A lot of folks have been asking if dear Robin is a calico, which is a very rare thing for a boy kitty to be.
The answer is no -- he's a "tabby and white" kitten. We've had several boys like him before -- Walter Finch and Pierre come to mind first, but I know there have been a few more.
Here are a few "detail shots" of Robin so you can see a little more of his tabby-ness.
I hope this clears it all up! Thanks for your help, Robin!
Might he be a "Tabico"?
ReplyDeleteCalico patches are solid. He doesn't have solid patches of color -- they are all blended or patterned.
DeleteHe would be a patched tabby or as Laurie said a tabby with white.
DeleteHe's like a tabby that someone tried to disguise as a white cat and missed a few spots.
ReplyDeleteShout out to the "tabby and white" kitties out there! I kinda feel like it's a common enough coloration, there should be a name (similar to "tuxie").
ReplyDeleteMy Eddy has similar markings, with a racoon tail and useless bits of camouflage on the inside of his leg. I joked that he was made from left-over bits of other cats.
Still, he's the sweetest cat, always ready to cuddle.
I like "whabby" better than "tabite"
DeleteHe's so dang cute!!!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet. I think he's my favorite of this bunch. If I didn't live in IA I'd be begging hubby to let me apply to adopt him.
ReplyDeleteWhat he is is a handsome little man.
ReplyDeleteHe's been splattered with the "tabby paint brush". Robin is my favorite. I sing the "I'm a little teapot" song whenever I see his pics.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost like he's born a tabby with major vitiligo. He is too darn cute! :-)
ReplyDeleteRobin - having Tabby spots and a white coat makes you delish! Is your coat as soft as it seems to be? The Maine Coons wish they could fly across the country and bring you home.
ReplyDeleteI've been smitten with this little dude since the first pic. He's so stinkin' cute!!!
ReplyDeleteHe's so sweet! I have a cat who was born in a litter of flame point Siamese kittens, but she has these funny tabby splotches all over her. She's fluffy just like Robin, too! Is he still up for adoption?
ReplyDeleteNone are officially spoken for because we haven't started meet-and-greets, but they have a long list of suitors.
DeleteI think I'm a little bit in love with Robin.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what he is, he's a little beauty.
ReplyDeleteOne of the Fabulous Fellows. I love his occasional pensiveness. No worries wee Robin, you will love your aunties once quarantine is over!
ReplyDeleteWhatever he is, he's adorable! The only time I wish we lived t'other side of the Big Pond is when you have kittens! But then my grumpy 12-year-old boy kitty Jack would not be impressed!
ReplyDeleteI super-dooper love the highlights on the ears! Nah, no matter what Robin is, he sure looks like a very sweet little kittie. How old is he again?
ReplyDeleteThey're about 7 weeks old now.
DeleteLaurie! You forgot Mimsey! I had two gorgeous littermate kitties, one of whom resembled Robin; the other looked a lot like Mimsey. The ASPCA where I adopted them 15 years ago called them "patched tigers."
ReplyDeleteI was listing boy cats with that coloring -- Mimsey is a girl!
DeleteI think it's his lighter brown patches reading as orange (they do to me too, but I trust your assessment!). Either way his markings are too precious for words!
ReplyDeleteI had a torbie who was very much orange and dark brown and white, but covered in tabby markings that looked like fish scales, so I often called her my fishie or my tuna (or both).
Robin is a beautiful little one, and I'm also so glad that this discussion lead me to Pierre—I don't think I ever saw him before, and he is the most precious baby bunny! (As are the Finches but I knew that already.:))
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