Aranea |
Look at her unusual coloring! |
While I was showing their foster dad how to give these kittens their deworming pills, I noticed how incredibly sharp their nails were. So, being the busy-body I am, I quickly clipped their nails after giving them their pills. As I did not know this litter's temperament, I thought it prudent to just purrito them to get the job(s) done!
All wrapped up! |
A very rare moment when a kitten looks directly into the camera |
Templeton, the ultimate lap kitten |
Wilbur and his boom box |
Aranea and her sister, Nellie |
Sleeping torbico kittens (Aranea, Joy and Nellie) |
As you can see, there are three (what I would call) tortoiseshell kittens. But there are sub-categories of this coloring of kittens that I am just discovering. Here is a color breakdown and their associated names:
(A) Torties: solid BLACK, mixed w/ORANGE tabby
- Calicos: same as Tortie, with white spotting
(B) Torbies: BLACK/BROWN tabby, mixed w/ORANGE tabby
- Torbicos: same as Torbies, with white spotting
Then there is what they call "Dilute" colorings:
(A) Dilute Torbies
(B) Dilute Torbicos
(C) Dilute Calicos
Kittens with 'dilute' colorings have the dilute gene and white spotting genes that dilute their coloring.
Okay, clear as mud? I thought so too. I'll probably never remember all that, but at least I have it here for reference sake.
Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association
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