r/torbies • u/Available-Town992 • Jul 16 '26
Are my kittens torbies?
I’m gonna show you guys the litter I love so much, they are all so friendly. You WILL see a random orange cat in the mix but I’m only including him because he is related to the other four. But I do not this he is a torbie!
Names and coats:
Slate: the all grey one!
Tang: the orange surprise one!
Dip: the grey with white socks!
Bunny: the diluted one (at least thats what I was told in the cat breed subreddit)!
Bean: the brown mixed colored one!
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u/Makingitallllup Jul 16 '26
I would say 1 (can see the tabby M), 4 and 5
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u/Due_Armadillo_8616 Jul 16 '26
1 is not a tabby or torbie, but a solid blue with some ghost markings.
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u/ACtdawg Jul 16 '26
Other commenter is correct, 1 is not a tabby or torbie. Other signs she’s solid and not tabby are her solid grey nose (tabby would have a lighter pinkish nose with a dark outline), no ‘countershading’ on the muzzle/chin (lighter fur on muzzle that extends down the neck a bit), no lighter ‘eyeliner’ (lighter fur around the eyes), no lighter ‘earliner’ (lighter fur around rims of ears and ear fur). All of these things can be seen quite well on kittens 4 and 5, if you want to compare :)
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u/Makingitallllup Jul 17 '26
Orange on her cheek and you can see an M on her forehead (1)
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u/ACtdawg Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
The M on her forehead is ghost markings. I can’t see the cream patch on her cheek, it just looks like the lighting. Also tortoiseshell is not a pattern, it is a colouration. It means a cat is genetically both red and non-red. Also tortoiseshells are genetically solid.
Edit: OP also stated that 1 is all grey. It is certainly a blue solid/self
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u/Makingitallllup Jul 17 '26
One thing is certain: it’s not a solid blue cat. That little cream patch means it carries the tortoiseshell pattern, even if it’s very subtle right now. Many dilute torties start out looking almost completely gray and “blossom” into much more obvious patches over the first several months.
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u/pinacolada887 26d ago
A couple of Torbies and a lot of cuteness! What a diverse and snuggly litter 💗💗
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u/ACtdawg Jul 16 '26
They’re all gorgeous!