We've been trying to figure out who the Dad to our stray litter was and I thought if I could give some of our genetics experts mom and babies coloring, and some of the local cats coloring, they could help us narrow it down!
Mom: Dsh, short black glossy fur. Tiny crick at the end of tail
Tubby (male kitten 1): dsh, crinkled whiskers, black glossy fur, but very "poofy" looking. He feels like a super soft plush toy.
Wigen (female kitten 2): dsh, crinkled wiskers, all grey, no gloss, crick at end of tail. Started out with poofy fur like Tubby, but the last time I saw her, her coat has smoothed out like mums.
Boots (male kitten 3): dsh, crinkled wiskers, grey with white tuxedo markings on chin, belly and feet, no gloss. Also started out poofy looking but is now smooth.
Tuxedo Kitty (male kitten 4, deceased): dsh, smooth glossy coat and whiskers, black and white tuxedo markings (obviously!).
Dot (female kitten 5, deceased): dsh, smooth glossy black coat and whiskers, one tiny white dot on chest, about the size of a pencil eraser.
Suspect dads: There's a dsh tuxedo cat that hangs out in our back yard sometimes, looks very similar to Tuxedo Kitty. S/He has a collar, but is skittish so I can't tell sex or speuter status.
Grey poofy cat. Haven't seen this one in a few months. All grey and very poofy looking, but def. a dsh. Again, very skittish so I can't tell sex or speuter status.
We also had two orange cats hanging around at the time we took Chalupa in, and again, skittish so who knows if they're girls/boys, speutered, etc.
Thanks for any help anyone can give! Let me know if there are other details that would help.
~Julia
Mom: Dsh, short black glossy fur. Tiny crick at the end of tail
Tubby (male kitten 1): dsh, crinkled whiskers, black glossy fur, but very "poofy" looking. He feels like a super soft plush toy.
Wigen (female kitten 2): dsh, crinkled wiskers, all grey, no gloss, crick at end of tail. Started out with poofy fur like Tubby, but the last time I saw her, her coat has smoothed out like mums.
Boots (male kitten 3): dsh, crinkled wiskers, grey with white tuxedo markings on chin, belly and feet, no gloss. Also started out poofy looking but is now smooth.
Tuxedo Kitty (male kitten 4, deceased): dsh, smooth glossy coat and whiskers, black and white tuxedo markings (obviously!).
Dot (female kitten 5, deceased): dsh, smooth glossy black coat and whiskers, one tiny white dot on chest, about the size of a pencil eraser.
Suspect dads: There's a dsh tuxedo cat that hangs out in our back yard sometimes, looks very similar to Tuxedo Kitty. S/He has a collar, but is skittish so I can't tell sex or speuter status.
Grey poofy cat. Haven't seen this one in a few months. All grey and very poofy looking, but def. a dsh. Again, very skittish so I can't tell sex or speuter status.
We also had two orange cats hanging around at the time we took Chalupa in, and again, skittish so who knows if they're girls/boys, speutered, etc.
Thanks for any help anyone can give! Let me know if there are other details that would help.
~Julia