Can a litter of kittens be different colors?

A mother cat can have kittens of different colours One litter of kittens can contain cats of all different colours, particularly if the mother has mated with more than one male. Male kittens will always inherit their colour from their mother, whereas female kittens will be a combination of the colours of each parent.

Can cat have kittens different fathers?

Of course, even pedigree cats can have accidental litters! A little known fact is that kittens in a single litter can have different fathers. There could even be as many fathers as there are kittens! The ability to produce a litter of kittens fathered by more than one tom cat is called superfecundation.

What kind of cat has grey and black stripes?

Gray tabbies sport that striking “M” on their foreheads like crowns. Remember — tabby is not a breed of cat, it’s a reference to a most recognizable coat pattern. The striped tabby motif appears on almost every type of cat from the ubiquitous Domestic Shorthair to the rarer Scottish Fold.

What kind of cat is grey and black striped?

Tabby cat
Tabby cat, also known as grey tiger, or simply tabby is the name for domestic cats with fur coats of stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns.

Can Black Cats have different color kittens?

Depending on which parent is which color and if the black cat carries a dilute gene, different color combinations could be gotten (Or the opposite, you could have a litter of all one se and one color.) Could be any color… especially if the female is free range.

Can a tabby cat have a black kitten?

In a litter of a tabby male cat and a female tabby cat there may be black kittens or other solid dark colors among several tabby kittens. Remember the dominant genes (that rule) and recessive. The tabby is a dominant gene over black. So black cat + tabby cat = tabby litter.

What kind of cat is grey and black with white fur?

Tabby cat grey and black. A bicolor cat or piebald cat is a cat with white fur combined with fur of some other color, for example black or tabby. There are various patterns of bicolor cat. The Abyssinian has agouti (ticked tabby) fur, giving the appearance of even color with color-banded hairs.

What kind of personality does a grey tabby cat have?

Grey tabby cat personality is known for being quite lazy, and they tend to refuse anything that requires too much effort. Dark grey spots and stripes prevail over a lighter gray or white coat. Silver Tabbies can be nearly white or very dark in color.

Can a tabby cat give birth to a Siamese cat?

However, because a tabby’s ancestry can include cats from many breeds, a tabby or black cat can breed and give birth to a cat that looks like a Siamese. Technically no doesn’t sound simple. I wish answers could be simple more often.