Pregnant Tuxedo Cat

I have a female tuxedo cat that was impregnated by a flame point siamese cat. Any idea what the kittens will look like?

StefanZ is the one to ask. Since only one parent is pointed, the dad, I assume they'll take after their mother. [emoji]128522[/emoji]

Krissy Marissy said:

@StefanZ is the one to ask. Since only one parent is pointed, the dad, I assume they'll take after their mother. [emoji]128522[/emoji]

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Yes, I think so too.  The black - white bi-color is a fairly strong gene-combination.  its not unusual we see such a barn cat momma, whom gets the whole litter for example, van- och harlekin - or tuxedo colored kittens.  Which otherwise would hint a purebred background.

Unless she too is carrier of the point gene - not visible on her outer now, but IF so, half the kittens will be points too...   But that is not that common.  If so, they will be mitted; seal points with white.

Red is inheritated through the mom - sits on the X-kromosome, so they wont get red from daddy.

If he were a lynx red flame - ie had tabby genes, it would get inheriteade to half of the kittens. But it doesnt seem so.

Outer appearance otherwise?  If he is a siamese for real, long sleek body, long prolonged muzzle - some of it will of course be seen on the kittens.  They will prob look orientalish -

But if he is a  pointed moggie,   commonly called for a siamese  -  there wont be much difference in their body.

They WILL get part of his genes, they dont disappear, but it wont be much visible outside. Unless he differs much from momma.

Friendly males tend to get friedly kittens - so the psyche of the father is more important than many would spontaneously think.

I know you didn't ask for advice about the pregnancy and delivery exactly, but I thought I'd put this here just in case:

Pregnancy is around 65 days.  When she gets closer to delivery, it is a good idea to set up some nest areas for mom. Think dark, quiet places like a closet with the door ajar.  She will want privacy for the first 3 weeks or so.

You will also want to get some kitten supplies - a small scale to weigh them daily, and kitten milk replacer and a needleless syringe in case they aren't gaining enough. For the kmr, look for powdered, and we always recommend PetAg as a brand.

Mom should eat as much dry kitten chow as she wants through the pregnancy and nursing.  She should also have several meals of wet kitten food throughout the day.

Can you keep mom 100% inside and away from intact males until her kittens are weaned? She can get pregnant again within a week of delivery, and without going into heat.