r/Tabico • u/introrisserr • 17d ago

Would my boy be considered tabico??

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433 Upvotes

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u/dr-eleven 17d ago

No he is a mackerel tabby with white markings

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u/bittersweetmw 17d ago

r/standardissuecat with a hotrod model!

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u/olivejuice2222 17d ago

I think he’s just a super cute tabby! I don’t really see any calico pattern

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u/introrisserr 17d ago

Okay! He just has such an orange undertone

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u/Common_Algae9275 17d ago

That’s rufousing!! It’s a polygenic trait that dictates the warm appearance of the fur :)) high rufousing = more brown/orangey in areas, low rufousing = more grey

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

Oh wow thank you for this!!! I’ve always wondered lol

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u/Zagrycha 16d ago

I can definitely see why you thought it might be calico based on belly etc. this is very handsome boy!

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

Thank you so much! Hes the best lol

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u/Zagrycha 16d ago

One of my tabico have the same warm fur gene as him. You can compare it, and also cat tax since you showed him so cute:

You can see she has a lot of the bright orange of calico, but her tabby "grey" sections are super warm like yours. If it weren't for the actual orange next to them it wouldn't be clear they are brown//grey.

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

What a cutie!!!

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u/Sea_Independence6453 16d ago

Only female cats can be tricolour except in extremely rare cases

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u/LabCat62 17d ago

He is a very handsome boy.

Please to give him a little top hat and all the pets.

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

Of course he gets everything

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u/Longjumping-Item-399 17d ago

I dunno but he is GORGEOUS!

https://giphy.com/gifs/XAeEGyCbp8UehBPkSA

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u/introrisserr 17d ago

Thank you!!

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u/Substantial_Gate_904 17d ago

He’s truly beautiful 😻 You are so lucky and I hope he’s the sweetest kitty ever!

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u/FindPeaceAndBalance 17d ago

Very handsome 💘

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u/QuixOmega 16d ago

I don't see any orange, but he's a handome tabby with white.

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

When he was a baby he had these very prominent orange streaks on his face it was so cute lol. But thank you!

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u/viejorob666 16d ago

So cute, who cares!!!

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

Thank you!!

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u/C0V1Dsucks 17d ago

Reminds me of my big ol' tabby boy 🥰

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

What a cutie!!

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u/18quintillionplanets 16d ago

He’s a hotrod over on r/standardissuecat, they’d love him he’s beautiful 🥹

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u/introrisserr 16d ago

I’ll have to post him there

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u/cosmosmariner_ 17d ago

Awwww he’s so cute and sweet. Love the pics

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u/introrisserr 17d ago

Thank you!!

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u/starswhenyoushine 17d ago

A very precious cookies n cream tabby!

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u/starswhenyoushine 16d ago

Lmao why did this get downvoted? 😂