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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2004Calico cats
I've just come across the term "calico cat". I've done a quick web search and I think it's a synonym for tortoiseshell. Is that right?  SignatureZ 51? 37' 23" N, 3? 56' 27" W > I've just come across the term "calico cat". I've done a quick web search > and I think it's a synonym for tortoiseshell. Is that right? Calico: A coat pattern with patches of white and more prominent red and black or cream and blue markings. Tortoiseshell: A coat pattern typically marked by both black and red fur in deep coats or blue and cream fur in dilute coats. I've had both Calico and Torties. Calicos have bigger patches of white, orange, black or brown, with Tabby markings, while Torties have more of a Brindle pattern, like Black interspersed with orange, brown and tan colours. My Bonnie is mostly black shot with orange, tan and brown. Here's pictures of Calicos http://cats.about.com/cs/justpictures/l/blflavor_julyc.htm and Torties: http://www.vegasthecat.com/readerphotos.3.html many people still lump Torties into the Calico category. But they are different! -- ___________________ Jodie jodie75@sympatico.ca > > I've just come across the term "calico cat". I've done a quick web search > > and I think it's a synonym for tortoiseshell. Is that right? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tortoiseshell: A coat pattern typically marked by both black and red fur in > deep coats or blue and cream fur in dilute coats. > I've had both Calico and Torties. Calicos have bigger patches of white, > orange, black or brown, with Tabby markings, while Torties have more of a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Here's pictures of Calicos > http://cats.about.com/cs/justpictures/l/blflavor_julyc.htm Jessie & Pippa are very much like my Mogwai, except my Mogwai has more white on her. Her vaccination certificate from the vet describes her as white/tortoiseshell; maybe she's really calico. In fact I called her Mogwai 'cos she looks a bit like Gizmo from "Gremlins" (her sister is a bad tempered little black cat that I call "Gremlin") >Jessie & Pippa are very much like my Mogwai, except my Mogwai has more white >on her. Her vaccination certificate from the vet describes her as >white/tortoiseshell; maybe she's really calico. In fact I called her Mogwai >'cos she looks a bit like Gizmo from "Gremlins" (her sister is a bad >tempered little black cat that I call "Gremlin") And of course you can't feed her after midnight and you can't get her wet. For those who never Gremlins this is what Gizmo looked like: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0790742314/104-5497550-8711144?v=glance Gremlins was a fun movie, (has it really been twenty years?) >>Jessie & Pippa are very much like my Mogwai, except my Mogwai has more >>white [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > And of course you can't feed her after midnight and you can't get > her wet. Strangely, the Mogwai loves water. My daughter thinks that she must have some Turkish Van in her ancestry. The Gremlin shows the normal catty hatred of all things wet. > Jessie & Pippa are very much like my Mogwai, except my Mogwai has more white > on her. Her vaccination certificate from the vet describes her as > white/tortoiseshell; maybe she's really calico. In fact I called her Mogwai > 'cos she looks a bit like Gizmo from "Gremlins" (her sister is a bad > tempered little black cat that I call "Gremlin") Zythophile, My ex has a Grey male Persian named Gizmo, after the Mogwai. The colors arent the same but his facial expression is exact for "The" Gizmo. Maybe you should call the black one "Spike". In response to the OP. I've been told that a Tabby cat has a W like marking on the forehead between the eyes. Also that Male Tabbys are rare? I have no idea of the validity of this info, maybe a wives tale? Regards, Tom Calico's are more moody and I have been told that all calicos are female, I don't know if that is also true of torties. Rob > I've had both Calico and Torties. Calicos have bigger patches of white, > orange, black or brown, with Tabby markings, while Torties have more of a [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > in > > deep coats or blue and cream fur in dilute coats. > Calico's are more moody and I have been told that all calicos are female, > I > don't know if that is also true of torties. > > Rob All torties are female. Therfore, I'd assume that all calicos are female too. I think it's got something to do with the fact that colour is carried on the X gene. As fenale cats (like all mammals) have two X genes, they can have a wider colour variation than male cats. In fact, I remember my father saying that he'd never seen a ginger queen until he moved from Yorkshire to Cornwall. Now that I'm living in Wales, all the ginger cats I know are male, but I grew up in Cornwall with a 50/50 slit of male and female ginger cats. Is there something weird going on with Cornish cats? SignatureZ 51? 37' 23" N, 3? 56' 27" W >> Now that I'm living in Wales, all the ginger cats I know are male, but I grew up in Cornwall with a 50/50 slit of male and female ginger cats. I was in the same, in N.Ireland all the gingers were male but still I moved to the states, the gingers are about 75% male Rob > > Calico's are more moody and I have been told that all calicos are female, > > I [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > but I grew up in Cornwall with a 50/50 slit of male and female ginger cats. > Is there something weird going on with Cornish cats? >Calico's are more moody and I have been told that all calicos are female, I >don't know if that is also true of torties. I have a calico, my understanding is 95% of calicos are female. I haven't noticed my calico to be more moody. > I've had both Calico and Torties. Calicos have bigger patches of white, > orange, black or brown, with Tabby markings, while Torties have more of a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Jodie > jodie75@sympatico.ca To me, a tortie coat should look pretty much like a tortoise shell comb or hair barrett. Which is where the term originated, I believe. LT | To me, a tortie coat should look pretty much like a | tortoise shell comb or hair barrett. Which is where the term | originated, I believe. | | LT Oh no, not at all, that's not enough! The neighbour's tortie is a real terror, she even chased our dog into our kitchen :-) And she's spoiled rotten. My last vet said that torties are very difficult in behaviour and hard to vaccinate ... (probably very smart and cunning?) Well, I better stay with my tuxedos ... Carola > I've just come across the term "calico cat". I've done a quick web search > and I think it's a synonym for tortoiseshell. Is that right? A calico cat is a white based cat usually with orange, brown and black markings on it. They are mostly female, but there have been known to be a few calico males out there. A tortoise shell is a black based cat with orange and brown markings on it. It doesn't have any white on it at all. Again, these cats are mostly females, but again, there have been known to be a few tortoise shell males out there. > A tortoise shell is a black based cat > with orange and brown markings on it. It doesn't have any white on it > at all. Again, these cats are mostly females, but again, there have > been known to be a few tortoise shell males out there. I think usage of the term may vary - I've never heard of "calico" cats (in London and SE England), and my parents have a tortoishell cat, universally described thus including by our vet. She has white paws, a white patch on her tummy, and black, orange and brown patches over the rest of her. Amanda
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