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Tortie or calico?

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WeirdAndPissedOff · 09/01/2018 07:52

Not the most important/pressing of matters, but one Ive been puzzling over for a while: We have a 3 year old tortie and white cat, and for a while I've been curious as to whether she counts more as a calico or a tortie - from googling it seems torties have speckled coats with only small flecks of col our, and little to no white whereas calico have larger patches of colour and more white.
Well our little Beastie has a typical tortie back and head - muted black with flecks of orange - and white paws and stomach - sort of a tuxedo tortie. She also seems to be more "patchy" on the edges of her white areas - almost like she's a tortie from above and a calico underneath.
I'd say her colouring makes her a tortie, but the consensus online seems to be that a tortie with a significant amount of white would be a calico.

We don't know her parentage as she was one of several litters found in a barn.
So I thought I'd come here for a few opinions. And show her off Grin
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Weedsnseeds1 · 11/01/2018 00:21

They're peas from the same pod. Grumpyoldperson has one too!

Weedsnseeds1 · 11/01/2018 00:28

Mine's a closet black and white though!

tygr · 11/01/2018 00:31

I have a calico cat. She has large, distinct areas of ginger, white and black. No mixed areas of tortoiseshell. I'd say tortie and white.

oxcat1 · 11/01/2018 01:07

Two more beautiful (but naughty!) tortie girls. No white at all.

oxcat1 · 11/01/2018 01:08

Bother! Pics not posting. Grrr!

MrsSchadenfreude · 11/01/2018 10:05

This was my gorgeous girl, whom we sadly had to rehome. She is now living the life of Riley, thoroughly spoiled and loves being an Only Cat. My big boy still misses her though.

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Mummyoftwo91 · 12/01/2018 10:48

My kitten has ginger stripes all over her body does this still class her as a tortie?

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Weedsnseeds1 · 12/01/2018 11:48

Yes, that's a tortoiseshell mummy

tygr · 19/01/2018 14:57

My calico cat. She's white underneath.

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