When we choose our new cat at the breeder, petshop or animal shelter, beside their expression looks we mostly will attracted with their coat colors and their marking. This marking are combinations of colors in a specific patterns. There are six basic varieties,: Tortoiseshell, Bicolor, Tabby, Tricolor, Colorpoint and Solid. Thanks to my friends & Mr Google for the pictures.I dont own any copyright for those picture. :)Check this out!!
Tortoiseshell - Two colored. Some call it Party-color too~
Its like over-ripped banana to me sometimes :)
Bi color is a white coat with darks patches of any recognized color.
Tabby is the most common coat pattern and it has four varieties: striped (Mackerel), classic marbled, spotted, and ticked.
All tabby have a distinct "M" marks on their forehead, spectacles around the eyes, ring on the tail and broken rings or bars on the legs.(I got this from wiki)
- Mackerel Tabby. Ticked hairs alternate with solid hairs in stripes, as on a tiger. This is the most common tabby pattern.
- Classic Tabby. Ticked hairs alternate with solid hairs in a marble pattern, often with a circular "bullseye" on the side, or a "butterfly" on the back
- Spotted Tabby. Ticked hairs alternate with spots or rosettes of solid color, as on a leopard or jaguar.
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- Miki with his ticked tabby
- Ticked Tabby. Ticked hairs are found uniformly over the entire coat, giving a flecked or freckled appearance.
Calico (like my lil monster Choco) or also known as tricolor pattern comes in white, black and red (orange), or their diluted versions of cream and blue and there also a category of calico depend on the pattern. Chick this blog: http://just-catz.blogspot.com/2010/05/calico.html he have Calico persian in all pattern.
Some breeds are based on their colors or patterns eg Siamese while others exclude certain colors. In this pattern, the face, paws and tail (tips/points) are of a darker color than the rest of the body ThisColorpoint pattern appear in ragdoll breed too. Should I mention about Snowshoe? Tuxedo or more? Maybe i should tell you guys at my other entry. Its is a nice pattern and unique feature of some lucky cat :)
Solid. The easiest one to recognize is a coat of one color that is evenly distributed all over the body.
White - This is the only color that is always solid without any underlying tabby markings.
One genetic variety of solid white can sometimes cause deafness; however, not all white cats are deaf (just as not all deaf cats are necessarily white).
I dont know.. I feels like magic!
Black - Black cats sometimes have underlying tabby markings. When exposed to sunshine, some black coats turn into rusty color.
- Bee in Red Color by Lula Bell
Red also known as orange or ginger.
- Rich brown of Havana Cat
Chocolate- Well.. seriously I never see a solid chocolate cat coat in live in my life!!.
Cinnamon - A variety of solid light brown with distinct red overtones.
Dilution causes uneven distribution of the pigment in the fur shaft, dilution of all colors. When a cat inherits the "dilute" genes, black becomes blue and red becomes cream and more color to make me more confuse! LOL
Note: Fawn - A dilute version of cinnamon. More confuse. LOL
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| Tipped British Shorthair |
Tipped - only the tips of the hair are dark. This gives the effect of the Chinchilla coat, where the cat appears almost white, with an all over silvery shimmer. This is sometimes referred to as "Shell."
Shaded - Roughly half of the hair is light and half is dark. Like my Chika!!
Smoked - Most of the hair is dark, with a light undercoat that shows through as the cat is moving.
Before i start having my babies, i was dream to have a pair of solid black and white cats. its like Ying and Yang. I was dream to have them loooooong time ago. Dont ask me why. i'll explain later in the next entry :)
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