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CJ's pregnacy photos! LOL!
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I think she might have them soon. It looks like she dropped today, and she is nesting lately... digging in a box we have, and she is sleeping ALL the time! I can't wait! I'm so excited!
Congrats on your upcoming litter! Just wanted to tell you that I don't think you've got the right daddy for CJ. White cats are a dominant condition (the white gene will override any colour), so one of CJ's parents had to be white (unless there was other, more complicated molecular biology going on, which I won't get into). How sure are you that he was the smokey grey cat? If you're sure, CJ is VERY rare. I'm sure she's already super special, either way, though. Anyway, as far as colours you can expect in the litter, there's not really much of a way to know, since you can't know what CJ's real colour would have been without the white gene. I can tell you that, if you get any boys that are orange or girls that are FULL orange (not calico or topaz, then it could have come from Billy), CJ has the orange gene and would have either been like her mum or possibly full orange if her dad also had it. Your orange male, Billy, can only pass orange on to girls, cuz it's a sex-liked trait. I've been kind of into this stuff lately. I spent yesterday trying to figure out what the chances are that Sammy and Lola have the same dad. I wonder if you'll get any tabbys in the new litter....let us know! Looking forward to news of healthy mum and babies and beautiful pictures!
P.S. Be careful with the kittens as far as the imbreeding situation goes. I'm sure you've learned your lesson after Billy and CJ (those tricky guys, getting by you lol), but just a warning - if you have 2 white kittens of opposite sexes, make sure they don't breed, because breeding 2 white cats is often associated with congenital deafness.
P.S. Be careful with the kittens as far as the imbreeding situation goes. I'm sure you've learned your lesson after Billy and CJ (those tricky guys, getting by you lol), but just a warning - if you have 2 white kittens of opposite sexes, make sure they don't breed, because breeding 2 white cats is often associated with congenital deafness.
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I'm not sure that Bif is CJ and Billy's daddy. He's the only tomcat that hangs out around here, and they have so many characteristics of him, so, that's what I think... not positive at all, though... just an educated guess. I'll let you know as soon as they are born.
I have heard about the deafness. Normally white cats with blue eyes develop it, right? We are not going to keep the kittens... (maybe I could talk my parents into one... SHHHHH
It's possible that Bif is Billy's dad, but he's probably not CJ's (which makes the inbreeding possibly a little farther apart lol). You're right about the deafness and blue eyes (from what I've read). Good luck talking your parents into keeping a kitten. Maybe when they see those cute little faces they won't be able to resist!Originally Posted by CJandBilly
I'm not sure that Bif is CJ and Billy's daddy. He's the only tomcat that hangs out around here, and they have so many characteristics of him, so, that's what I think... not positive at all, though... just an educated guess. I'll let you know as soon as they are born.
I have heard about the deafness. Normally white cats with blue eyes develop it, right? We are not going to keep the kittens... (maybe I could talk my parents into one... SHHHHH) But, this is definitely the first, and last litter!
She is beautiful! When is she due? Do you know? Is she ok? It looks like it hurts.
yeah she is getting big thats how my spaz was such a skinny cat now she gott a belly sticking out on both sides
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CJ had one white male, one orange tabby female, and one orange tabby male. So, what does this mean? Does this mean that she IS extremely rare? Or not? Not that it matters to me... because CJ is only CJ, and is rare, precious, and prized in my eyes!
Since you have a red female in your litter, you know that CJ carries the red gene. FULL red females are statistically-challenged because BOTH parents need to carry the red gene, ie: the father, red and the mother has to be at least tortie. Dilution and pieblad factors (not considered).Originally Posted by CJandBilly
CJ had one white male, one orange tabby female, and one orange tabby male. So, what does this mean? Does this mean that she IS extremely rare? Or not? Not that it matters to me... because CJ is only CJ, and is rare, precious, and prized in my eyes!Just curious, though... how rare is she?
At any rate, you know that CJ's mom was/is a red (with white) So her father had to be white. Unless like Leli stated there are other factors involved. Like the piebald gene gone wild! At any rate. You can with most certainty say that CJ is a Ww (heterozygous White, if she werent hetero ALL her kits would be white no matter what) carrying the O- donated from her mother (red gene, whether it be hetero or homo we cant say for certain, unless you know what color lay hidden under the daddy's white-masking coat) and that in all likelihood, CJ's daddy was not the smokey gray cat you thought he was and there is an all-white daddy lurking the neighborhood!
And Leli ~ I'm in your boat ~ I am head-over-heels obsessed with the genetics of cats and find myslef figuring the probabilities of cats I dont even know!!! I've even taught the punnet square to my 10-year old daughter
Aaawwww, that is so precious! How exciting. I have never had the chance to be a part of something that special. Thank you for sharing those pics! Can't wait to see her kids soon!Originally Posted by CJandBilly
Here's some pics of CJ. She is pretty far along in her pregnancy, and should have them soon! I can't wait!
Here's my baby before, with her "model like" figure!
And, here's her now..... she's so fat!
I'm not fat! I'm PREGNANT!
Here's fatty!
Fatty....
Geeze... will she fit on the screen???
Here's what she's gonna look like soon!
(That's her mommy!)
There's pics of CJ! What do you think? It looks like she's having 3-4 kittens to me! I can't wait! My baby is having
babies!
What a journey! In all seriousness.... I hope you can convince your mother to have your cats spayed/neutered. It's really best for their health.
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Amen!
