TheCatSite.com › Forums › Breeding › Breeders Corner › How did my kitten get this color??
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

How did my kitten get this color??

post #1 of 15
10/11/10 at 9:44pm
Thread Starter 
My boy Indy is an extremely odd color...! The rest of his litter were tuxedo kittens, and I think he got some influence from it as well. However, his main body color is a deep chocolate brown... And he has slightly darker stripes in his fur. o_O

Any idea on what this color is called, and what colors his parents possibly could have been?

Reply
post #2 of 15
10/13/10 at 12:27am
He's a cutie, but sorry I don't know anything about colour genetics.
Reply
post #3 of 15
10/13/10 at 9:48am
Well, I am not sure if it is same with Cats, But with dogs.. when they are a deep Chocolate brown color.. almost black.. it is called "Seal" Thats the best I can give ya lmao!
Reply
post #4 of 15
10/13/10 at 4:16pm
I've looked at the photo from two different monitors and he looks like a Black & White to me.
Reply
post #5 of 15
10/13/10 at 4:38pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by WellingtonCats View Post
I've looked at the photo from two different monitors and he looks like a Black & White to me.
I'm sorry, it is extremely hard to get a good picture of him. It shows best when he is sitting directly in the sun... I wish I had kept his Petfinder picture, that was the best picture of him that i've seen.

The only other good picture I have of him is when he was a kitten, and it still doesn't quite show how brown he is... I will try to get him into the sun tomorrow and get a proper picture to put here.

Reply
post #6 of 15
10/13/10 at 4:41pm
Yes he does look very brown in that picture! Hmm I'm out with this one! It's in the too hard basket for me
Reply
post #7 of 15
10/13/10 at 5:20pm
Once in awhile you get a cat that has really weird genetics. Its possible the kitten could have a sable or chocolate cat in the background. Chocolate is recessive. A friend that breeds Cornish had a chocolate rex born and had to go back 8 generations to find out that there was a chocolate rex on both sides (mom and dad). It took that long for the gene to "surface".

He could have Havana Brown or Chestnut Oriental in the background. The nose leather does look like the same color you would find on those breeds.

He would be a chocolate & white bicolor. Just be sure he's neutered and not bred. Even if you are tempted!
Reply
post #8 of 15
10/13/10 at 5:45pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45 View Post
Once in awhile you get a cat that has really weird genetics. Its possible the kitten could have a sable or chocolate cat in the background. Chocolate is recessive. A friend that breeds Cornish had a chocolate rex born and had to go back 8 generations to find out that there was a chocolate rex on both sides (mom and dad). It took that long for the gene to "surface".

He could have Havana Brown or Chestnut Oriental in the background. The nose leather does look like the same color you would find on those breeds.

He would be a chocolate & white bicolor. Just be sure he's neutered and not bred. Even if you are tempted!
Oh yes, he has never been bred, and is already neutered! All of our fur-kids are, not just to remove the chance of accidental breeding, but to help improve their moods and health as well.

We do think he's got some sort of oriental cat in his lines, he's got that angled face and sleek body and reeeeally long tail. So I bet that's it! It's nice to have a name to put to his color!
Reply
post #9 of 15
10/13/10 at 6:04pm
Whatever he is, he's a cutie-pie!
Reply
post #10 of 15
10/15/10 at 8:00am
It says on his 'cat profile' that he's an American Shorthair? That can't be correct?
I also think he looks like chocolate & white bi-color. I love how he has just a little bit of white in his front paws, too cute!
Reply
post #11 of 15
10/15/10 at 9:33am
He's American and has short hair!
Reply
post #12 of 15
10/15/10 at 12:41pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernGlow View Post
It says on his 'cat profile' that he's an American Shorthair? That can't be correct?
I also think he looks like chocolate & white bi-color. I love how he has just a little bit of white in his front paws, too cute!
I am silly and missed the Domestic Short Hair option. He is definitely a mix of some kind. :P

He is absolutely gorgeous, and he knows it!
Reply
post #13 of 15
10/15/10 at 1:05pm
I am rubbish with genetics too but he is one handsome boy.xx
Reply
post #14 of 15
10/16/10 at 4:23am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sohni View Post
He's American and has short hair!
Does that make ME an American shorthair?
Reply
post #15 of 15
10/16/10 at 6:24am
Thread Starter 
I really goofed up with their breeds, didn't I? I fixed all three, they are definitely Domestic Shorthairs, NOT American Shorthairs.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Breeders Corner
TheCatSite.com › Forums › Breeding › Breeders Corner › How did my kitten get this color??