Exotic Shorthair Kitten Male Or Female?

[Kacinicole]

I am needing help with this kitten. I can tell all others are female in the litter but this kitten looks a bit different. Can anyone help me out?

 

[Kacinicole]

I am sorry i can not get very good pictures and this one is long hair which does not help!

 

[FeebysOwner]

Hi. Sorry, I can't tell from those pics. Would this guide help you any?

https://www.cuteness.com/article/tell-male-female-cat

 

[Willowy]

As you say, the pictures aren't great but I think it's a male. In one pic you can kind of see 2 dots, and in the last pic it looks like there's a fair distance between the anus and genitals. But, yeah, those fluffy babies are hard!

 

[verna davies]

I would go with male too.

 

[Kacinicole]

Thank you. I was thinking male because of the distance and the females are very clearly females, no question. They will be taken to the vet soon so i will also ask him.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

LOL, HE might have a hard time, as well! We've had at least ONE vet who was fooled until the kitten in question was anethesized and shaved! But I think that's a boy. Those floofy bottoms don't help a bit!

 

[kashmir64]

I'm going with male also.

 

[Kacinicole]

Well if it is in fact a boy, then he is a very special little boy! He is a calico. Cfa has told us that if it is a boy he is a genetic anomaly. I thought he was a boy when i looked a couple weeks ago when his fur was shorter, but now im second guessing myself. All i saw was 2 little dots far away from his butt back then, but his fur is in the way now. The other 3 are girls and easy to tell. Well thank you everyone.

 

[Kacinicole]

I will be keeping him, he's such a sweetheart.

 

[lutece]

Are you sure that's a calico? It looks like it could be a really warm brown tabby and white to me. Do you have pictures of the rest of his/her body?

 

[Kacinicole]

Yes, i sent pictures to the CFA breed council to check. They said he is red, white and black and that he is a genetic anomaly if he is male. Not sure is he is considered calico or brown tabby patch? Either way he is a sweet little boy and i will be keeping him (or her?).

 

[Kacinicole]

Here are a couple more.

 

[Kacinicole]

They wouldn't tell me what color he is considered. They just kept telling me that he is probably a girl, that i just cant tell yet and that it is very rare for a male to have red and black on them.

 

[lutece]

Hmm, I think you should wait and see how he looks when he grows up a little more. The "red" patches are on his face and appear symmetrical to me. I think that could be part of a warm brown tabby pattern. Or, he could be a girl... it can be hard to tell in young kittens

Which breed council secretary did you send the pictures to? Penny Richter (outgoing Exotic BCS) or Lynn Cooke (incoming Exotic BCS)?

If he DOES have red tabby patches on him, he would be considered brown patched tabby and white. Calico would refer to a cat that is genetically solid (not tabby) with black patches, red tabby patches, and white patches.

 

[Kacinicole]

I contacted Amanda Ganni with CFA and she sent the pictures to the breed council and got back with me. They said he does have red on him, but i will wait and see. He is only 4 weeks old at the moment so i am sure his color will still change a bit.

 

[lutece]

Give it some time and see how he / she develops

When his / her pattern develops more fully, if it is still confusing and you want to ask again, the CFA breed council secretaries can be contacted directly through this page:
Breed Council Secretaries

 

[Margret]

All I know for sure from these pictures is that that is one adorable kitten! Just gorgeous!

Margret

 

[Mamanyt1953]

I agree with Margret . That kitten is eaten up with the cutes!