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Question About Calico

So I have this cat, I'm going to get pictures when I can, and it's a typical looking tabby cat. The one exception is that she has a little bit of calico and a pink toe on one foot. Can calico be minimal? Is this calico? I'll get pictures soon, I swear, but I figured I'd throw this out there in case if someone knows the answer.

Daylene Alford Wed, 10/26/2011 - 13:03

As you know the expression of genes can vary. Orange, however, is a co-dominant so I would think there would be more expression. Do you have any parentage info?

I'm looking forward to seeing the pics. Wouldn't it be cool if she was a minimal?

Third Peppermint Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:07

Oh, and we have no clue on her parentage. My dad pulled her out of a pile of wood and shortly after that he dropped her off at our place.

Daylene Alford Thu, 10/27/2011 - 14:56

I think she "could" be calico but I can't tell for sure if the orange spots I'm seeing are really orange spots or just the undercoat. Look closely at the stripes in the areas I've circled and let me know what you think.

It also seems that she may have an orange spot on her forehead. It looks like M on her forehead changes color as it goes down.

Third Peppermint Thu, 10/27/2011 - 16:08

I think you're right. She even has an orange ring on her tail that you can't see in the picture. The splotches on her body look more like they're just orange than undercoat and the side of the M are definitely orange in person. How odd!

Dogrose Tue, 01/31/2012 - 13:47

In reply to by Daylene Alford

She looks to be tabby tortoiseshell to me, if there are no white markings the red is much more scattered, the tabby coat will hide some of the red hairs too. She would be much more obviously tortie if she had a self black base.