I was just reading "The Encyclopedia of the Cat" looking for some description of Butzie. Found something under random breeds, shorthair. I see a "Brown, Classic Tabby and White." Butzie is a "tiger tabby" but has much more white than the picture.
There is also a picture under the same title called ""Tortoiseshell and White." What I found interesting is that the short hair cats have really little tails. Butzie's tail is really big and fluffy like the ""Tortoiseshell." The description says "Without selective breeding, polygenic (don't you just love that word?) factors have a large influence on coat: this cat's plummy tail might indicate that it is genetically a longhair, even though the coat on its body remains short and soft even in winter."
Anybody else have such a cat? She is so pretty. The vet classified her as a medium hair tiger tabby with white markings.
There is also a picture under the same title called ""Tortoiseshell and White." What I found interesting is that the short hair cats have really little tails. Butzie's tail is really big and fluffy like the ""Tortoiseshell." The description says "Without selective breeding, polygenic (don't you just love that word?) factors have a large influence on coat: this cat's plummy tail might indicate that it is genetically a longhair, even though the coat on its body remains short and soft even in winter."
Anybody else have such a cat? She is so pretty. The vet classified her as a medium hair tiger tabby with white markings.