An Alphabet Of Cat Facts
From Morris to Garfield, tabby cats are a vital part of American pop culture. Learn a complete alphabet of interesting things about felines.
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Cat FAQs
Do you think you know a lot about cats? A group of cats is called a clowder. A group of kittens is a kendle.
Classic, Mackerel, & Spotted Tabby Patterns
There are Four Patterns of Tabbies in the domestic cat; Classic, Mackerel, Spotted and Ticked. Each of the allowable colors of Persians come in only two “patterns” of Tabby: “Classic” and “Mackerel”. The Exotics are also allowed in the Spotted Tabby pattern.
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Coat Color, Part 4: The Agouti (Tabby) Gene
Breeders often speak of a "tabby" gene, when it should more correctly be called the Agouti gene. It is the Agouti gene that creates visual tabby cats.
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Colors Of Persians & Exotics: The Tabbies
The Persian Tabby Division in CFA has 20 colors. This article features photos and description of each color.
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Dominant & Recessive Gene Charts
Tabbies, Smokes/Shaded & Silvers, Bicolors, Pointed cats and Chocolates... Genetically, these wonderful colors of cats are just red, black or tortoiseshell cats, until the addition of a single gene or two changes the color of the coat.
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Featuring The Tabby Persian
PandEcats has researched all the winningest tabby Persians in CFA and consolidated the information for easy reference in a series of articles.
Gary Powell: Red Sky Persians & CFA Judge
ShowCatsOnline.com is honored to be able to share with our members this candid interview with CFA judge Gary Powell as he discusses his Persian breeding program under the Red Sky cattery prefix.
How To Shave Your Show Cat’s Nose
Exhibitors of well-presented Silvers, Goldens and tabbies take care that the mascara on their cat`s nose leather is not obscured by hair along the edge of the nose leather. This can especially be a problem on longhaired breeds such as Persians and Maine Coons. The best way to reveal good nose mascara is by shaving the hairline around it.
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How To Tell A True Tabby
Perhaps the single thing most newbies (and some not-so-new cat breeders) find confusing is understanding the issue of agouti and non-agouti tabbies. Learn how to tell whether YOUR tabby is a true agouti (or not).
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