BeattheDrums 0 #1 August 9, 2005 I was talking to one of my co-workers today and she was telling me that her neighbors had recently moved out. So she's setting out on her porch and this little guy crawls out from underneath her neighbors porch... Not sure if they had abandonded him or not but he's mine nowLooking at him were not entirely sure what he/her is. There is some tabby I'm fairly sure due to the M on the forehead... but then the strips turn to swirls... He/she is also really neat in the fact that he/she also has 22 toes... thats right 6 on each front paw and 5 on the back ones... okay without further ado Pictures!!! We also need a name for the little kitty A thunder of jets in a clear blue sky, a streak of gray and a cheerful "Hi" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #2 August 9, 2005 Congratulations!!!!Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #3 August 9, 2005 "6 Toes". That's what I'd name her/him/it. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #4 August 9, 2005 Awwwww, how cuuute! Looks like a silver tabby. Congrats! With the extra toe, it looks like a Hemmingway cat! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeattheDrums 0 #5 August 9, 2005 Yeah he is a little cuttie... I typically dont even like cats but my wife loves them. its our FIRST (I know I know Beer) pet together... just bring your kitty by and we'll have a few A thunder of jets in a clear blue sky, a streak of gray and a cheerful "Hi" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #6 August 9, 2005 Tortoiseshell tabby.....cute kitten!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pia 0 #7 August 9, 2005 Too cute! **Those who refuse to live and learn simply exist** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflysteve 0 #8 August 9, 2005 polydactile cats have extra toes hemingways house in key west has loads of them in the garden taking my kids there in two weeks time the gene for the extra toes(claws) is a dominant gene and when heminway was given one of these cats many years ago he ended up with loads of many toed cats!!!! really cute story blue skies steveSwooping, huh? I love that stuff ... all the flashing lights and wailing sirens ... it's very exciting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leslieann 0 #9 August 9, 2005 You've got a beautiful tiger tabby! Congratulations! They're wonderful pets, mine is very talky. Leslieann Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sharimcm 0 #10 August 9, 2005 Looks like a torbie (tortoise shell tabby). Cute little one for sure! Name him George... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Elisha 1 #11 August 9, 2005 QuoteLooks like a torbie (tortoise shell tabby). Cute little one for sure! Name him George... Why do you keep saying tortie? What is a tortie? The kitten looks like a silver tabby (same style markings as an orange, but silver/gray instead). The first one I happened to see was at the vet and being "stored" for the moment with a grandpa - and it was a male kitten. Grandpa was a trainer cat to teach unruly kittens manners (he smacked them around when they got out of line). But yes, I think silver tabbys are generally female. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites moonglo 0 #12 August 9, 2005 What a cutie! Looks like part tabby, part tortoise shell maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sharimcm 0 #13 August 9, 2005 A torbie is a tortoise shell/tabby. I had two of them in my life, and that's what the vet called them. Sapphire (RIP) looked exactly like a swirled tabby, and Crayon looked like the kitty in the pic. My vet could be wrong I guess... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymedic 0 #14 August 9, 2005 We have three cat's at home and two out of the three are polydactyl...AKA...they have the 6 on the front and the 5 on the back. it always is fun to bring them to the Vet. Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites madscape 0 #15 August 9, 2005 QuoteWe also need a name for the little kitty "Marzipan." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sharimcm 0 #16 August 9, 2005 Quote We also need a name for the little kitty Shazbot. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hottamaly 1 #17 August 9, 2005 I have one that has swirls like that and when she was too young to tell if it was a he or she, I called her Target. Still her name today. And she is way too smart for her own good. Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riddler 0 #18 August 10, 2005 QuoteHe/she is also really neat in the fact that he/she also has 22 toes... thats right 6 on each front paw and 5 on the back ones... okay without further ado aigh! It's the evolution of the cat! Beware! Soon they will multiply and wield guns and start their war against humanity. Oh wait - that sixth toe isn't an opposable one, is it? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tigra 0 #19 August 10, 2005 Definitely NOT a tortie/ torbie. Those are tri colored cats, like calicos- black, orange and white, but with the tabby pattern- stripes and or spots and blended colors. Calicos have less striping and blending, more patches of solid color. Torties and calicos tend to be female- its a genetic thing. Males are rare and tend to be sterile. Anyway, that little guy is a grey (or silver) tabby domestic shorthair. (common alley cat) "Tabby" only really refers to the striped/ spotted pattern of his coat. He looks a lot like my Spike who is half "domestic short hair/ common alley cat" and half ocicat. He's a cutie! *edited to add that a tortoiseshell is more blended black and orange coat, with very little white. But the more diluted versions of the colors- cream and blue (almost grey) also qualify. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites madscape 0 #20 August 10, 2005 Name the cat "Marzipan." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Elisha 1 #21 August 10, 2005 Is tortiseshell another name for "mottled tabby"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tigra 0 #22 August 10, 2005 Tortoiseshell refers more to the coloring, mottled refers to the pattern if I'm not mistaken. Tabbies can have stripes, spots or swirls (and in any combination). Just do a google search on tabby cats and you'll come up with more information than you'll ever need! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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sharimcm 0 #10 August 9, 2005 Looks like a torbie (tortoise shell tabby). Cute little one for sure! Name him George... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #11 August 9, 2005 QuoteLooks like a torbie (tortoise shell tabby). Cute little one for sure! Name him George... Why do you keep saying tortie? What is a tortie? The kitten looks like a silver tabby (same style markings as an orange, but silver/gray instead). The first one I happened to see was at the vet and being "stored" for the moment with a grandpa - and it was a male kitten. Grandpa was a trainer cat to teach unruly kittens manners (he smacked them around when they got out of line). But yes, I think silver tabbys are generally female. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moonglo 0 #12 August 9, 2005 What a cutie! Looks like part tabby, part tortoise shell maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #13 August 9, 2005 A torbie is a tortoise shell/tabby. I had two of them in my life, and that's what the vet called them. Sapphire (RIP) looked exactly like a swirled tabby, and Crayon looked like the kitty in the pic. My vet could be wrong I guess... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #14 August 9, 2005 We have three cat's at home and two out of the three are polydactyl...AKA...they have the 6 on the front and the 5 on the back. it always is fun to bring them to the Vet. Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madscape 0 #15 August 9, 2005 QuoteWe also need a name for the little kitty "Marzipan." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #16 August 9, 2005 Quote We also need a name for the little kitty Shazbot. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hottamaly 1 #17 August 9, 2005 I have one that has swirls like that and when she was too young to tell if it was a he or she, I called her Target. Still her name today. And she is way too smart for her own good. Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #18 August 10, 2005 QuoteHe/she is also really neat in the fact that he/she also has 22 toes... thats right 6 on each front paw and 5 on the back ones... okay without further ado aigh! It's the evolution of the cat! Beware! Soon they will multiply and wield guns and start their war against humanity. Oh wait - that sixth toe isn't an opposable one, is it? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #19 August 10, 2005 Definitely NOT a tortie/ torbie. Those are tri colored cats, like calicos- black, orange and white, but with the tabby pattern- stripes and or spots and blended colors. Calicos have less striping and blending, more patches of solid color. Torties and calicos tend to be female- its a genetic thing. Males are rare and tend to be sterile. Anyway, that little guy is a grey (or silver) tabby domestic shorthair. (common alley cat) "Tabby" only really refers to the striped/ spotted pattern of his coat. He looks a lot like my Spike who is half "domestic short hair/ common alley cat" and half ocicat. He's a cutie! *edited to add that a tortoiseshell is more blended black and orange coat, with very little white. But the more diluted versions of the colors- cream and blue (almost grey) also qualify. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madscape 0 #20 August 10, 2005 Name the cat "Marzipan." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #21 August 10, 2005 Is tortiseshell another name for "mottled tabby"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #22 August 10, 2005 Tortoiseshell refers more to the coloring, mottled refers to the pattern if I'm not mistaken. Tabbies can have stripes, spots or swirls (and in any combination). Just do a google search on tabby cats and you'll come up with more information than you'll ever need! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
