Zelda's Kittens - 1 week today!

Emstarz · #1 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:18 PM

Well here they are again...
I've bored my family stupid telling them every detail so now it's your turn!

Link - The dark one who is a boy is a real Mummy boy all chilled and snuggly and doesn't mind being cuddled

Sola - The one with Ginger bits is the smallest and seems to be her Mummy's fave she's also the vocal one always shouting and hissing.

Luna - The tabby one is the boss she is already moving around a lot and I think her eyes will be the first to open as you can see tiny little gaps at the very corners.

Ok one other question I know they're only moggies but what would you call their various different coat patterns?
Link is dark but not black and you can see slight tabby stripes on his tail and legs.
Sola looks spotty on her back and has ginger or brown stripes down her legs.
Luna is tabby??

Only wondered coz I was reading an article about the colour variants yesterday and would like to give my cat's markings names - I am so soft I am even making them little birth certs on the computer - LOL

Emily

Schimmel · #2 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:25 PM

You have 1 definite spotted tabby by the looks of it. Can't tell from those pics about the other 2 though at the moment sorry. Will keep looking at them though.

They are gorgeous babies and haven't they come along really well

They're doing great

Will have another look now.

Schimmel · #3 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:26 PM

I could be wrong here but Link will probably not end up a tabby but will end up solid. What you are seeing at the moment are "ghost markings". These are very common in solid babies when the sire or dam is a tabby.

Schimmel · #4 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:27 PM

The Spotted Tabby by the way is Sola. Luna is a definite tabby, doesn't look spotted from those photos, certainly isn't mackerel, so she may end up a Classic.

Hope that helps

But would be great to see pics of them each week to see how their patterns are developing.

Emstarz · #5 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:35 PM

Tried to get best pics I could - but I seperate them slightly and then one 'shouts BUNDLE'

and the start clambering back on top of one another - very funny but not great when you want a pic!

They are going all fluffy now - they are really doing well - I am so proud of my Zelda and completely crazy about them all.
There's no way they're going think hubby is coming round.
Will be getting them all done as soon as though or we'll have a house full of cats - we're out numbered by them now

Will do a weekly update - that is interesting about ghost markings - he has little white hairs all over which are longer. Not sure if Zelda is Mackerel or classic - she has thinner stripes than it looks like Luna is going to.

Emily

Emstarz · #6 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:37 PM

Thanks for evaluating although it's not important for them I think the different coats and markings is a fascinating part of cats.

Emily

Selk67U2 · #7 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:38 PM

The best way to tell a tabby is if it's got spectacles round it's eyes in a lighter colour. If link has'nt got that, then it's most likely Ghost markings The other 2 are tabby, not sure which yet, I do have a picture of how to tell tabby markings if you are interested ? They are gorgeous though

Schimmel · #8 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:39 PM

Can you show me a photo of Zelda? The Mackerel patterns has very thin vertical stripes (not to be confused with a "bad spotted") whereas the Classic (also called blotched) has an oyster on each flank. Actually, is Sola a Torbie?

Selk67U2 · #9 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:40 PM

Yea, think you are right there Kat, she is a Torbie

Schimmel · #10 (**permalink**) 28-05-2008, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selk67U2

Yea, think you are right there Kat, she is a Torbie

I love Torbies

I'm doing a mating next week which will give me some Torbies if I'm lucky

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