I was thinking about some raw fish or something like that, he seems to really like salmon. Any suggestions or things to watch out for?

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    6 months ago

    Sorry to go slightly off topic here, but do you have a male tortie?? Those are quite rare, because it requires 2 X chromosomes to produce the tortie coat.

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      6 months ago

      I assumed he’s a tortie. He’s got that coloration. (Or I’m just an idiot. But he has black/brownish-tan.)

      Didn’t know it was rare. Gonna have to ask his people about. (It’s probably something they knew… it he’s getup their in years so, they probably never mentioned it.)

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        6 months ago

        Maybe you’re thinking tabby? Brown tabbies are often referred to as the “standard issue cat”, and are commonly found as both XX and XY cats. Torties are black/brown and orange, and their coloring is the result of having one X chromosome for black/brown, and a second one for orange.

        My apologies, I just find their genetics so fascinating!

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          6 months ago

          Definitely not. He’s got that brindle coat with black, light brown and tannish orange. (No white, though.)

          My understanding currently is either he has XXY chromosomes, or is a chimera. I’m also fascinated by the genetics, so don’t apologize.