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JPT wrote in message . ..
For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg Pretty girl. Yes, orange females do exist. WHile the majority I have seen are male, I'd say about 30% have been girls. -L. |
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The photos were taken in March. I didn't even realize she might be
pregnant because I assumed its a boy. She's got 3 orange kittens now. On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 03:52:04 GMT, Laura R. wrote: circa Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:35:58 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, JPT ) said, Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg She's lovely. She also appears to be pregnant, IMO. Any chance she is? Laura |
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The photos were taken in March. I didn't even realize she might be
pregnant because I assumed its a boy. She's got 3 orange kittens now. On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 03:52:04 GMT, Laura R. wrote: circa Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:35:58 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, JPT ) said, Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg She's lovely. She also appears to be pregnant, IMO. Any chance she is? Laura |
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The torties' Mom is a real beauty. I'd take her in myself if she
wasn't so feral. Plus my cat has gotten very territorial all of a sudden and wants to chase them. In February she darted between my legs as I was opening the door, ran to the back yard and attacked the momcat. I separated them before any harm was done. Supposedly, there are some "spay a stray" programs around Tucson that don't charge that much, so if I can trap her, I can take her in and get her fixed. And maybe her daughter, too. The darker tortie was killed by a car or a dog about a month ago. I found the poor thing two days later. On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:57:51 GMT, "Sandy" wrote: I had an orange tabby female. She was Sundance's sister -- Sundance is a male orange tabby-and-white. The YMCA named them Sundance and Cassidy because they assumed they were both males, but surprise! From what I've read, orange females are much more common than male calicos or tortoiseshells, but still unusual. Maybe that's changing, though. Those are gorgeous tortoiseshells! --- Sandy "JPT" wrote in message news For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg |
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The torties' Mom is a real beauty. I'd take her in myself if she
wasn't so feral. Plus my cat has gotten very territorial all of a sudden and wants to chase them. In February she darted between my legs as I was opening the door, ran to the back yard and attacked the momcat. I separated them before any harm was done. Supposedly, there are some "spay a stray" programs around Tucson that don't charge that much, so if I can trap her, I can take her in and get her fixed. And maybe her daughter, too. The darker tortie was killed by a car or a dog about a month ago. I found the poor thing two days later. On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:57:51 GMT, "Sandy" wrote: I had an orange tabby female. She was Sundance's sister -- Sundance is a male orange tabby-and-white. The YMCA named them Sundance and Cassidy because they assumed they were both males, but surprise! From what I've read, orange females are much more common than male calicos or tortoiseshells, but still unusual. Maybe that's changing, though. Those are gorgeous tortoiseshells! --- Sandy "JPT" wrote in message news For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg |
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I think is kind of unusual too. Very pretty markings.
"JPT" wrote in message news For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg |
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I think is kind of unusual too. Very pretty markings.
"JPT" wrote in message news For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg |
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"The Lorax" wrote in message newsOMDc.884548$Pk3.490440@pd7tw1no... JPT wrote: For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. What great photographs! That cat looks just like my red tabby, TeddyCat. When we first got Teddy at age 10 weeks, the people who gave her to us thought she was male. The vet wasn't sure, so we named her Theodore. However, when we took her in to be spayed, it became apparent that she is in fact a TheodorA, so Teddy. Here's a pic: http://members.shaw.ca/thelorax/teddy.jpg Wow. Beautiful! |
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"The Lorax" wrote in message newsOMDc.884548$Pk3.490440@pd7tw1no... JPT wrote: For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. What great photographs! That cat looks just like my red tabby, TeddyCat. When we first got Teddy at age 10 weeks, the people who gave her to us thought she was male. The vet wasn't sure, so we named her Theodore. However, when we took her in to be spayed, it became apparent that she is in fact a TheodorA, so Teddy. Here's a pic: http://members.shaw.ca/thelorax/teddy.jpg Wow. Beautiful! |
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2/3rds of orange cats will be male.
Mel JPT wrote: For a long time I was under the impression that all completely orange (as opposed to calicos with some orange) cats were males, just as the vast majority of all torties are female. But I have several strays that hang out in my back yard, and I've seen what I believed to be an undersized male nursing her kittens! Are orange females more common than I thought? Thanks for any info. Oh, and the kitty is sort of deep orange on top with some tabby orange stripings on the flanks. She is closest to the camera in this photo http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1899.jpg and appears on the right in this one http://home.earthlink.net/~lazykat67...s/Dscn1895.jpg |
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