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I am looking for a "tiger stripe" kitten preferably male, however, I am hearing diffrent names for them like: Bengals, Calico, etc. I was just told it was a tiger stripe kitten that my kids wanted. How do I know WHICH one to get i dont want to disappoint them and especially by New Year's Day which is my deadline. Help me? I am willing to buy one, but Ive been on various websites for weeks now.
 

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I don't think you mean a bengal... if I recall rightly they're a spotted cat. Perhaps you mean something like a red? They tend to be male... if they're red all over from what I recall. Silver tabby? Golden tabby? I take it it's the kids who have told you they want a tiger stripe kitten? I think you need a little more info than what you have I'm afraid.

PLease bear in mind, if they're pedigree, they will be horrifically expensive.

http://www.thecatgallery.com/images/...y_kitten-2.JPG

If this something like what you'd like? If so, it's an orange tabby. I think you mean a tabby - they come in various colours and they're described as "tiger stripe" - seeing as calico is just another way of defining a tortie.
 

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Oooohh... if you were closer to Chicago, I know a lady who has three 3mo old males, and i think one is striped... she also has a cali-mix female, which I'm tempted to take...

But if I end up moving across country again, I'm unsure of how transporting three cats will manage... so I think I'll wait until after whatever moving I make next summer... as much as seeing all those fuzzy little faces needing homes hurts me...

Amanda
 

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It's not really clear what kind of cat you are looking for?! Do you mean like Tibby in my signature? He's a Tabby!


Emma, Bengals can have kind of stripes, but they are called Marble bengals!


I think you are thinking of a Tabby, but the first thing that came to mind was a Toyger - but i'm not sure that that breed is what you are looking for!


Sorry I can't be of any more help than that!
 

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Originally Posted by Sar

It's not really clear what kind of cat you are looking for?! Do you mean like Tibby in my signature? He's a Tabby!


Emma, Bengals can have kind of stripes, but they are called Marble bengals!


I think you are thinking of a Tabby, but the first thing that came to mind was a Toyger - but i'm not sure that that breed is what you are looking for!


Sorry I can't be of any more help than that!
Harley is a Tabby as well, and he has stripes and spots! - Kinda just like Tibby!!


I really hope that you can find one!!
 

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Calicos are almost exclusively female. Usually at the holiday time of year most pet adoption facilities stop adopting pets out. It's too stressful a time in the home, and often the adoption was not made in earnest.
 

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Yeah our shelter has stopped letting people adopt for the Christmas and new year period too. we're generally open to the public from monday to friday and the first saturday of every month, but around about the 10th December that all stops and we can focus a little more on anything else that needs to be done too. This year we still have 22 wild cats to neuter (they're caught in humane traps, vaccinated, neutered, de-wormed and then let loose again because they're too wild to home - and it's a no kill shelter), we have a new kitchen area going into one of the adoption rooms and we have too many cats in the home than we know what to do with. Some have gone home with temporary foster homes, some have had to scooch up a bit so that we can house them all. There's a really strict list of which cats get on with which, which cats need to be alone when they're out of the cages, which cats are on meds and can mix with others, which ones are on meds and can't mix..... it's a HUGE hassle for all involved, but there is no way we would let someone adopt over christmas, because when it has happened before, the cat has come back to us within a couple of months. People who adopt from us also get free vetinary care from the shelter for a year after adoption, so if the cat comes back to stay, we know fine well it's not because they can't afford the animal - it's just that they "don't want it". I hate that phrase.

So as Deb said, you'll probably find it very difficult to go to a shelter to adopt a cat.
 
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