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Dilute Calico Cat

by Jana Marr
(Milton, Ontario, Canada)

Samantha

Hi, My name is Jana and we found our cat under a car in a vacant lot. We have been trying to find out what breed she is but with the help of your web site and the vet we have determined that she is a moggy calico dilute. She has very soft, medium hair with a long tail. We also think that she might be part Siamese due to her face shape. I would enjoy hearing what you think. Thanks Jana

Hi Jana: Hey, thanks for sharing. Well, I think that you are spot on right. And she is gorgeous. I am not sure about the Siamese though. A mixed breed cat can have influences from many breed sources or none. Over 100 years ago there were no formal cat breeds. I found my companion cat under a car too. And she is a moggy as well (black and white - tuxedo).

I like your photo too. Maybe someone else will comment.

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Nov 05, 2009
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Jasmine
by: Michelle

My Jasmine had the same colors as your kitty. I have doing some research about calico cats, as I just lost my sweet Jasmine October 30 to lymphoma. She was a mixed breed, domestic shorthair, dilute calico, and was the softest kitty in the whole world.

Tell me, is your kitty on the curious side? Willful? Loving? Jasmine didn't like to be carried around but loved to cuddle or sit in my lap. Does this sound like your kitty at all? I have decided that my next kitty will also be a dilute calico, as I just loved Jasmine's personality.

Sep 15, 2009
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Could be Siamese
by: Karen

I rescued my cat from the shelter when she was 4 1/2 months old. The shelter called her a Siamese Mix. Her Siamese was evident by her face and her blue eyes, the mix not so. After I brought her home, her colors started coming in. Her colors are identical to your cat. I am now under the impression she is a Siamese Calico. The funny thing about my cat, I didn't want a kitten, nor did I want a Siamese, I went to the shelter looking for an adult Calico. I believe I got the best of both. She is a wonderful little girl. She has been with me for 6 years now!

Sep 12, 2009
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Sunny sounds adorable
by: Anonymous

David, Sunny sounds completely adorable and you obviously do a great job with your cats. You have an affinity with cats I sense. We love these stories.

There is an article on Calico cats on this site

Sep 12, 2009
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A Dilute Calico kitten just adopted us, too.
by: David Gibson

My partner and I support three feral cats. Two of them have become pretty tame and allow us to pet them. Actually, they seem to want to be petted rather than eat most times. One of them, however, remains stand-offish, but comes to within arms-length. We think it's just a matter of time.

Meanwhile, we rescued two kittens of one of the feral cats before we trapped all three of them and had them altered. We have raised them indoors and they are happy and loving cats. Sort of barn cats, if you will, but sweet cats, nevertheless. Recently, two of our feral cats went missing for two days and nights causing us great anguish. Finally, on the third day, at about dawn, we went to the carport and one of them had found his way home. But as we bid him good morning and welcome home, we heard another cat crying loudly. We were afraid it was the other feral cat in distress. Upon searching the entire carport area, under the car, around the car and finally IN the car . . . under the hood, to be exact, there was a lovely Dilute Calico kitten, that the veterinarian reports is about six weeks old. She's absolutely adorable and the sweetest kitten I have ever experienced. She saw us and instantly began purring so loudly that we could hear her from far away.

She was hungry, but had excellent litter box skills and even used the scratching post with a minimum of instruction by our other indoor cats. The veterinarian reports she is in excellent health . . . except for a couple of fleas, which were treated and already seems to know her way around the entire house -- like she own the place. She sleeps straight through the night in her large crate from 9 p.m. (her bed time) until 6 a.m. Never needs to use her little litter pan which I put in her crate at night along with a little dry food and some water. I let her out of her crate promptly at 6 a.m. and she wants her wet food. She then uses her litter box and then plays like a champ. She is the light of the household and has won us over in no time at all.

We wouldn't dream of giving her up, she is a total love and a real beauty, too. We have named her Sunny. The doc says she was probably born on August 1st. I quickly corrected him by saying . . . "no, she had to have been born on July 31st, MY birthday.--Another sunny Leo, like me.

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Sep 12, 2009
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My partner and I support three feral cats. Two of them have become pretty tame and allow us to pet them. Actually, they seem to want to be petted rather than eat most times. One of them, however, remains stand-offish, but comes to within arms-length. We think it's just a matter of time. Meanwhile, we rescued two kittens of one of the feral cats before we trapped all three of them and had them altered. We have raised them indoors and they are happy and loving cats. Sort of barn cats, if you will, but sweet cats, nevertheless. Recently, two of our feral cats went missing for two days and nights causing us great anguish. Finally, on the third day, at about dawn, we went to the carport and one of them had found his way home. But as we bid him good morning and welcome home, we heard another cat crying loudly. We were afraid it was the other feral cat in distress. Upon searching the entire carport area, under the car, around the car and finally IN the car . . . under the hood, to be exact, there was a lovely Dilute Calico kitten, that the veterinarian reports is about six weeks old. She's absolutely adorable and the sweetest kitten I have ever experienced. She saw us and instantly began purring so loudly that we could hear her from far away. She was hungry, but had excellent litter box skills and even used the scratching post with a minimum of instruction by our other indoor cats. The veterinarian reports she is in excellent health . . . except for a couple of fleas, which were treated and already seems to know her way around the entire house -- like she own the place. She sleeps straight through the night in her large crate from 9 p.m. (her bed time) until 6 a.m. Never needs to use her little litter pan which I put in her crate at night along with a little dry food and some water. I let her out of her crate promptly at 6 a.m. and she wants her wet food. She then uses her litter box and then plays like a champ. She is the light of the household and has won us over in no time at all. We wouldn't dream of giving her up, she is a total love and a real beauty, too. We have named her Sunny. The doc says she was probably born on August 1st. I quickly corrected him by saying . . . "no, she had to have been born on July 31st, MY birthday.--Another sunny Leo, like me.

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Jun 25, 2009
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So Sweet !!!!!
by: Sydney

Omigosh ! your cat is soooo adorable ! I have a diluted calico , too ! I think it's amazing you found her under a car ! Did you adopt her or did she adopt you ?

Jun 24, 2009
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RE: Samantha
by: Anonymous

Hi Jana - My kitty, Patty (short for Patches) looks similar to yours, though a little lighter in color. At the shelter where I got her, they told me that she was a calico dilute, tortoiseshell dilute, siamese (her eyes are very blue). She is so sweet and loving - best cat I've ever had!

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