![]() The spotting gene is not yet fully understood, but there are two main theories to explain it. The spotted gene is an additional gene that works on top of the underlying tabby pattern. The genetics of the silver tabby British Shorthair See a litter of our silver tabby kittens growing up: If Cruella De Vil had a British Shorthair, she would have a silver spotty for sure! These beautiful kittens tend to be more silver/paler than the other tabby patterns, because there is less of the black pattern on top of the silver. The Spotted silver tabby British Shorthair Black silver mackerel tabbies are a real favourite of ours.Īs with all tabby patterns, they can come in any colour and any pattern combination. The original Whiskas cat is a black silver mackerel tabby, although they have now also used a Classic Silver tabby, and even a spotty one too. Think of Tigger! Mackerel tabbies are beautiful, stripey cats a little like zebras. The Mackerel silver tabby British Shorthair This is being done particularly in red and cream British Shorthair cats, because their tabby patterns are for more visible than they are in other colours. So by using ticked tabbies, we can ensure that our kittens' tabby patterns have minimal effect and are therefore much less likely to show through. The breed standard for a non-tabby cat requires that a ‘self’, or non tabby cat, does not have a tabby pattern showing through on their fur. Some people are working with ticked tabbies to introduce the ticked tabby gene to their non-tabby cats. ![]() Interestingly, all cats are tabby cats, but some have a gene that masks the tabby appearance. A silver ticked tabby British Shorthair cat has a silver undercoat with black tips (or blue, chocolate, etc depending on what colour the cat is). The ticked tabby gene restricts the pigment in the hair to the tips. ![]() The ticked gene is an additional gene that works on top of the underlying tabby pattern. The ticked silver tabby has a very interesting appearance. There are 4 variations on the tabby gene, and each results in a different appearance in the tabby pattern: The ticked silver tabby British Shorthair This removes the pigment from the hairs, giving the silver effect rather than a more cream-yellow effect of a non-silver tabby.Īll silver tabby cats also carry one or two copies of the Agouti gene, which is the gene that is responsible for the tabby pattern. The most common silver tabby, and the one that people think of, is the black silver tabby.Īll silver tabby cats carry either one or two copies of the silver gene. If you can give this very special girl the 5 star loving forever home that Heidi deserves please text or call.All silver tabby cats can come in all of the basic colours of British Shorthair cats: black, blue, chocolate, lilac, red, cream and tortie. Heidi would be a fantastic show cat which is what she was specially bred to be, but sadly due to personal circumstances, we were unable to do. If you are interested in having Heidi active please call me to discuss this. She has a fantastic pedigree with international champions on her mother and father's side she is registered as active but we are rehoming her as a per home only. She is good at having her claws clipped and ears clean, she will also stand in the bath while you wash her ( i think she enjoys getting pampered ). Heidi is HCM clear and she is negative for FIV and FELV. ![]() Heidi gets on well with other cat's and dogs, and enjoys spending time with children, she gets excited when it's the end off the school day and she will patiently wait for them to come home for a fuss. She has endless amounts of unconditional love to give, not just to her human family but also to her fur/furless 4 legged family. Heidi is a amazing girl, she love's nothing more than to be snuggled up under the covers with you or tightly curled up by your side. We are looking for a new 5 star home for our amazing, loving gorgeous girl though absolutely no fault of her own. Cambridge (1.35 Miles from Cambridge) | Cats For Sale by Helen Ashley ![]()
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