Two new kittens!

[sirtwist]

We sadly lost our 19 year old Bubba on the 4th of July.

About a month later, we were given the opportunity to rescue two boy kittens, who today are about 15 weeks old.

Let me introduce Waldo:

And his brother Walnut:

Can someone help me with pattern and colors?

Waldo is a colorpoint (chocolate?) but also seems to have some stripes on his legs.

I think Nutmeg is a classic tabby, but I'm not positive. Is he a silver classic tabby?

 

[sirtwist]

A couple more pictures -

Waldo:

Nutmeg:

 

[lutece]

They are super cute!

I would describe Waldo as a seal point domestic shorthair. The faint stripes on his legs and face are "ghost markings." You can expect his coloring to change over time and become darker as he matures.

I would describe his brother (Walnut or Nutmeg?) as a brown classic tabby domestic shorthair. Brown (black-based) tabbies have black stripes on a brownish or grayish beige ground color. (A silver tabby would have more of a white or off-white ground color.)

 

[sirtwist]

LOL, it's Nutmeg. We call them "Walnut" collectively and I must have been thinking about that when I typed.

 

[sirtwist]

They are super cute!

And they know it, too.

I would describe Waldo as a seal point domestic shorthair. The faint stripes on his legs and face are "ghost markings." You can expect his coloring to change over time and become darker as he matures.

I always have such a hard time distinguishing between seal and chocolate point.

I would describe his brother (Walnut or Nutmeg?) as a brown classic tabby domestic shorthair. Brown (black-based) tabbies have black stripes on a brownish or grayish beige ground color. (A silver tabby would have more of a white or off-white ground color.)

Makes sense!

 

[lutece]

LOL, it's Nutmeg. We call them "Walnut" collectively and I must have been thinking about that when I typed.

That's clever! I like that

 

[StefanZ]

Nutmeg:

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Pardon for mentioning this. Nutmeg seems to have the third eyelid quite visible. To see a little hint of them is common, but this is definitely more than just a hint. Its even rather bad.

Its seldom problem with the eye itself, it usually shows some sort of inflammation in the body. Sometimes just worms; and a deworming should help with a little luck.

If they havent been properly dewormed as yet, do it anyway...

If there isnt no good explanation, a vet check up is in order.

 

[sirtwist]

Pardon for mentioning this. Nutmeg seems to have the third eyelid quite visible. To see a little hint of them is common, but this is definitely more than just a hint. Its even rather bad.

Its seldom problem with the eye itself, it usually shows some sort of inflammation in the body. Sometimes just worms; and a deworming should help with a little luck.

If they havent been properly dewormed as yet, do it anyway...

If there isnt no good explanation, a vet check up is in order.

Thanks for the note. They've been dewormed at the vet, but I'll mention it to him when we take them to get snipped.