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Here is a British Shorthair white (actually she is silver, but white enough!) white cat and when she was a kitten with her siblings kittens

A male cat can very rarely have two X chromosomes. If one is red and one is black, he will be a calico (that is if he also has the gene for white spotting.) With two X chromosomes the male will usually not be fertile.

Russian Blue is a breed. They only come in one color - blue. People often call blue cats grey, but the inside terminology is blue, probably because the grey tends to go more towards cold (steel) than warm nuances. Blue is diluted black and to get a blue/grey cat both parents must carry the gene...

Blue tabby is not a breed, it is a color/pattern (blue is the color, tabby is the pattern).

According to Robinson's cat genetic book, about 1 in 3000 male births are tortoiseshells, and of course the frequency of fertile males with black and red (or blue and creme) is very very much lower, and there are several theories on how this occurs. I suggest you get a copy of the book and read...

If you are worried about the cat's breathing, ask a vet about it. As for ancestors - who knows? That is the beauty of non-pedigree cats, there is no way to know and it should not be. Just enjoy and love the cat.

This link may help http://zooclub.ru/eng/cats/okras/7.shtml If you make sure you don't mix up the B,b,b1 etc it is really easy..... Make a chart and plot in what you know (the phenotypes) and you may have a good guess. Of course if would help to know the phenotype of the grandparents and...

To CinArt the original poster: I take you are a member of a breeding association and also an association of breeders and owners of you special breed? That would be the way to go, if you are a serious breeder. Your association(s) should know where to find what you are looking for, as such cats...

That page was last updated in January, 1999 - almost 6 years ago! Does not seem to be a very active organization any more.

It depends on the breed standard I suppose. My Norwegian Forest Cats must have the hair between their toes and under their feet intact - the more the better!

You have to keep them separated when the girls are in heat. Cats have no feelings for brothers or sisters when it comes to mating.

How and when white lockets are formed is quite complicated. It is probably polygenic. The gene(s) for white are in the embryo cells, as are all the other color genes, but as the cells multiply and form the skin, the color is sort of diminshed and will not reach all the new cells. The cells...

I would recommend Robinson's Cat Genetics for breeders and veterinarians, which in my opinion is a "must read" for all breeders.

It is not difficult to breed calicos if you know your color genetics. And calico is an american expression for the European tortoishell, and specifies that the black, red and white are in patches, not mingled. A tortoishell can be both. If one or both the parents have much white you get a...

I have never even heard of this breed, so I got interested and googled a bit. I found this breeder http://www.fanciers.com/people/thomcats.html and one site said there is a breeders' list in the magazine Cat Fancy. Have you looked there?

My Johnny (2) is laid back, lazy and more fat than slim. He is not very intelligent, but so very very kind and gentle. And he loves food, lots of it! Ronja (2) is my sweetheart with a brain that can work (cat)wonders. She figures out any problem there might be for a cat - opening drawers to...

Mine have a checkup once a year and also in between when necessary (breeding queens). Vaccinations every two years, but that is because they are show and breeding cats and there are rules for such things. Otherwise I don't know if it would be necessary with vaccinations that often, as they are...

With "registered" I mean that you have registered a cattery name with your cat association. Maybe it is different in different countries, but in Norway you cannot register a litter and sell them with a pedigree without registering a cattery name. (Of course also both dam and sire need to be...

Just wonder - who of you all are registrered breeders?

My neutered male also starts meowing around 3 or 4 in the morning. Every night! He just wants attention. After a few hushes and "Johnny, stop that" he is silent again for the rest of the night. My other two cats (females) are quiet all night until they think it is time for me to get up (usually...