it >wasn't necessary to neuter him??? > > Sue I read that too. Maybe they neuter just in case. I don't know if being sterile would stop him from having other intact male behavior, like spraying and fighting. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com >>I saw my first male calico today! He was adopted last week at the >>shelter, and we all thought he was a girl, being calico and all. We even [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> The cat is absolutely beautiful and looks girly to me. I still can't >> believe it's a boy! >>I read somewhere that a male calico would probably be sterile. So maybe it >>wasn't necessary to neuter him??? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >sterile would stop him from having other intact male behavior, like spraying >and fighting. I know some people who have a male calico named Luke. He also has a brother named Han who is owned by a neighbor. Both calicos have undeveloped testicles; the vet says they are sterile. They are "girly" looking and quite loving. They get along great when they visit with each other. -- CATherine << Both calicos have undeveloped testicles; the vet says they are sterile. They are "girly" looking and quite loving. They get along great when they visit with each other. -- CATherine >> I thought I had read somewhere (probably here at one time) that undescended testicles can become cancerous and they should be removed anyway. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) > I read somewhere that a male calico would probably be sterile. So maybe it > wasn't necessary to neuter him??? Well, he'd still have testicles, so removing them would be best to eliminate cancer risk and decrease the risk for prostrate cancer. Also, if they work enough to produce hormones, he'd still spray, roam, and fight like a tom. Signature-- ~kaeli~ If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with their lights off? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace >> I read somewhere that a male calico would probably be sterile. So maybe it My sister just got a male calico cat and the vet thinks he is probably not sterile. He shows every sign of being all male. Does anyone know how she can find out if he is able to sire kittens? Her vet said it would take specialized equipment, which he did not have. |
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