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big booty my ginger female cat

23 replies

darkandstormy · 17/01/2010 22:35

emphasis on the word female apparently it is rare to have a female ginger can anyone tell me more thanks

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Bella32 · 17/01/2010 22:36

Rare, but not unknown. No idea of the actual stats, but have known a few ginger girls in my vet nursing career.

differentID · 17/01/2010 22:39

it is pretty rare- I think it's something to do with the genes either normally produce a tortoiseshell female or a ginger male, they are very very similar and are linked to the x chromosome.

I was fascinated by this in my teens.

darkandstormy · 17/01/2010 22:51

thanks above I have inherited this cat from an old lady.Do not know too much about cats previous life apart from she jumps up door and uses knocker to get in very smart and has eveyone enamoured with her vvv smart. She is such a character

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tulpe · 17/01/2010 22:53

is she definitely a ginger?

I ask because I have a British Cream boy who has very vivid markings - enough for people to ask or assume he is ginger.

Vulgar · 17/01/2010 23:09

Is big booty her name?

not a very old lady stylee name

She sounds v nice.

Disenchanted3 · 17/01/2010 23:11

We had this with my cat, he is a male tortoise shell black with ginger. We were told he HAD to be a girl until the checked him and most definatly a boy.

ClaireDeLoon · 17/01/2010 23:13

My aunty had a ginger girl (well, mostly ginger with a white chin, neck and chest). But they are unusual.

So does she have a big booty? My male young (18 month) tabby does too, fat bottomed boy that he is.

darkandstormy · 18/01/2010 09:36

yes she really is fully bright ginger she does have a very big booty we are trying to get her weight down my daughter calls her the halloween pumpkin. she has apenchant for fish fingers perhaps cos she is same colour loves chips mayo choccies etc we have to watch her like a hawk she is beautiful tho. as are all cats imo.

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Bella32 · 18/01/2010 09:44

It's a sex linked recessive gene carried on the X chromosome. If it's a boy (XY) then the recessive ginger colour shows up, but if it's a girl (XX) then the kitten will only be ginger if she's homozygous (i.e. both her X chromosomes carry the ginger gene). Hence much more chance of ginger boys than girls.

dreamingofsun · 18/01/2010 11:15

is she microchipped? I would think about getting her done - someone told me they are valuable. my cat got taken and i wish i'd had it chipped - even though it was just an ex farm cat i missed it

darkandstormy · 18/01/2010 14:15

thanks all for the info I never knew any of this as we speak big booty is checking out the tomato soup leftovers and licking hot chocolate mugs in between mouthfuls of iams yum....

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Bella32 · 18/01/2010 15:42

I've never heard that they were valuable - sorry yours was taken, dreaming.

All cats should be microchipped, of course, but surely someone would need to get a really good look at a cat's bum to be sure it was a rare ginger queen and not a neutered ginger tom? And then what would they be valuable for? Breeding? Again you'd need to know it wasn't spayed.

dreamingofsun · 18/01/2010 15:51

true. just something i was told. my ginger tom was gorgeous. i'm jealous

Bella32 · 18/01/2010 16:05

Aw

My ginger tom was knocked down and killed. And spookily dd was talking about him today - but called him a girl for the first time ever!

magnolia74 · 18/01/2010 16:11

We have a female ginger...Got it at 7 weeks old and called it Milo as were told it was a boy. At 1yr we had a big supprise, litter of kittens and the fact that he was a she!!!

darkandstormy · 18/01/2010 16:21

bella so sorry to hear about your ginger boy big booty we acquired to mend my broken heart after my boy cat died in a freak accident. I was devastated his sister cat wasso lonely too hence big booty came on the scene. She is really fearless and feisty she had my little jr terrier in a headlock one day... she is fearless around noisy preschoolers and generally rules the roost . I forgot to add re her colouring she has black freckles on her nose and lips

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Vulgar · 18/01/2010 19:44

Oooo - ginger and freckles?

Big Booty sounds absolutely gorgeous!

i love to cuddle a big bootilicious cat

annoyingdevil · 18/01/2010 21:51

I have one!

Bella32 · 18/01/2010 21:59

Thank you, dark,

Sounds like a very lovely cat

horseyrider · 21/01/2010 20:55

I have a fiesty ginger haired female cat called Gracie. She is mainly ginger with black on her neck, and has a real personality. We have to get her to exercise though as she has a "big booty" as well!

SleighGirl · 21/01/2010 20:59

we need photos.

CMOTdibbler · 22/01/2010 15:14

She sounds fab - I have a huge ginger tom. Most def a boy though- in fact he's been sent for neutering twice as he looks and behaves like he hasn't been done

Attenborough · 23/01/2010 11:53

We once looked after a pair of ginger girl kittens. No idea how rare they must have been but every vet who saw them commented.

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