sorry need help with this colour/markings.

thank in advance but im stumped. iv had classic tabbys with the bulls eye etc.. but not one with these markings. i will try and get some better pictures up but the lighten isnt that good. its not important that i know but it would be nice to know lol.

sorry about this one , it was before i changed the sheets after the birth.

Looking very good as a silver mac tabby

ok i thought as much , but on his face he seems to have a tint of brown? i will have to get one of his face to show.
thank you for replying.

A brownish tinit is called tarnish. It happens. It may or may not fade with time.

ok thanx again, this will sound really silly now but i will post it anyway , i always thought a tarnish was only in bengals thats only because iv only ever read about tarnish on this fourm and its always been about bengals . thanx for clearing that up for me lol.

another silly question kinda related: What does the "McTabby" mean?

Originally Posted by Bonnie1965

another silly question kinda related: What does the "McTabby" mean?

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Mc or Mac means Mackerel And the stripey markings of the cat goes downward from the spine

BTW there are no silly questions but I cannot guarantee a silly answer!

Its a silver mackeral tabby (lines are broken tho). But any silver tabby can have tarnish (or brownish markings). I've seen tarnished Silver Tabby American SH's have it. Makes them a pet rather then a show cat cause tarnish is undesirable on a silver show quality.

thanx , but what does broken lines mean lol?

Just means the mackeral striping is broke - separated - should be from spine line straight down to the end. He's got the stripes broke in the middle Doesn't make him less quality - just that its undesirable if he was a show cat that was in the championship class.

But he would make a good candidate for the household pet class - very pretty markings

thank you for explaining that. i have never shown any cat and wouldnt know where to start lol. so i dont think that will be happening anyway, i must admit iv never seen a mac silver or even a brown , just the normal classic brown tabbys here lol.

Oh sweet little baby! Is Fluffy the Mom? Did she just have one kitten? Did I miss a post somewhere else? See, these are silly questions!

Weird that you've never seen a mackeral tabby - they usually are far more common in mixed breeds rather then the classic (bullseye) pattern.

nope i have Tom, Lilly, Anne,tigerlilly and annes baby stripes who are all classic brown tabbys , the foster i have at the moment Gizmo his an orange and white tabby and he also has the classic bulls eye markings.
my SO mum has a brown classic tabby and my mum has a brown and white tabby with the classic tabby markings. i could go on and on lol but never ever seen a mackeral tabby.
now look i will be on the look out now when ever i go to the shelter or around the street lol

yes fluffy is the mum and she had 4 kittens 3 black males and the silver mackeral male. i didnt post here as she is not a pure bred and im not a breeder so its in the pc/kc fourm. long story.

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yes fluffy is the mum and she had 4 kittens 3 black males and the silver mackeral male. i didnt post here as she is not a pure bred and im not a breeder so its in the pc/kc fourm. long story.

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Ahhh, I shall look for the story and the photos! This little kitten is so adorable - sweet baby, who cares about your color, you are too sweet for words!

lol how it all started is in a thread called *OMG*
no i dont care about the colour but its always nice to know.

Tasha, forgive me...I had another look - Siver Mac Tabby and WHITE!!!!

Picky picky

yea i knew about the white there lol. i must admit i was suprised not to see at least 1 black and white lol