Ghost markings?

fender · Dec 9, 2016

This cat is a silver color, not sure of the technical name, light blue? I have another foster that looks like a blue, but he is a bit different with a silver sheen to him

Anyway, my question is would he be considered a tabby? The reason I'm confused is if you look carefully in the right light he has stripes on his tail, no markings that I can see on his head or side. Is that ghost markings? If so can someone better explain it to me? The other blues also has very faint stripes only on her tail

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fender · Dec 9, 2016

This is the female, whom we assume is mom to some of the cats. She is a bit darker and greener eyes

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fender · Dec 9, 2016

I will try to get a better picture of Dean, this doesn't do his color justice, shows him too dark. His black nose really stands out on his face in person

fender · Dec 9, 2016

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StefanZ · Dec 9, 2016

Yes, I think its ghost markings. When they are blue tabbies, we usually dont need to hesitate. So for exemple, purebred Russian Blue may have ghost marikings, at least as kittens. In an adult RB it would be considered as a fault and deem him into pet quality...

And RB dont have the tabby gene per definition, as they ARE purebred....

StefanZ · Dec 9, 2016

The real question here is, if the matriarch has an RB origin. These here cats could get occasional jobs as stand in for RB - mind you, the european type, not the american type. Especeily the one with green eyes and silver shining fur...

fender · Dec 9, 2016

Thank you for your insight! These are a bunch of fosters, so I do not know much about them. I do know the female had at least 1 litter, I'm guessing the male could be one of hers. The vet estimated her to be 3 and the male to be 1. The original owners had 1 stray female and 1 female that was abandoned by neighbors. Both cats had kittens at least 1 time. The owner reported he had the mom sprayed, and she was indeed sprayed when they were relinquished.

They are total sweethearts, very docile

Willowy · Dec 9, 2016

Technically the gene for solid coloring isn't so much FOR solid as it is a suppressor of the tabby gene. And sometimes it doesn't totally suppress it

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fender · Dec 9, 2016

Thank you! There are 2 tabbys in the group, no idea if they are related as all have different estimated ages, but that would make sense to me. For clarification on adoption disclosure, how would you name the coloring?

msserena · Dec 9, 2016

yes ghost markings are barely noticeable & only in the right light. My black cat has them, I've never heard of anything like that until I got her & noticed her stripes! She has them all over.

Willowy · Dec 9, 2016

The proper show name for the color is blue but for regular adopters (not show people) you could just call them solid gray.

Jessicaincognito · May 24, 2018

msserena said:
yes ghost markings are barely noticeable & only in the right light. My black cat has them, I've never heard of anything like that until I got her & noticed her stripes! She has them all over.

Jessicaincognito · May 24, 2018

I hope i did this right? Would these be the ghost markings?

StefanZ said:
Yes, I think its ghost markings. When they are blue tabbies, we usually dont need to hesitate. So for exemple, purebred Russian Blue may have ghost marikings, at least as kittens. In an adult RB it would be considered as a fault and deem him into pet quality...

And RB dont have the tabby gene per definition, as they ARE purebred....

Katie M · May 25, 2018

Jessicaincognito said:
I hope i did this right? Would these be the ghost markings?

Yep! My black cat has them too, to a lesser degree.

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