Thread: Tell me about your pet(s)

Originally Posted by Burns

Moonbeam - YES! Orange tabby cats usually have extremely friendly personalities. They are very outgoing and smart too. Interesting tidbit of info for ya - did you know that most orange tabbies are male? You'll occasionally find a female, but the majority are male. Also, ALL calicos and torties are female.
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I thought there were more male than female orange tabbies; and most of the females I've known had some white on them as well. I know the genetic explanation for why all tri-colored cats are female, but why are orange tabbies usually male? I think the gray tabbies are just as likely to be female. (oh, I think a rare genetically abnormal-XXY-male cat can be a calico, and is very valuable.)

Originally Posted by Burns

And what are some things that make your pet unique?
i guess there loud and annoying, i only like a couple of them

Do you have any funny pet stories?
the parrot can take a cig outta your mouth and fly arround with it and drop it on you
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I thought my pets were bad! I have three dogs too, and I thought I had a lot of pets!

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

I thought there were more male than female orange tabbies; and most of the females I've known had some white on them as well. I know the genetic explanation for why all tri-colored cats are female, but why are orange tabbies usually male? I think the gray tabbies are just as likely to be female. (oh, I think a rare genetically abnormal-XXY-male cat can be a calico, and is very valuable.)[/b]

Yeah, I've only seen 2 or 3 all orange tabby cats (with no white) that were female (and 2 of the 3 were long-haired, not short-haired). I'm guessing the coat color is linked with the sex gene - just like with calicos and the female gene. I've never seen a male calico - they are EXTREMELY rare, and a genetic mutation. I'll probably never see one in my entire life.

Also - another tidbit - did you know that all-white cats with blue eyes are usually always deaf? Or if it's a all-white cat with one blue eye and one other color eye, they will be deaf in the ear on the side of the blue eye? The gene for deafness is linked with the gene for a white coat and blue eyes.

Originally Posted by Burns

Also - another tidbit - did you know that all-white cats with blues are usually always deaf? Or if it's a all-white cat with one blue eye and one other color eye, they will be deaf in the ear on the side of the blue eye? The gene for deafness is linked with the gene for a white coat and blue eyes.
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That reminds me of something I read; I think there are two ways cats can have blue eyes--the siamese-type genes, which are OK, and the white cat-blue eyes gene, which is linked to deafness. I didn't know they would be deaf on the side of their blue eye tho, that is weird. I love that avatar (of somebody whose name I can't think of now) that is a white cat with a blue and a yellow eye.

Here is a cat trivia for you: why do some cats have red eyes when you take their picture, and some have green eyes? (see difference between Minky and Skunky on the couch.)

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

Here is a cat trivia for you: why do some cats have red eyes when you take their picture, and some have green eyes? (see difference between Minky and Skunky on the couch.)[/b]

The reflection is due to the tapetum lucidum, a reflective layer behind the retina of the eye whichs aids in night vision.

I've found that fair-eyes cats (blue eyes) usually appear with the red glare in photos, while dark-eyed cats (brown or yellow) usually appear with a green shade reflection.

Originally Posted by Burns

The reflection is due to the tapetum lucidum, a reflective layer behind the retina of the eye whichs aids in night vision.

I've found that fair-eyes cats (blue eyes) usually appear with the red glare in photos, while dark-eyed cats (brown or yellow) usually appear with a green shade reflection.
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I should have known that you would know. I just recently noticed that light cats have red eyes and dark cats have green eyes. I didn't know the name for it, but I knew it was pigment in the retina.

I wish I could see at night.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

I love that avatar (of somebody whose name I can't think of now) that is a white cat with a blue and a yellow eye.[/b]

This one? Yeah, I saved this pic the moment I saw it, but I can't remember the name of the member either.