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Tag Archives: Cat Genetics
Grant and Wideband
I’ve gotten a few comments about Grant’s coloring – shaded golden. Not the most perfect golden by breeder rules, but striking nonetheless. The first thing you need to see is that he’s a tabby cat to start with. He’s also … Continue reading
Posted in Anna Comnena, General Grant
Tagged Cat, Cat Behavior, Cat Genetics, Cats, kittens, Photos
5 Comments
Wideband and Lightness
Today I had the camera out during daylight hours. Rhea naturally posed with the window behind which gave a nice effect. Anna got another shot at hanging out with me while I got ready. She discovered this pile of throw … Continue reading
Posted in Anna Comnena, Genetics, Marshal Davout, Rhea Silvia
Tagged Cat, Cat Behavior, Cat Genetics, cute, kittens, Pets, Photos
5 Comments
Question of the Day: Chimera Cat?
Star Wise asked me a question about the genetics of the cat Venus, pictured above and in this post on her blog. The cat appears to have two different faces, split right down the middle. She has generated a lot of … Continue reading
Counting the Inhibitions
Calla is bored by counting, even counting kittens… I got an interesting genetics question this morning from Sheddy Murphy, who has a litter of six kittens (Maine Coons) some of whom are showing signs of the Inhibitor gene from the dad … Continue reading
Posted in Calpurnia, Cats, Genetics, Julius Caesar
Tagged Back Yard, Cat Behavior, Cat Genetics, Pets, Photos, Q&A
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End of the Session
I have a few more pictures from Sunday’s session with the super-zooming Olympus camera to show. The shots on this part of the room could be done with natural light well enough. When you don’t have enough, you get faded … Continue reading
Question of the Day – Can a Cat be Agouti and Albino?
A random search string asks: “Can a cat be Agouti and Albino?”. At first, I scoffed at the question, since it had an obvious answer. Then I considered again and came up with the other answer as the obvious one. So … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Genetics, Julius Caesar
Tagged Cat Behavior, Cat Genetics, Cat Play, Cats, Grooming, Photos, Q&A
2 Comments
Question(s) of the Day: Pixie-Bob Wars and Manx Syndrome
Kerry asked last time for more information about the Pixie-Bob breed, which is another type of American bobtail. There is actually a third – the Tennesee Bobtail. All three seem to be Manx variants and thus subject to the same … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Genetics, Uncategorized
Tagged bobtailed cats, Cat Genetics, Cats, manx cats, Photos, Q&A, tailless cats
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Question of the Day – The Long and Short of Tails
Robyn Anderson of Love and Hisses has a new set of kittens. An interesting thing about this litter is that three of the four kittens are partially or completely tailless. The above picture is from her blog – isn’t he cute? … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Genetics, Julius Caesar
Tagged bobtailed cats, Cat Genetics, kittens, manx cats, Photos, Q&A, tailless cats
10 Comments
Question of the Day – Ojos Azules?
Blue eyes in cats are among the most popular purebred traits. The popularity of pointed cats, like the original Siamese and the extension of the pointed gene onto Ragdolls and Himalayan Persians like Calpurnia is partly due to the blue eyes that come … Continue reading
Posted in Calpurnia, Cats, Genetics, Julius Caesar
Tagged Cat Behavior, Cat Genetics, Cat Play, Cats, Grooming, Q&A
2 Comments
The new “Analyze My Cat” page
I’ve released the Cat Analysis page for use. While there are a few pages on the menu, you need to just move through the top menu page. The links on that page will take you to the others as you go … Continue reading