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Yes, don't put it off.
I suspect its a reaction to one of the tablets I'm taking, its listed on the information sheet that comes in the box so thats the starting point for a conversion with the doctor when I can get in to see him.
 
If you think Torties are bad don't even think of a Tricolour/Calico.

I had one for years and she was a fantastic moggie, when I met Maz she had a GSD and a cat (so I knew the dog was OK with cats) the 'deal breaker' for us living together was my cats but upon introduction then Kissa (cat in Finnish pronounced Key-sa) instantly put the dog in its place although she'd never met one before. Kissa had way more character/attitude than Kizzy but they are quite similar, very loving moggies both.

I dunno - Poppy will thump *me* if she thinks I've stepped out of line. :blush: She's an opinionated (read toilet-mouthed) tortie with 'tude, and has perfected the tortie stare over the seven years she's lived here chez Casa Reynard. On the other hand, she's one of the most affectionate cats I've known, and I often wake up to her cuddled up next to me under the duvet, purring her head off - one of the best ways to wake up of a morning. :wub:

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Mind, a friend of mine has a tortie and white. This cat will walk into the room and bite you - she's a tiny 2.9kg of pure tortietude. :eek:
 
As an aside, pure tortoiseshells (no white) are rare, as their colouring is a genetic slip-up. Many vets recommend allowing them to have at least one litter.

Umm, not quite. There is no genetic slip up - and it's quite simple really. ;) Brindle torties are far from rare.

Firstly, the gene for white spotting (S) is independent of other genes for colour / pattern. A cat is just as likely to not have white spotting as having it.

Tortoiseshell colouring is sex-linked and only (other than in some very rare cases) occurs with female cats. This is down to the fact that the y chromosome is too small to hold any genetic information for colour - colour genes are only found on the x chromosome.

Hence, a male cat can either only be orange (O) or non-orange (o) i.e. ginger or not, since as an xy, he only has a single x chromosome.

Female cats have two x chromosomes and therefore have two sets of genes pertaining to colour.

For a female cat to be ginger, she must have *two* copies of the O gene, one on each x chromosome i.e. she is OO

If a female cat only has one copy of the orange gene, i.e. she is Oo, then she will be a tortie of some description, with the non-orange part of her colouring being solid or tabby.

And if a female cat has no copy of the orange gene i.e. she is oo, then she will be black or tabby or some variant thereof. :okay:
 
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